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American nurse and nursing theorist (1925–2012)

Madeleine Leininger (July 13, 1925 – August 10, 2012) was a nursing theorist, nursing professor and developer of the concept of transcultural nursing.

First published in 1961,^[1] her contributions to nursing theory involve the discussion of what it is to care.

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Leininger further proposed that culture, caring, and nursing were all interwoven with each other, and they must be teased out to further.

Biography

Leininger was born on 13 July 1925. She earned a nursing diploma from St. Anthony's Hospital School of Nursing, followed by undergraduate degrees at Benedictine College and Creighton University. She received a Master of Science in Nursing at Catholic University of America.

She later studied cultural and social anthropology at the University of Washington, earning a PhD in 1966.^[2] Leininger held at least three honorary doctoral degrees.^[2]

Dr. Leininger held faculty positions at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Colorado,^[2] followed by service as a nursing school dean at both