About Mary Agnes Snively
Lived 1847 – 1933 (aged 85). Mary Agnes Snively was a Canadian nurse.
Mary Agnes Snively (12 November 1847 – 26 September 1933) was a Canadian nurse, later named as the first President of the Canadian Society of Superintendents of Training Schools for Nurses.
Work Mary Agnes Snively was born in St. Catharines, Canada West, to Martin Snively, born in Upper Canada, and Susan Copeland, born in Ireland. She was Lady Superintendent of Nurses at the Toronto General Hospital's School of Nursing from 1884 to 1910, where she established the first nursing student residence and a proper curriculum.
She co-founded the International Council of Nurses, and was its Honorary Treasurer from 1900 to 1904. She was also founder and president of the Canadian National Association of Trained Nurses from 1908 to 1912.
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Who was Mary Agnes Snively?
Canadian nurse
When was Mary Agnes Snively born?
Mary Agnes Snively was born on 12 November 1847 in St. Catharines.
When did Mary Agnes Snively die?
Mary Agnes Snively died on 26 September 1933.
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Mary Agnes Snively was a nurse.
What nationality was Mary Agnes Snively?
Mary Agnes Snively was Canadian.
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