Interview with Pauline Lewis, April 20, 1979

Project: Frontier Nursing Service Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Pauline Lewis grew up on Baker Fork during the 1940s and later attended boarding school at Berea College's Foundation School. She recalls the establishment of the Wolf Creek Center and the work of the FNS nurses. Lewis particularly remembers the assistance of the FNS nurse-midwives in the birth of her children. She also comments upon the fee structure of FNS services.

Interview Accession

1979oh206_fns105

Interviewee Name

Pauline Lewis

Interviewer Name

Sadie W. Stidham

Interview Date

1979-04-20

Interview Keyword

Baker Fork (Ky.) Boarding schools Fee structures Keavy (Ky.) Midwifery--Appalachian Region Midwives Wolf Creek Center Medical care--Kentucky

Interview LC Subject

Children--Health and hygiene--Kentucky Medical care Nursing Frontier Nursing Service, Inc. Rural conditions Appalachian Region--Social life and customs Rural health--Kentucky Appalachian Region--Social conditions Appalachian Region--Economic conditions

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