Elizabeth Christophers Kimball Hobson

Elizabeth Christophers Kimball Hobson

Elizabeth Christophers Hobson was an American social worker who co-founded the Bellevue Training School for Nurses, setting the trend for nursing training practices according to the Nightingale plan. She was particularly interested in funding programs to improve the lives of working women. She formalized first aid training, which involved traveling to Europe and the Middle East. She made the case for establishing the Southern Industrial Classes for African American women. In her later years, she wrote the book Recollections of a Happy Life.