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Ada Spivey, a long-time resident of Newton County, Texas, recounts her experiences as a midwife for Dr. McAllister, who worked for the Wier Long Leaf Lumber Company, Wiergate, Texas, in the 1920s and 1930s.

Ada Cambridge (21 November 1844 - 19 July 1926), later known as Ada Cross, was an English-born Australian writer. Overall she wrote more than twenty-five works of fiction, three volumes of poetry and two autobiographical works. Many of her novels were serialised in Australian newspapers, and were never published in book form. While she was known to friends and family by her married name, Ada Cross, she was known to her newspaper readers as A.C.. Later in her career she reverted to her maiden name, Ada Cambridge, and it is thus by this name that she is known.Ada was born at St Germans, Norfolk, the second child of Thomasine and Henry Cambridge, a gentleman farmer.She was educated by governesses, an experience she abhorred. She wrote in a book of reminiscences: "I can truthfully affirm that I never learned anything which would now be considered worth learning until I had done with them all and started foraging for myself.

Letter, 23 Feb. 1857, Paris, France, from Ada Clare, to C.G. Mitchell, New York, N.Y., re traveling from New York to England and France, passing through customs, her health, and weather in Paris; letter, 9 July 1859, Liverpool, England, from Ada Clare, to C.G. Mitchell, New York, re money transfers and returning to France.

This collection of diary entries and letters offers an intimate glimpse into the life of Leila Ada, a young woman from England in the late 19th century. Through her own words, we learn about her struggles with love and family, as well as her intellectual pursuits and travels. This book is a fascinating portrait of a unique individual and a valuable resource for historians. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.