North Carolina Nursing History

While Dorothea Dix was not from North Carolina, nor did she stay long in our state. her work on behalf of those with mental illness has had a lasting impact on the state.  The state's first psychiatric hosptial bore her name.  Here  are some links  with more information about this remarkable woman.

https://docsouth.unc.edu/highlights/dix.html

https://onlinenursing.duq.edu/online-msn-fnp-program/look-famous-nurses-history/

https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/dix-dorothea