Wooden dolls (akua ba) are carried by Ashanti women as aids to conception and in the belief that the children they bear will carry the Ashanti marks of beauty exhibited by the dolls. The dolls are imbued with power through consecration to any one...
Wooden dolls (akua ba) are carried by Ashanti women as aids to conception and in the belief that the children they bear will carry the Ashanti marks of beauty exhibited by the dolls. The dolls are imbued with power through consecration to any one...
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.
Chittenden researched and wrote on the subject of child development. Her thesis at the University of Iowa was entitled "An experimental study in measuring and modifying assertive behavior in young children."
Gertrude Chittenden researched and wrote on the subject of child development. Her thesis at the University of Iowa was entitled "An experimental study in measuring and modifying assertive behavior in young children."
DOING GOOD: Whatever the challenge, volunteers work to make a difference. In these stories, we focus on people who reach beyond themselves to spread a little cheer, help their neighbors, heal the sick, and befriend children they otherwise wouldn't...
Scrapbook compiled by Evelyn Birkby; chiefly contains clippings from "Up a country lane, " Birkby's weekly homemaking column in the Shenandoah Evening Sentinel newspaper.