MARY ADELAIDE NUTTING

Tauriea Williams

&

Vernice Santos

ADDIE

FAMOUS FOR… Promoting higher education for nurses She entered the first class of Johns Hopkins

Hospital Training School for Nurses. (1891-1894) Being the world’s first professor of nursing of

Teachers College at Columbia University in New York City after being the school’s principal for 13 years and became the superintendent of nurses (1894-1907)

Being named the head of the new department of nursing and health (1910-1925)

Named honorary president of the Florence Nightingale International Foundation (1934)

SUNRISE AND SUNSET…

Born on November 1, 1858 in Frost Village, Quebec, Canada.

Died on October 3, 1948

THE EARLY YEARS

Grew up in Frost Village, Quebec, Canada Had 4 siblings Would go with her brother Jim, who held a

minor position with the Canadian House of Commons, and frequently sat in the Speaker’s Gallery during sessions to listen to important debates and observe the Parliament in action.

YOUNGER EDUCATION

Brought up with English customs, traditions and ideals.

Went to a Convent school for French and Music education.

Finishing school in Montreal for girls.

THE LOVE OF MUSIC

After finishing school, Addie went to Lowell, Massachusetts to live with her relatives to study music and design for a year.

Her family decided to move to Ottawa to continue Addie’s music and art education.

She was a very talented singer and pianist. She taught music for a year at St. Johns in

Newfoundland.

WHY DID SHE WANT TO BE A NURSE?

There were many reasons Addie cared for her mother who had a long term

illness. She wanted to expand her learning and

knowledge, and loved to learn. She was accepted to the first class of Johns

Hopkins Hospital Training School for Nurses the day before her 31st birthday.

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYVeritas vos Liberabit

The truth shall make you free

TIME AT JOHNS HOPKINS Student Nurse Head Nurse Assistant Superintendent of Nurses Superintendent and Principal of nurses at the

training school Isabel Hampton: Former Superintendent of JHSoN

Had to get out of the profession because she was going to get married.

Chose Mary Nutting as her replacement.

THE NIGHTINGALE NOTES Addie made a historical library in the beginning of

her profession which included Florence Nightingale’s Notes on Nursing.

She became a great admirer of Nightingale and studied her writing intensely and in detail.

After Nightingale died, Nutting outlined an international memorial to her. 2 years later the International Council of Nurses

Congress in Cologne established the Florence Nightingale foundation.

SUPERINTENDENT NUTTING Felt very inexperienced and alone starting out in

this role of her career. She only graduated 3 years prior to her promotion. She was also an acting superintendent to the new

Medical School. She persevered through her difficulties and used

her creative mind to get her point across. Her students saw her as strict and rigid in her ways

as a teacher. She set up the Nursing School structure, lining up

paid and full time instructors, lecturers, setting up tuition fees and scholarships for new nursing students.

THE NURSING PROGRAM AT THE TEACHERS COLLEGE

1907 – Addie Leaves Johns Hopkins and worked at Teachers College to establish a department of household and institution administration, which included a nursing program.

She was the first nurse as professor of “institution administration”

Later on, she became brofessor of Nursing and Health (changed to nursing education)

Shee could put her words into actions, and head great social abilities.

OTHER INFORMATION 1922 – Yale University game Nutting the Master of

Arts degree. Help founded the American Journal of Nursing. Help Co-author a book with Lavinia Lloyd Dock, The

History of Nursing, Vols. I and II. She never married

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