Granny Midwives Oral History Project

Dr. Lessie Hayes

Item

Description

"You know, the hospitals—that being rural Mississippi, Blacks were not allowed to go to the hospitals that were available at that time."

Interviewee

Dr. Lessie Hayes

Interviewer

Dr. Janice K. Neal Vincent

Midwife

Mrs. Adline Adams
Rachel Robinson Smith

Time Period

1920s

Date of Interview

6/2/2021

Location

JSU E-City

Region

Piney Woods

Duration

0:51:13

Citation

“Dr. Lessie Hayes,” Granny Midwives Oral History Project, accessed September 18, 2024, https://grannymidwives.org/items/show/41.