North Carolina Nursing History

Pender County

County History:

Pender

Region:

Coastal

Quick Facts

County seat: Burgaw, NC
Population: ~63,060 (2019 estimate)
Pender county website

People and Biographies

Notable individuals from nursing history.

Mary Mills (1912-2010): A pioneer in global and transcultural nursing, Captain Mary Mills was an ambassador of good will representing North Carolina and the United States around the world.

Resources

Additional resources for further research.

Articles and Publications

Bloodworth, M. (1947). History of Pender County North Carolina. Digitized copy available online from ECU Digital Collections. Describes the beginnings of the Onslow-Pender County Health Departments and names 2 public health nurses practicing in Pender and Onslow Counties in the 1940s (Mrs. Mary Stokes Wilson, Miss Alice Peterson).

Archives

Williams; Bruce; PA; Black River Health Clinic; Atkinson; NC [photograph] available from Pender County Public Library Digital Archive. Williams was a family nurse practitioner and director of the Black River Health Clinic.

Compiled by:

Phoebe Pollitt