"It is important to recognize the contributions that women made in our communities, especially the midwives... up to... the 1950’s, most of the babies born were ‘borned” with their help." And the midwives did more than birth babies, they were the person you called for for any kind of an injury. Common home remedies included bread poultice or turpentine on cuts and cures for coughs and colds - from cod liver oil to molasses and sulphur.