Josephine Riley Matthews

Josephine Riley Matthews

Josephine Riley Matthews

Name/Title

Josephine Riley Matthews

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.61

Made/Created

Artist

Lanker, Brian

Date made

1987 - 1988

Time Period

20th Century

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image dimensions

Height

15 in

Width

15 in

Dimension Description

Frame dimensions

Height

25 in

Width

24 in

Interpretative Labels

Label

Born October 3, 1897, in Aiken County, SC Died December 14, 1993, in Aiken County, SC During four decades as a licensed midwife, Mama Jo safely delivered more than 1300 babies, Black and white, in rural South Carolina. She graduated from high school at age 74. In 1976, the state of South Carolina named her Woman of the Year and Outstanding Older American.