Midwife permit issued to Amanda Carter
date: label: Date
content: November 2, 1955
name: label: Issued by
content: Virginia Department of Health, American
label: Subject of
content: Amanda Carey Carter, American, 1909 - 2007
label: Owned by
content: Amanda Carey Carter, American, 1909 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A midwife permit issued to Amanda Carter and dated November 2, 1955. The permit is signed by the local health department director "H.E. Jen[illegible]" the local registrar "Bessie B. Irving" and the Bureau of Maternal & Child Health director "L.L.Sh[illegible]." The permit begins "This is to certify that Amanda Carter/ residing at Route #3, Farmville, Virginia, having been recommended by doctors/ A.G. Rawlins." A small printed representation of the Seal of Virginia appears on the lower left corner. On the reverse are printed seven rules and two laws midwives are obligated to follow.
place: label: Place used
content: Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Farmville, Prince Edward County, 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: Families
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Midwifery
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
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: 2011.75.17
objectType: label: Type
content: permits
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: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (14 x 24.1 cm)