<I>Help for Midwives</I>
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1920
name: label: Issued by
content: Virginia Department of Health, American
label: Written by
content: Walter Ashby Plecker, American, 1861 - 1947
label: Owned by
content: Susie Carey, American, 1879 - 1953
label: Owned by
content: Amanda Carey Carter, American, 1909 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A booklet, published by the Virginia State Department of Health, called "Help for Midwives," owned by midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The booklet is printed in black ink on off-white paper and center bound with two large staples. The book is 32 pages long, and outlines legal, safety, and other information concerning midwifery. It begins with several introductory messages from Walter Ashby Plecker, State Registrar of Virginia.
place: label: Place used
content: Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Midwifery
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: White supremacy movements
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.75.21
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6 x 3 5/8 in. (15.2 x 9.2 cm)