Mary Alice Powell Lindsay

Mary Alice Powell Lindsay (April 15, 1883 – February 12, 1979) became the first registered nurse in Utah, United States. She was the fourth of their seven children. Her family moved to Wasatch Resort (in Little Cottonwood Canyon) because her father worked at the granite quarry for the Salt Lake Temple. Her father died before her seventh birthday, She returned to school for two years and attended the University of Utah from 1914 to 1915.

Other contributions Lindsay was called by church leaders to serve in various callings and responsibilities. She was a treasurer and a teacher of YWMIA at the local level. Lindsay traveled to Tonga to visit one of her sons. In 1965, she was nominated for the Utah Mother of the Year. She died on February 12, 1979, in Taylorsville.