Why Not Me?: The Story of Gladys Milton, Midwife

Editorial Reviews. Review. The opening chapter of Why Not Me? is a courtroom scene: the State of Florida Health and Rehabilitative Services vs. Gladys Milton.
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The opening chapter of Why Not Me? Gladys Milton, age sixty-four, for providing illegal medical care. From this point, Gladys Milton looks back, telling her story to Wendy Bovard, a midwife and one of Gladys' many patients. Gladys was raised by her midwife aunt in rural Florida during the years when white doctors and hospitals refused to care for brown and black-skinned people. By the time she is a teenager, Gladys has helped her Aunt deliver dozens of babies.

In , after her marriage and the birth of her seven children, Gladys is asked by a school nurse to study to become a lay midwife as part of the state's plan to improve rural health care. Although initially reluctant, Gladys finally agrees, swayed in large part by the encouragement of her husband and children.


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In , after thirty years of delivering thousands of healthy babies - many remembered in exquisite detail - and after several personal tragedies, Gladys Milton is asked to "retire" from midwifery by the state agency which trained her. When she refuses, she is threatened with "serious charges. Buoyed by her faith and far-reaching support, Gladys Milton proves her family adage: Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?

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Why Not Me?: The Story of Gladys Milton, Midwife by Wendy L. Bovard

This is the personal story of a courageous and compassionate Florida midwife and an account of her fight to provide women with affordable health care. It's a modern day tale of David versus Goliath, where "David" was one of the last grand "granny" lay midwives still delivering babies in the U. Read more Read less. Add all three to Cart Add all three to List. One of these items ships sooner than the other.

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This lady was an amazing woman in my family's life. She even writes a little bit about us in a chapter. Her life has been a testimony of grace and love. She served the under served in our community as a midwife for many years.

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This story is about her childhood and her battle with the state as they ask her to become a midwife, and then try to take her license away as more afluent white families come to see her. She has many struggles in I have been meaning to read this book all my life it seems.

She has many struggles in her life. Her mother not being around, her clinic burning down twice, a battle with breast cancer, lots of tragedies. She was a woman that had joy no matter what and was a pillar of strength. I miss her dearly and need to read this book. The moment I began reading this book, it intrigued me. The text flowed easily and effortlessly. Years ago, I'd heard about Miss Gladys from a good friend who had been blessed to have her deliver her two boys.

Reading about Miss Gladys filled my heart with joy and sadness; sometimes even anger. I intend to purchase this book and donate it to the library. It served it's purpose--to learn more about midwifery and the challenges faced by traditional midwives in the South. Elisa Gonzalez rated it it was amazing Sep 03, SJ rated it it was amazing Jan 20, Susan Stinnett rated it really liked it Feb 07, Megan rated it really liked it Oct 30, Anna rated it it was amazing Sep 04, Stefan Pulpitel rated it liked it Nov 28, Danica Rieck rated it it was ok Oct 25, Diane rated it it was amazing Oct 21, Nicole rated it liked it May 20, Kate rated it it was amazing Feb 07, Spring rated it it was amazing Jan 04, Gretchen Amber rated it really liked it Mar 29, Kim Woodard rated it it was amazing Jan 29, Sheba marked it as to-read Jan 04, Ummzahra marked it as to-read Jun 12, Heather marked it as to-read Apr 23, Kitty marked it as to-read Jul 01,