Anna DeCosta Banks, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAnna DeCosta Banks
nurse, head nurse, superintendant of nursing training
Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1869
Date of Death: 29-Nov-1930
Profession: nurse
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Anna DeCosta Banks
- Anna DeCosta Banks (September 2, 1869 – November 29, 1930) was employed at the Hospital and Training School for Nurses in Charleston, South Carolina, where she was the first head nurse.
- Banks is known for her nursing career, as well as a later position held as superintendent for 32 years at the same training school for nurses.
- Specifically designed for women of color, this hospital was later renamed McClennan-Banks Memorial Hospital in her honor.
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