Midwife Matilda Martin is remembered in local accounts as one of the trusted Black midwives who served families in Georgetown during the 1930s, a period when many women—especially Black women—were denied access to hospital care. Working largely in home settings, she traveled by foot or wagon through Georgetown’s neighborhoods at all hours, carrying her satchel of linens, herbs, and the tools she relied on long before modern maternity wards existed. Community stories describe her as calm in crisis and steady-voiced during difficult labors, a woman who blended practical skill with deep spiritual grounding. Like many midwives of her era, she not only delivered babies but also offered postpartum care, household support, and reassurance to new mothers, becoming a pillar of trust in a segregated health system that often failed Black families. Through this care, Matilda Martin helped anchor the community’s wellbeing during a decade marked by economic hardship and medical inequity

A spacious and trendy tote bag to help you carry around everything that matters.

• 100% polyester
• Bag size: 15″ × 15″ (39 × 39 cm)
• Capacity: 2.6 US gal (10 l)
• Maximum weight limit: 44lbs (20 kg)
• Dual handles made from 100% natural cotton bull denim
• Handle length: 26″ (67 cm), width 1″ (2.5 cm)
• The handles can slightly differ depending on the fulfillment location

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