North Carolina Nursing History

Davidson County

County History:

Davidson

Region:

Piedmont

Quick Facts

County seat: Lexington, NC
Population: ~167,609 (2019 estimate)
Davidson county website

People and Biographies

Notable individuals from nursing history.

Nancy S. Fitzgerald (1918-1012): Cadet Nurse Corps trained nurse who served in Indian Service at various Native American reservations across the county. (Memorial for Nancy S. Fitzgerald can be found on Legacy website.)
Dr. Mary Rittling ( ): Registered nurse and president of Davidson County Community College from 2003-2018. (Article featuring Mary Rittling's retirement can be found on the DCCC website.)

Resources

Additional resources for further research.

Archives

Check to Nurse Helen Ford from Lexington while she was a student at City Hospital, Winston Salem and member of Cadet Nurse Corps in WWII [image]. Source unknown.
Free dental clinics in North Carolina: traveling dental service for rural school children during the summer of 1918 [document]. Available through North Carolina Digital Collections.

Newspaper Clippings

1919, Oct 17. "Miss Catherine M. Campbell, of Greensboro, a registered nurse of wide experience and training..." Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, p.2. Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina.

Compiled by:

Phoebe Pollitt