Interview with Mary Lansing, November 30, 1979

Interview Summary

Mary Breckinridge was a friend of Mary Lansing's mother and also her grandmother. Lansing's mother, Elizabeth Lansing, visited Wendover in 1946 to conduct research for a book about the FNS entitled "Rider on the Mountains," which was published the following year. Mary Lansing served as a courier during the summer of 1968. She recalls assisting nurse-midwives with medical treatment and helping to transport children from the area to a hospital in Cincinnati. Lansing, who was working in a congressional office at the time of the interview, believes that the Appalachian region is still not sufficiently understood by government leaders and outsiders in general.

Interview Keyword

Appalachian region Assisting midwives Mary Breckinridge Kentucky--Politics and government Government policy--United States--1960-1970 Appalachian Region--Rural conditions

Interview LC Subject

Nursing Medical care Children--Health and hygiene--Kentucky Breckinridge, Mary, 1881-1965

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