Barbara Bradley Bright earned her B.S.N. in Nursing and her M.S. in Community Health Nursing from The Ohio State University College of Nursing. During her career she was employed by Ohio State in multiple roles, the Ohio Department of Health as the RN-Bureau Chief, and Wright State University-Chillicothe as a clinical instructor. Her career included teaching, research, publishing, professional and community service.
The Barbara Bright Oral History (203 MB, 4 files) contains a digital video and audio file of the oral history interview conducted on February 2, 2026, by Debbie Freece. The oral history is accompanied by Bright’s curriculum vitae.
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[Identification of item], Barbara Bright Oral History, SPEC.202603.BRIGHTORALHISTORY, Medical Heritage Center, Health Sciences Library, The Ohio State University.