02/03/2026
Margaret Charles Smith
✨ Margaret Charles Smith (1906–2004)
A legendary granny midwife who served Lowndes County and the rural Black Belt communities of Alabama when Black families were denied medical care.
🖤 She delivered over 3,000 babies safely in homes often traveling miles by foot or car ensuring Black mothers and babies survived with dignity.
🖤 She trained and mentored other midwives, preserving ancestral birth knowledge through oral storytelling, demonstrations, and lived practice.
Her work didn’t just bring life into the world it protected whole communities and laid the groundwork for modern midwifery as we know it.
Her hands changed generations.
Her legacy still breathes through us.
Call to Action:
Honor the legacy. Learn the history. Protect Black birth workers today.