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Listen: The World ProgramPortrait of Janie Stokes (from Suwannee County) at the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida.
Image Number
SBH0110
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
Ethnicity, African diaspora
Ethnicity, African American
African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--Portraits
Older African American women--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--Portraits
Public health
Nursing specialties
Midwifery--Study and teaching
Medical personnel--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American midwives
Ethnicity, African American
African Americans--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--Portraits
Older African American women--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee--Portraits
Public health
Nursing specialties
Midwifery--Study and teaching
Medical personnel--Florida--Leon County--Tallahassee
African American midwives
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 Janie Stokes (from Suwannee County) at the West Florida Midwives Institute at Florida A&M College in Tallahassee, Florida.
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