Mary A. Hickey

Mary A. Hickey (December 1, 1874 – February 14, 1954) was an American nurse and health administrator. She was the first superintendent of nurses of the United States Veterans Bureau Nursing Services, who served this position for 20 years. She was also involved in the suffrage movement.

Biography Mary A. Hickey was born in Ireland on December 1, 1874, and her family later emigrated to the United States. She completed her early education at Springfield Central High School, Massachusetts. She received a diploma in nursing from St. Mary's School of Nursing in Brooklyn, New York City. She also studied advance courses in nursing from Teachers College, Columbia University. Hickey was subsequently appointed as the first superintendent of nurses in the newly established Veterans Bureau for looking after the nursing care of the veterans.

She also served as chief nurse at Baltimore and Fort McHenry. She was the director in the federal government section of the American Nurses Association and the president of the District of Columbia League of Nursing Education.

She died on February 14, 1954.