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Jennifer Worth
AuthorBooks · Second hand1935-2011
Jennifer Louise Worth RN RM was a British memoirist, nurse, and midwife. She worked in the poverty-stricken East End of London in the 1950s, where she gained much of her experience that would later shape her writing. Drawing on these experiences, she wrote a best-selling trilogy: Call the Midwife (2002), Shadows of the Workhouse (2005) and Farewell to The East End (2009). After leaving her career in nursing, Worth re-trained as a musician.
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Birth
1935
Death
2011
First book
2002
Years writing
24
Jennifer Worth balanced her healthcare vocation as a midwife with a successful career as a musician and pianist.
Her most famous work, Call the Midwife, chronicles her real-life experiences working in post-war London.
Born in Clacton-on-Sea, she dedicated much of her life to documenting the social history of childbirth.
Throughout her career, she wrote a total of 23 books exploring themes of health and historical memory.
Her literary legacy is noted for sensitively portraying the hardships and joys of childbirth in the 20th century.