Thursday Nights at the Museum is a weekly series where the museum exhibits are open late and you can enjoy pop-up activities, a cash bar, food and more!
The Thursday Nights at the Museum series is presented by WashU, and African American History Initiative (AAHI) programming is presented by Wells Fargo.
An effective, long-standing tradition of midwifery steeply declined after 1910, when the Flexner Report recommended that women deliver their babies in hospitals and midwifery be abolished, making the case that all medical practitioners should have standardized training. But because medical education was rife with racial inequities, this transition away from midwifery had a particularly adverse effect on Black mothers and babies. Today there’s a strong movement to revive Black midwifery, and October has now been designated as Community Midwives Month. Join Jamaa Birth Village founder Okunsola M. Amadou as she presents a historical overview, shares the organization’s work training people to serve as midwives and doulas, and commemorates the 10th anniversary of Jamaa Birth Village in St. Louis.
Join us in the Grand Hall before the program to enjoy food and drinks available for purchase from the Key Bistro. You can visit resource tables to learn more about local resources, reproductive justice, and more. We also encourage you to take this time to visit the galleries.
Schedule
5–7pm | Food and drink are available for purchase from the Key Bistro.
5:00–6:30pm | Visit resource tables, explore our galleries, and enjoy food and drink.
6pm | Doors opens to the Lee Auditorium
6:30pm | Join us in the Lee Auditorium as Jamaa Birth Village founder Okunsola M. Amadou presents a historical overview of Black midwifery and discusses her doula-training and education work. We will also commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Jamaa Birth Villiage.
Come back for more! Thursday Nights at the Museum are sometimes the most fun, sometimes the most thought-provoking, and always the most interesting night of your week. The museum exhibits are open late, and you’ll enjoy cash bar and food for purchase, pop-up activities, concerts, lectures, and more.