Black Midwives and Healers Before 1900

What project type are you doing?

I am completing a research report for this project

What have you completed so far?

I have chosen my topic and started learning about the history of Black midwives in the United States. Ive been researching how these women used healing knowledge and traditions passed down from African cultures and how they cared for both Black and white families, especially in rural areas where hospitals were not available. This research has helped me better understand how important they were to early health care and to the well-being of their communities.

What else do you need to do for the project?

Additional researching to be done, try to find additional historical sources, including specific examples of Black midwives and healers from before 1900, and write and revise the main body of my paper.

1. Research your topic. For this project, research (and then writing) is the main chuck of your work. Use our library course page located in the Start Here Module to access the library and other sources that can be used for this project. You MUST use scholarly sources. You can easily find acceptable sources through the Valencia library and more that our linked in the course library guide. https://libguides.valenciacollege.edu/c.php?g=1332097&p=9810919Use of websites such as History.com, Wikipedia, Britannica, or similar will receive a significant point deduction. You need to use sources that were written by experts in the field. If you are unsure about the source you want to use, double-check with me.Unapproved sources will face a point deduction. Note that it will probably be while you are researching your topic that you find the specific part of your topic that you want to focus on. You can keep it broad while (searching for information on your topic but should narrow it down when working on the project.
2. Write your paper. In a paper of at least 1,500 words discuss your topic. It should be more than just a surface overview. Try to focus on a particular aspect of your topic and dig deep into it. For example, if you pick a person, you can provide a short overview of their lives in the introduction, but then try to focus on a certain event or period in their lives.
3. Cite your sources. You should cite in (2) two places in the text and at the end of your paper you need to have a work cited/bibliography. In the text, you can use either footnotes or in-text citations to show where you are using the information from your sources. In the work cited/bibliography, you need to show all the sources used for the paper. You can use MLA, Chicago, or APA to cite your sources, but you must be consistent and follow the respective formatting guidelines.