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Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Story

by Onnie Lee Logan, Katherine Clark · 1989

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Born the fourteenth child in a family of sixteen, Onnie Lee Logan decided early that midwifery would be her life's work. The experiences she gained from the hundreds of babies she birthed during 40 years makes for a biography that is rich and compelling.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of this
Setting
AlabamaAlabamaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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