Susan E. Tracy

Susan Edith Tracy (January 22, 1864 – September 12, 1928) was an American registered nurse who developed invalid occupations as a branch of nursing.[1]:118 Tracy was a founder member of the National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy.[2] She was an educator and author, instigating the first training course about occupation and writing the first textbook about the therapeutic benefits of occupation.[3][4]

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  2. ^ Andersen, Lori; Reed, Kathlyn (2017). The history of occupational therapy. The first century. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated. ISBN 9781630914486.
  3. ^ Reed, Kathlyn L. (2018-07-03). "The Pioneer Schools of Occupation: Reflections for Current Practice". Occupational Therapy in Health Care. 32 (3): 251–274. doi:10.1080/07380577.2018.1493760. ISSN 0738-0577. PMID 30074856. S2CID 51910964.
  4. ^ Metaxas, Virginia A. (2000-01-01). "Eleanor Clarke Slagle and Susan E. Tracy: Personal and Professional Identity and the Development of Occupational Therapy in Progressive Era America". Nursing History Review. 8 (1): 39–70. doi:10.1891/1062-8061.8.1.39. ISSN 1062-8061. PMID 10635685. S2CID 31539073.