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Remembering a Granny Midwife: Sally Louise Pickens Richardson

Remembering a Granny Midwife: Sally Louise Pickens Richardson

FromMidwifery Wisdom Podcast


Remembering a Granny Midwife: Sally Louise Pickens Richardson

FromMidwifery Wisdom Podcast

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this week's episode, cohost Angela Love talks with Jonnie Mae Perry, the CEO of the Gifford Cultural Center. They speak about Jonnie Mae's great grandmother, granny midwife Sally Louise Pickens Richardson. Louise was born in 1868 in Georgia and naturally moved into midwifery as she attended births of other mothers around her. Family stories share that she caught over 100 babies during her time as a midwife and eventually relocated to Florida. She passed in 1972.
Released:
Feb 9, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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