Anson County

County History:

Anson

Region:

Piedmont

Quick Facts

People and Biographies

Notable individuals from nursing history.

Carla Cunningham (1962- ): Represents 106th District in the North Carolina House of Representatives. She is a Member of the American Nurses Association, North Carolina Nursing Association, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Josephine Finch (1910s): WWI nurse from Wadesboro.
Fanny Pecolia Leak (1924-2015): Nurse and community activist from Liliesville, NC.
Edna Learner (1919-2015): WWII nurse from Wadesboro.

Resources

Additional resources for further research.

Histories

Atrium Health Anson: More than a Century of Caring (includes timeline)
History of Anson Sanitorium found in History of Anson County, North Carolina, 1750-1976 by Mary Louise Medley

Archives and Museums

Anson Sanitorium Nurses' Home (Wadesboro, N.C.) [blueprints] held by UNC Charlotte J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections
Ashe-Covington Medical Museum [photograph] on Ashe County Historical Society website
Wadesboro Hospital, Wadesboro, N.C. [postcard] from UNC North Carolina Postcards digital collection

Newspaper Clippings

1937, Nov 29. Six Nurses Graduated By Anson Sanatorium. The Charlotte Observer, p.9. Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Graduates of the Anson Sanitorium Training School for Nurses 1923-1943	47.43 KB

Compiled by:

Phoebe Pollitt

North Carolina Nursing History