Patricia Hollingsworth Holshouser | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. National Council on Economic Opportunity | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Chairwoman of the North Carolina Commission on Citizen Participation | |
| Governor | James Holshouser |
| First Lady of North Carolina | |
| In role January 5, 1973 – January 8, 1977 | |
| Governor | James Holshouser |
| Preceded by | Jessie Rae Scott |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patricia Ann Hollingsworth October 29, 1939 Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | December 6, 2006 Southern Pines, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | James Holshouser |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Wake Forest College Appalachian State University Wake Technical Insitute University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Occupation | schoolteacher nurse |
Patricia Ann Hollingsworth Holshouser (October 29, 1939 – December 6, 2006) was an American nurse and civic leader who, as the wife of Governor James Holshouser, served as First Lady of North Carolina from 1973 to 1977. At the time of her husband's election, she was the youngest woman to serve as the state's first lady. She was the North Carolina's first Republican first lady since Sarah Amanda Sanders Russell in 1901. Holshouser was appointed to the National Council on Economic Opportunity by U.S. president Gerald Ford and headed the state's Commission on Citizen Participation. In preparation for the United States Bicentennial, she hosted a conference for first ladies of Southeastern states at the Governor's Western Residence and the planned celebratory events with Girl Scouts of the USA.
After retiring from public life, Holshouser worked as a registered nurse at Moore Memorial Hospital in Southern Pines, North Carolina, as a hospice and palliative care nurse at Sandhills Hospice, and as a patient care coordinator for hospice in Scotland County, North Carolina.