Eloise Greenfield autographs THE WOMEN WHO CAUGHT THE BABIES at Teaching for Change in Washington, D

We are pleased to let you know that Eloise Greenfield will be signing her latest and much admired children's book, THE WOMEN WHO CAUGHT THE BABIES: A STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MIDWIVES (Alazar Press) during her autographing session at Teaching for Change in Washington, D.C. on November 16, 2019.

Eloise Greenfield Signs New Book

on African American Midwives

Saturday, November 16, 2019

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Teaching for Change

1832 11th Street Northwest

Washington, DC 20001

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Renowned children’s book author Eloise Greenfield opens her latest title, The Women Who Caught the Babies: A Story of African American Midwives,

with a note to readers:

I want to take you back only as far as the Africa of a few hundred years ago. That’s when millions of Africans were forced from their homelands, brought to America, and enslaved. Some of the enslaved were midwives.

This unique picture book begins with historic background on the work of midwives, written in prose that is accessible to young readers and accompanied by archival photographs. The book then switches to poetry and stunningly beautiful illustrations — with vignettes from lives of midwives during slavery, emancipation, and today.

Ms. Greenfield will be available to sign copies of this exquisite new book at the Teaching for Change office on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 11 am until 12 noon. Copies will be available for purchase or you can bring your own copy of that title or others.

Please RSVP here so that Teaching for Change will know how many people to expect and how many books to order. We hope you enjoy meeting this legendary children's book author who has won numerous awards, among them the 2018 Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. For more information about Ms. Greenfield, feel free to contact Balkin Buddies.