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Powerful Doctoring Women

March 27, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Powerful Doctoring Women by Martha R. Bireda

Dr. Bireda will explore and examine critical issues past and present that impact our global society. Listen, learn, taste, and touch as Granny/Midwife Pearl shares the plants and herbs she uses to keep enslaved Africans healthy on the Bellamy Plantation. Learn about herbs used for preventative, curative, as well as resistance purposes by women who refused to breed children for the slave economy.

This program is a partnership between the Florida Humanities and the Historical Society of Avon Park.Funding for this program was provided by Florida Humanities and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Event Details

Event Date/time:

March 27, 2022 @ 3:00 pm -
March 27, 2022 @ 4:00 pm

Other

Presenter Information:
Martha Bireda, Director of the Blanchard House Museum of African History and Culture
Event Fee:
Free
Event Type:
In-person

Event Contact:

Nancy Fisk
Phone:
(813) 482-4868
Email:
nfisk1949@gmail.com

Event Venue:

Avon Park Community Center
310 W Main Street
Avon Park, FL 33825 United States
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Venue Phone:
(813) 482-4868
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