Lincoln School for Nurses

For the nursing school in Durham, North Carolina, see Lincoln Hospital (Durham, North Carolina).
Lincoln School for Nurses
Other names
  • Lincoln School of Nursing,
  • Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing
  • Lincoln Hospital and Home School of Nursing
  • Lincoln Hospital and Nursing Home School for Nurses,
  • Lincoln Hospital and Nursing Home School of Nursing
  • Training School for Nurses
TypePrivate nursing school
Active1898 (1898)[1]–September 5, 1961 (1961-09-05)[2]
Parent institution
Lincoln Hospital
Students1,864 alumnae[1]
Address
141st Street, between Concord Avenue and Southern Boulevard
,
Mott Haven, The Bronx
,
New York
,
US

40°48′25″N 73°54′34″W / 40.8070°N 73.9095°W / 40.8070; -73.9095
CampusUrban

The Lincoln School for Nurses, also known as Lincoln Hospital and Nursing Home School for Nurses, and Lincoln Hospital School of Nursing, was the first nursing school for African-American women in New York City.[1] It existed from 1898 to 1961.[1][2] It was founded by Lincoln Hospital (then named The Home for the Colored Aged) in Manhattan. The hospital and nursing school, moved to 141st Street, between Concord Avenue and Southern Boulevard in Mott Haven, the South Bronx, after 1899.

  1. ^ a b c d "archives.nypl.org -- Lincoln School for Nurses collection". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "NYS Nursing:Nursing Programs:Closed Nursing Programs". www.op.nysed.gov. Retrieved 22 February 2022.