Richards was officially America 's first professionally trained nurse , graduating in 1873 from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston .
Agnes Elizabeth Jones and Linda Richards established quality nursing schools in the U.S. and Japan .
Linda Richards was officially America 's first professionally trained Linda Richards , graduating in 1873 from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in Boston .
Agnes Elizabeth Jones and Linda Richards established quality nursing schools in the U.S. and Japan .