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The Feministing Five: Ina May Gaskin

As promised, this week’s Feministing Five is with the legendary Ina May Gaskin. Ina May is the famed “midwife of modern midwifery” and has revolutionized the way the world views this ancient practice since the emergence of her seminal book “Spiritual Midwifery.” This past month, Ina May was awarded the Alternative Nobel Peace Prize in Sweden called The Right Livelihood Award, which “honours and supports those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today.” And indeed, Ina May does. A pioneer in the natural birth movement, Ina May firmly places control back into women’s hands from what she calls “male-centered, misogynistic birthing processes” which views women’s bodies as defective designs and ...
As promised, this week’s Feministing Five is with the legendary Ina May Gaskin. Ina May is the famed “midwife of modern midwifery” and has revolutionized the way the world views this ancient practice since the emergence ...

Coming next week for The Feministing Five…

Apologies we won’t have a Feministing Five for this week (you know how the holiday season can be!) but Anna will be back next week with a special interview series featuring who has been called, “the mother of authentic midwifery” — none other than the amazing Ina May Gaskin.

Have a great weekend, folks!

Apologies we won’t have a Feministing Five for this week (you know how the holiday season can be!) but Anna will be back next week with a special interview series featuring who has been called, “the ...