African and African-American Contributions to Culture: Powerful Doctoring Women

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Unfortunately, the presenter has had to cancel this event due to an urgent family situation. We apologize for the inconvenience. Due to the nature of the cancellation, we are not able to reschedule at this time.

In “Living History” performances, Dr. Martha Bireda portrays African American women who lived empowered, self-defined lives despite the obstacles imposed by enslavement and Jim Crow.

Listen, learn, taste and touch as Granny/Midwife Pearl shares the plants and herbs she uses to keep enslaved Africans healthy on the Bellamy plantation. Learn about the herbs used for preventative, curative, as well as resistance purposes by women who refused to breed children for the slave. A lively discussion will follow where attendees can share memories of their “Granny’s” cures and the contraception rights of women.

This Florida Talks program is a partnership between Florida Humanities and the Largo Public Library. Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Event Type(s): Adults (18+)

Age Group(s): Adult

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