Nora Spencer Hamner (January 6, 1895 – November 17, 1971) was an American public health nurse known for her work fighting tuberculosis in Virginia.
[2] She then traveled as a field nurse across southwest Virginia to assist towns across 47 counties with developing clinics to diagnose tuberculosis.
[2] She also played a large part of developing rehabilitation programs at the Pine Camp Tuberculosis Hospital.
[1] Hamner was the first woman to serve on the Medical College of Virginia Board of Visitors and its executive committee.
[1] Hamner lived in Richmond and had a summer cottage with a wildflower sanctuary near the Blue Ridge Parkway.