Florida Public Health Oral History Project

Interviewee

Alma Vause

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Interviewer

E. Charlton Prather

Publication Date

2-22-2016

Date

1997-09-09

Abstract

Alma Vause (1920 – 2001) earned her bachelors in nursing from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee and her master’s degree from Teacher’s College. After working in public health in Mississippi, Tennessee, Washington, DC, and North Carolina, Vause moved to Florida where she was employed by Polk County Health Department and later served as a state consultant and nursing director. In this oral history interview, Vause recalls her career in public health nursing and the development of midwifery in Florida. In particular, Vause talks about her role in starting the first nurse midwife educational programs in Florida. She also discusses her experience on a World Health Organization fellowship that allowed her to study infant nursing care and midwifery in the United Kingdom. Throughout the interview, Vause stresses the essential qualities needed to be successful as a public health nurse.

Keywords

Midwifery, Midwives, Oral history, Public health nursing, World Health Organization

Extent

01:18:32; 34 page transcript

Subject: geographic

Polk County (Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Oral histories

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

C53-00035

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