All My Babies
Encyclopedia
All My Babies is a 1953 educational film
produced and directed by George C. Stoney
which was used to educate midwives in the Southern United States
.
It was produced by the Georgia
Department of Public Health, and written by George C. Stoney
.
Mary Frances Hill Coley, an African-American woman who helped deliver over 3,000 babies in the middle part of the 20th century, is seen in this film. Miss Mary, as she was called, and the film are written about in "Labors of Love" by Christine Dell'Amore, Smithsonian magazine
February 2006 issue, pages 33-34.
In 2002, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry
by the Library of Congress
as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Educational film
An educational film is a film or movie whose primary purpose is to educate. Educational films have been used in classrooms as an alternative to other teaching methods.-Cultural significance:...
produced and directed by George C. Stoney
George C. Stoney
George C. Stoney is a professor of film and cinema studies at New York University , and a pioneer in the field of documentary film. Stoney directed several influential films including All My Babies and How the Myth Was Made...
which was used to educate midwives in the Southern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
It was produced by the Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
Department of Public Health, and written by George C. Stoney
George C. Stoney
George C. Stoney is a professor of film and cinema studies at New York University , and a pioneer in the field of documentary film. Stoney directed several influential films including All My Babies and How the Myth Was Made...
.
Mary Frances Hill Coley, an African-American woman who helped deliver over 3,000 babies in the middle part of the 20th century, is seen in this film. Miss Mary, as she was called, and the film are written about in "Labors of Love" by Christine Dell'Amore, Smithsonian magazine
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
February 2006 issue, pages 33-34.
In 2002, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry
National Film Registry
The National Film Registry is the United States National Film Preservation Board's selection of films for preservation in the Library of Congress. The Board, established by the National Film Preservation Act of 1988, was reauthorized by acts of Congress in 1992, 1996, 2005, and again in October 2008...
by the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".