Linda Janet Holmes: Midwife Practices Throughout the African Diaspora
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The birth of her own child sent Linda Janet Holmes on a journey to find a better way. In her forthcoming book, which Ms. Magazine has dubbed one of the “Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2023,” she brings the voices of African midwifes and African American midwifes to the reader.
She joins us on A Public Affair to talk about Safe in a Midwife’s Hands: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South which will be published in June.
Linda Janet Holmes is an independent scholar and a women’s health activist. She is the former director of New Jersey’s Office of Minority and Multicultural Health. Her writing has contributed to a resurgence of international recognition of the significance of African American midwifery practices. Previous books that she has authored, coauthored, or coedited include Listen to Me Good: The Story of an Alabama Midwife, A Joyous Revolt: Toni Cade Bambara, Writer and Activist, and Savoring the Salt: The Legacy of Toni Cade Bambara.
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