Interview with Mary Chandler
Item
Title
Interview with Mary Chandler
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Type
Moving Image
Creator
Chandler, Mary (Interviewee)
Barnes, Althemese (Interviewer)
Date
1996-2002
Description
Note: Original video and audio have been edited for clarity. Althemese Barnes interviews Mary Chandler about her experiences as one of the last midwives in Tallahassee. She talks about why and how she became a midwife, including her early training and experiences. She also talks about difficult deliveries, in which case they would have to bring in a doctor from the nearby hospital. She also talks about her family, some of whom were also midwives, the trade, methods of delivery, and its decline in the 1980s. She talks briefly about her other work experiences, including working and living on the Woodberry Farm.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Place
Havana (Fla.)
Duration
1:15:29
Identifier
JGRCMA-OHColl-0030
Topics
Midwifery
African American Storytelling
African American oral tradition
African Americans in medicine
African American midwives
Labor (Obstetrics)
Childbirth at home
African American families
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)