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County History:
Vance
Region:
Piedmont
Quick Facts
County seat: Henderson, NC
Population: ~44,535 (2019 estimate)
Vance county website
People and Biographies
Notable individuals from nursing history.
Mary Lewis Wyche
(1858-1936): The "Florence Nightingale" of North Carolina, Wyche was born in Vance County.
Resources
Additional resources for further research.
Health Care Institutions
Jubilee Hospital
Articles and Publications
Vann, A. (2000).
Vance County
. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishers. This book has some photographs of African American nurses in Vance County.
Newspaper Clippings
1907, Sep 12.
[Elizabeth V. Spruill] Offers Services as Trained Nurse
.
Henderson Gold Leaf
, p.3. Henderson, North Carolina.
1936, Mar 23.
Colored Nurse Is Added For Staff; Addition to Health Department Workers Revealed By Dr. Mitchell
.
Henderson Daily Dispatch
, p.2. Henderson, North Carolina.
Attachment
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McNair, Lula Cowan autobiographical sketch from "Voices" by Evelyn Wicker (2013)
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Compiled by:
Phoebe Pollitt