County History: WilkesRegion: Western Quick Facts County seat: Wilkesboro, NCPopulation: ~68,412 (2019 estimate)Wilkes county website People and Biographies Notable individuals from nursing history. Sallie Chapman Gordon Law (1805-1894): Civil War humanitarian who delivered supplies to field hospitals. Biographical sketch available online: Green, C.S. (1991). Law, Sallie Chapman Gordon. NCpedia. https://ncpedia.org/biography/law-sallie-chapman-gordon Resources Additional resources for further research. Articles and Publications Brunt, Q. (1994). Caring without politics: lessons from the first nurses of the north and south. Nursing History Review, 2, pp.119-136. Hubbard, F.C. (1978.) Physicians, medical practice, and development of hospitals in Wilkes County, 1830-1975. Self published in Wilkes County, NC. Copy found in Appalachian Special Collection, Belk Library & Information Commons at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. Archives Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project at UNC GreensboroFaith S. Hawkins Collection, WWII nurse from Wilkes CountyEdna Andrews Weston Collection, WWII nurse from Wilkes County Newspaper Clippings 1919, Dec 17. Pretty Affair for Miss Mamie Ulrich. Greensboro Daily News, p.7. Greensboro, North Carolina. Mamie Ulrich went overseas as a Red Cross Nurse in WWI. AttachmentSize Matthews, Joan Miller Martin Jones autobiographical excerpt from "Voices" by Evelyn Wicker (2013)38.89 KB Compiled by: Phoebe Pollitt
