was a Japanese nurse. She was born in 1876 in Fukuoka Prefecture and in 1895 entered the .九州大学大学文書館(編) 2011『九州大学百年史写真集1911-2011 One hundred Years of Kyushu University』(九州大学百周年記念事業委員会)
Career Hospital director Ōmori Harutoyo, gave her a chance to oversee education inland, after her graduation in 1903. was established, she was appointed chief clinical nurse and after it was commissioned she became general head nurse She worked to develop a nursing school. With construction of diagnosis and treatment departments, she became the chief nurse of the department of ophthalmology, dermatology and otorhinolaryngology.
In 1908, she held retreats for young nurses, naming the retreat Wakaba-kai (若葉会). These retreats came to symbolize the nurse. She published a collection of haiku.
In 1933, she retired from nursing and spent the rest of her life doing reading or making haiku in Fukuoka City Hirao lodge. After retiring, she published Wakaba (若葉) magazine, and worked to develop the study of nursing ethics for Kyushu University.
Death and legacy In 1963, she died at the age of 92. In the same year Kyushu University made a bust of her, , to honor her achievements in celebration of the university's 60th anniversary.
See also List of nurses
References
External links 九州大学病院-キャンパス情報「吉田とめ女史之像」Kyushu University Medical school (in Japanese).