On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Issued by
Virginia Department of Health, American
Subject of
Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
Owned by
Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
Date
November 2, 1955
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (14 x 24.1 cm)
Description
A midwife permit issued to Amanda Carter and dated November 2, 1955. The permit is signed by the local health department director "H.E. Jen[illegible]" the local registrar "Bessie B. Irving" and the Bureau of Maternal & Child Health director "L.L.Sh[illegible]." The permit begins "This is to certify that Amanda Carter/ residing at Route #3, Farmville, Virginia, having been recommended by doctors/ A.G. Rawlins." A small printed representation of the Seal of Virginia appears on the lower left corner. On the reverse are printed seven rules and two laws midwives are obligated to follow.
Place used
Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
permits
Topic
Black Enterprise
Communities
Families
Government
Health
Medicine
Midwifery
Rural life
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
Object number
2011.75.17
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59858dfa7-118b-4207-8545-905f9f8d4cb3

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