Interview with Gertrude Williams
Item
Title
Interview with Gertrude Williams
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Type
Moving Image
Creator
Barnes, Althemese (Interviewer)
Williams, Gertrude (Interviewee)
Date
1997-08-08
Description
Note: Original video file has been edited for clarity. Gertrude Williams discusses her experiences working as a midwife between 1950 and 1970. She explains what inspired her to become a midwife, her training, and memories of specific experiences she had while working, including dangerous situations typical for African American midwives at the time. She also discusses the process of labor and her thoughts on the decline of midwifery. Additionally, she recounts personal experiences of her upbringing on a farm, her early education, and her family history.
Genre
Oral histories
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Duration
1:28:49
Identifier
JGRCMA-OHColl-0018
Topics
Midwifery
African American Storytelling
African American oral tradition
African Americans in medicine
African American midwives
Labor (Obstetrics)
Childbirth at home
African American families
African American extended families
African American Customs
African American Cemeteries
Physical Treatment
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)