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Lädt ... Motherwit: An Alabama Midwife's Storyvon Onnie Lee Logan, Katherine Clark
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is the story of Onnie Lee Logan who was the 14th of 16 children born on a farm in rural Alabama around 1910. She was called to be a midwife like her mother and grandmother (who was a slave) before her. She worked for over 50 years for both Black and White families, for those who had nothing and those who could afford to go to the hospital but instead chose her services. Her strong faith in God gave her an eternal source of optimism in spite of hard times. The story is told in her own words. She recounts some incredible experiences and tells what she learned during her professional career. Onnie's faith in God and her life experience gave her what she calls her Motherwit, This is an amazing and inspiring book. I only wish it was longer. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"Motherwit" and "common sense" were the watchwords of Onnie Lee Logan's career as a lay midwife in Mobile County, Alabama. Although she received little formal education, endured the Depression and faced a racist society, Onnie Lee Logan experienced her life as the triumphant fulfillment of a dream to be one of those who could bring babies into the world, as her mother and grandmother had done before her. Her story, told in the soft, now vanishing dialect of the Deep South, is powerful and fascinating oral history. Motherwit follows her life through her work as a servant for a wealthy Mobile family, her troubled marriage during the Depression, and her struggle to become a licensed midwife. We watch as she delivers the babies of both black and white women of Alabama--losing only one baby in 40 years. Onnie Lee Logan's forbearance in the face of the crushing prejudice of the rural South makes inspiring and unforgettable reading. When she passed away in 1995, the New York Times declared her a "folk hero," and Time called her book "a feminist classic." Filled with startling drama and profound wisdom, Motherwit is an important contribution to African-American history. "An amazing story. A heroic woman and life after my own heart." Alice Walker "To have told her own story, to have borne this eloquent witness to her life is Onnie Lee Logan's final triumph." Ellen Douglas in the Washington Post Book World "Oral history doesn't come much better than this." Booklist "Beautiful...her passion rings through in every line." Los Angeles Times Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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