Ruth W. Hay
Public Health Nurse and First Female Professor at UNC Chapel Hill
Dates:
1930s
Ruth Hay was the first female professor at UNC and directed the UNC Public Health Nursing Program.
Additional Resources
Articles by Ruth Hay
- Hay, Ruth W. (1937, December). Preparing students for community service: How can this preparation be given in the basic course? The American Journal of Nursing, 37(12):1373-1379. https://doi.org/10.2307/3414515
- Hay, R. (1943, April). Public health nurses in local departments. The Health Bulletin, pg 5-8.
Archives
- Ruth Hay, RN, MSN, First woman professor at UNC. ... North Carolina Nursing History Collection. Appalachian State University.
Compiled by:
Phoebe Pollitt