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“Maria the Midwife- Stories of Norwegian Midwives in the Midwest”
October 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
FREE
| This presentation will take place in he Livsreise auditorium.
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| Throughout human history midwives have attended births of babies. See and hear those women who were among Norwegian immigrants to America, and why they were important. Glenn tells their stories with photos of midwives, especially from rural Wisconsin where they were trusted members of the community. Learn too how their status changed in the early 20th century.
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Livsreise welcomes back retired Lutheran minister, Glenn Borreson for this new presentation. Glenn is a avid historian of Norwegian-American immigration to the Midwest.
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