Margaret Charles Smith
Margaret Charles Smith has spoken extensively about her years as a midwife at national midwifery conferences, folk festivals, and women's health programs. In 1985 the Eutaw City Council proclaimed May 11th "Margaret Charles Smith Day," and she became the first black person to receive the keys to the city. Linda Janet Holmes, a former journalist, currently works for the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services, in Trenton.
Margaret Charles Smith has spoken extensively about her years as a midwife at national midwifery conferences, folk festivals, and women's health programs. In 1985 the Eutaw City Council proclaimed May 11th "Margaret Charles Smith Day," and she became the first black person to receive the keys to the city. Linda Janet Holmes, a former journalist, currently works for the New Jersey Department of Health, Division of Family Health Services, in Trenton. See less
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Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife
History We Need to Learn
Southern Black Midwives had better birth outcomes than today's highly trained Ob/gyn's. Here, one such "granny midwife" tells her story in her own words. Margaret Charles Smith of Eutaw, AL did not ... Read More