A "Midwife's Certificate of Retirement" issued by the Virginia State Department of Health to Amanda Carter. The certificate has an intricate blue scalloped border and the pre-printed text in black ink has been completed with typewritten text also in black ink. Center text reads [THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED TO / AMANDA CARTER OF FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA / PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY WHO HAS BEEN A MIDWIFE /

  • By Virginia Department of Health, American, Amanda Carey Carter, American, 1909 - 2007
  • Credit: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
  • Rights: CC0