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Dr. Margaret White Battle, the first female physician in the Nash County area, discusses her life in Rocky Mount from the 1930s to the 1980s. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Dr. Battle graduated from the University of Michigan in 1933 and found an internship at Park View Hospital in Rocky Mount. She specialized in obstetrics and gynecology. Married to Dr. Newsom Battle. She speaks about the Nash County Historical Association and Rocky Mount Mills, the state’s second cotton mill. Dr. Battle briefly discusses her children and grandchildren.

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Title Margaret White Battle Oral History Interview [September 24, 1996]
Date (Text) September 24, 1996
Date 1996-09-24
Transcript Available? Yes
Audio Available? Yes
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Physical Medium Audio cassette
Duration 00:33:00
Geographic Coverage Nash County (N.C.)
Rocky Mount (N.C.)
Subject (Topic) Women physicians--North Carolina.
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Type Sound
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Format Oral histories (literary works)
Interviews
Language English
Digital Exhibit North Carolina Oral Histories
Nash County Cultural Center Oral History Project
North Carolina Sounds
Standard Rights Statement http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Digitization Notes This item was digitized as part of the Digital Public Library of America Hubs Pilot, a project supported by the Digital Public Library of America with funding provided by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
Contributing Institution
Contact Information Braswell Memorial Library | 727 North Grace Street, Rocky Mount, NC 27804 | 252-442-1951
Digital Collection North Carolina Sights and Sounds

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