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Prince Edward Midwife Is One of 118 Licensed in Virginia

May 5, 1972

Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

An unattributed clipping of a Farmville Herald article titled "Prince Edward Midwife Is One of 118 Licensed In Virginia." The article is a short profile of midwife Amanda Carey Carter. Above the two columns of text is a photograph of Carter with her trainee, the newly licensed midwife Mrs. John Fisk. The caption reads [Mrs. Amanda Cary Carter, left, congratulates Mrs. John Fisk, who received her midwife license in April after three years training under Mrs. Carter.].

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Catalog reference: 2011.75.19

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