Within the Institution of Care (Dr. Lucy Hughes Brown 3x)
Medium:
Acrylic, Aerosol and Ink on Panel
Price:
NFS
| on loan from
Monteith Construction
Dimensions:
60
x
48
Year
2021
The first Black woman doctor licensed in the states of North and South Carolina was Dr. Lucy Hughes Brown, who practiced in Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1894-1896. She was also the first woman to practice in Charleston, South Carolina, and while there co-founded the Cannon Street Hospital and Training School for Nurses. It operated from 1897 to 1959. The founders opened the hospital to serve the Black community in the Jim Crow South.
The Cannon Street school was the first hospital training school for nurses in the state of South Carolina. Dr. Brown taught Obstetrical Nursing and Care of Infants. She also helped to edit South Carolina’s first Black medical periodical, the Hospital Herald, which was founded in 1898.
Of note: Dr. Brown attended the Women's Medical College of Philadelphia, one of the earliest colleges in the world to offer medical degrees to women.
Michael S. Williams
Curator Michael S. Williams discusses the impact of Dr. Lucy Hughes Brown. Brown, who practiced medicine in Wilmington, N.C. from 1894 to 1896, is believed to be the first Black woman licensed to practice in both North Carolina and South Carolina. "Continuum of Change" is part of Initiative 1897. Video by William Paul Thomas. Michael S. Williams, founder of Black On Black Project and curator of “Continuum of Change”
Michael S. Williams
Curator Michael S. Williams discusses the impact of Dr. Lucy Hughes Brown. Brown, who practiced medicine in Wilmington, N.C. from 1894 to 1896, is believed to be the first Black woman licensed to practice in both North Carolina and South Carolina. "Continuum of Change" is part of Initiative 1897. Video by William Paul Thomas. Michael S. Williams, founder of Black On Black Project and curator of “Continuum of Change”
