Vance County

County History:

Vance

Region:

Piedmont

Quick Facts

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

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.

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McNair, Lula Cowan autobiographical sketch from "Voices" by Evelyn Wicker (2013)	23.66 KB

Compiled by:

Phoebe Pollitt

North Carolina Nursing History