Ina May Gaskin

American midwife (*1940)
Person human Q543011
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Ina May Gaskin

Summary

Ina May Gaskin is a human[1]. She was born on +1940-03-08T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a midwife[3] and obstetrician[4]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ina May Gaskin was born on +1940-03-08T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ina May Gaskin held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Ina May Gaskin's professions included midwife[3].
  • Ina May Gaskin's professions included obstetrician[4].
  • Ina May Gaskin's field of work was midwifery[7].
  • Ina May Gaskin's education included a stint at Marshalltown High School[8].
  • Ina May Gaskin received the Right Livelihood Award[9].
  • Ina May Gaskin received the National Women's Hall of Fame[10].
  • Ina May Gaskin's image is recorded as Ina May Gaskin lecture at the Nambassa 3 day Music & Alternatives festival, New Zealand 1981. Photographer Michael Bennetts.jpg[11].
  • Ina May Gaskin is recorded as female[12].
  • Ina May Gaskin's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ina May Gaskin's ISNI is recorded as 0000000080953207[14].
  • Ina May Gaskin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 15429458[15].
  • Ina May Gaskin's GND ID is recorded as 1045187321[16].
  • Ina May Gaskin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78098436[17].
  • Ina May Gaskin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16595381k[18].
  • Ina May Gaskin's IdRef ID is recorded as 155733621[19].
  • Ina May Gaskin's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA09538388[20].
  • Ina May Gaskin's IMDb ID is recorded as nm2752176[21].
  • Ina May Gaskin's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01172799[22].
  • Ina May Gaskin's Commons category is recorded as Ina May Gaskin[23].
  • Ina May Gaskin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08kc1n[24].
  • Ina May Gaskin's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0118147[25].
  • Ina May Gaskin's family name is recorded as Gaskin[26].
  • Ina May Gaskin's given name is recorded as Ina[27].

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Origins and Family

Ina May Gaskin was born on +1940-03-08T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Ina May Gaskin was educated at Marshalltown High School[8].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include midwife[3] and obstetrician[4]. Ina May Gaskin's field of work was midwifery[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Right Livelihood Award[9], a politics award[28], in Sweden[29], founded in 1980[30] and National Women's Hall of Fame[10], a 501(c)(3) organization[31], in United States[32], founded in 1969[33].

Why It Matters

Ina May Gaskin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[5] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

What did Ina May Gaskin do for work?

Ina May Gaskin worked as midwife[3] and obstetrician[4].

Where did Ina May Gaskin go to school?

Ina May Gaskin was educated at Marshalltown High School[8].

What awards did Ina May Gaskin receive?

Honors received include Right Livelihood Award[9] and National Women's Hall of Fame[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . rightlivelihoodaward.org. rightlivelihoodaward.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . womenofthehall.org. womenofthehall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [2] . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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