Why Not Me? The Story of Gladys Milton, Midwife - Wendy Bovard, Gladys Milton

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Why Not Me? The Story of Gladys Milton, Midwife, Wendy Bovard and Gladys Milton, 1993, United States, ORAL HISTORY

"...In 1988, 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 that trained her...Although adamant that "anyone who knows me knows that I'll run a hundred miles out of my way to avoid a fight," she unearths the courage to face her challengers in court..."

(J.L., p. 206)