Margaret Charles Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Margaret Charles Smith

African-American midwife

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1906

Place of Birth: Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 12-Nov-2004

Profession: midwife

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Margaret Charles Smith (September 12, 1906–November 12, 2004) was an African-American midwife who became known for her extraordinary skill over a long career.
Despite working primarily in rural areas with women who were often in poor health, she lost very few of the more than 3000 babies she delivered, and none of the mothers in childbirth.
In 1949, she became one of the first official midwives in Green County, Alabama, and she was still practicing in 1976, when the state passed a law outlawing traditional midwifery.
In the 1990s, she cowrote a book about her career, Listen to Me Good: The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife, and in 2010 she was inducted into the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame.