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Listen: The Assorted Selections ProgramPortrait of midwife Aunt Rachel Washington in Cypress, Florida.
Image Number
SBH0111
Rights
Collection
State Board of Health collection.
Series 904, Midwife program files, 1924-1975 ; Box 4, FF22
Series 904, Midwife program files, 1924-1975 ; Box 4, FF22
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Portraits--Florida--Cypress
African American midwives--Portraits
Medical personnel--Florida--Cypress--Portraits
Midwifery
Nursing specialties
Public health
African American women--Florida--Cypress--Portraits
African Americans--Florida--Cypress--Portraits
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
African American midwives--Portraits
Medical personnel--Florida--Cypress--Portraits
Midwifery
Nursing specialties
Public health
African American women--Florida--Cypress--Portraits
African Americans--Florida--Cypress--Portraits
Ethnicity, African American
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Personal Subjects
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
1 photoprint - b&w - 5 x 3 in.
General Note
The Board initiated a midwife licensing program in 1931 to reduce infant mortality and to promote maternal and child health.
Portrait of midwife Aunt Rachel Washington in Cypress, Florida.
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