Interview with Georgia Ledford, August 17, 1978
Project: Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Members of Georgia Ledford's family have served on the Clay County Committee of the FNS and have worked for the FNS in various capacities. Ledford recalls her association with Mary Breckinridge and details the activities of the nurse-midwives, commenting upon their effectiveness and the impact of the FNS in the local area. The interview also includes a discussion of handmade furniture.Interview Accession
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Ledford, Georgia Interview by Carol Crowe-Carraco. 17 Aug. 1978. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Ledford, G. (1978, August 17). Interview by C. Crowe-Carraco. Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Ledford, Georgia, interview by Carol Crowe-Carraco. August 17, 1978, Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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