About Elizabeth Christophers Hobson
Lived 1831 – 1912 (aged 80–81). Elizabeth Christophers Hobson was an educator.
Elizabeth Christophers Hobson ( Kimball; November 22, 1831 – June 11, 1912) was an American social worker who co-founded the Bellevue Training School for Nurses, setting the trend for nursing training practices according to the Nightingale plan. She was particularly interested in funding programs to improve the lives of working women.
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Who was Elizabeth Christophers Hobson?
American nursing school founder and social worker
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Elizabeth Christophers Hobson was born in 1831.
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Elizabeth Christophers Hobson died in 1912.
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Elizabeth Christophers Hobson was an educator.
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