Mary breckinridge biography frontier nursing services
Mary breckinridge biography frontier nursing services
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Mary Carson Breckinridge
Founder of the American FNS (1881–1965)
Mary Carson Breckinridge | |
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| Born | February 17, 1881 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 1965(1965-05-16) (aged 84) Hyden, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Known for | Founding the Frontier Nursing Service |
| Spouses | Henry Ruffner Morrison (m. 1904; died 1906)Richard Ryan Thompson (m. 1912; div. 1920) |
| Children | 2 |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Nurse midwife |
Mary Carson Breckinridge (February 17, 1881 – May 16, 1965) was an American nurse midwife and the founder of the Frontier Nursing Service (FNS), which provided comprehensive family medical care to the mountain people of rural Kentucky.
FNS served remote and impoverished areas off the road and rail system but accessible by horseback. She modeled her services on European practices and sought to professionalize American