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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.