Dare County

County History:

Dare

Region:

Coastal

Quick Facts

People and Biographies

Notable individuals from nursing history.

Bessie Catherine Draper (1904-1976): Public health nurse serving Dare County from 1940-1962.
Dorothy Drinkwater (1940s): Veteran's administration nurse in Manteo, NC during World War II. (Newspapers clippings about Dorothy Drinkwater: Kecoughtan Nurse Offers First Aid to Malay Seamen (The Daily Press, p.10. Jan 21, 1942) and Manteo Girl Retired From Nursing Service (unknown publication, circa 1944).)
Anne Eliza Lamb (1897- ): Public health nurse from Dare County. An interview conducted with Lamb for Jane Phyler's, MSN, master's thesis in 1980 is available through UNC's Wilson Library digital collections.

Compiled by:

Phoebe Pollitt

North Carolina Nursing History