Rebecca Strong

Rebecca Strong O.B.E (23rd August 1843 - 24 April 1944) was an English nurse who pioneered preliminary training for nurses.

Early years and education

Rebecca Strong (nee Thorogood) was born in London on the 23rd August 1843. Married young and widowed by the age of twenty^[1], Strong decided to go into a career in nursing and was accepted as a probationer at the Nightingale Training School at St Thomas' Hospital, London in 1867. Strong continued her training at Winchester hospital before moving to the British Army Hospital at Netley^[2].

Career

Strong was appointed matron of Dundee Royal Infirmary in 1874. She took up the post of matron at Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1879.

^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
^ Parry, Carol (2013-08-23). "Rebecca Strong – remarkable nursing pioneer". Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow - Library Blog. Retrieved 2017-02-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[1] "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2017-02-23.

[2] Parry, Carol (2013-08-23). "Rebecca Strong – remarkable nursing pioneer". Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow - Library Blog. Retrieved 2017-02-24. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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