Sada Tomlinson
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September 18, 1876
Sada Tomlinson | |
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 Sada C. Tomlinson, from a 1907 publication | |
| Born | Sarah Collins Tomlinson September 18, 1876 Sewanee, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 6, 1953 (age 76) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | Nurse, missionary |
Sarah "Sada" Collins Tomlinson (September 18, 1876[1] – March 6, 1953) was an American nurse. From 1907 to 1936, she was a medical missionary in China, including a stint as the superintendent of a nursing school in Anqing.
Tomlinson was born in Sewanee, Tennessee,[1] the daughter of William H. Tomlinson and Cordelia E. Jones Tomlinson. She lived in Nashville as a young woman.[2][3] She graduated from the Boston City Hospital Training School for Nurses in 1902.[4][5] She took more coursework at Teachers College, Columbia University, during a furlough in 1919 and 1920.[6]
Career
After nursing school, Tomlinson was attached to the Henry Street Settlement and St. George's parish in New York City.[7] She became a missionary nurse in 1907, when she joined the staff at St. James's Hospital in Anqing, China.[8] She returned to the United States in late 1909 when her mother was ill.[9] While home she spoke to women's groups[10][11] and to a national convention of nurses[12] about her work. After her return to China in 1913, Tomlinson became head of the Nurse Training School at the St. James Hospital. She taught in Chinese.[13]
Tomlinson was a member of the League of Women Voters.[14] She was a founding member of the Nurses' Association of China in 1915,[6] and was elected a committee chair at the association's annual conference in 1924.[15] She retired from her mission work in Anqing in 1936.[16]