Author Street speaks at Penn Center

Award-winning journalist Lindsay Street, author of “Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-Midwife of South Carolina,” took part in a Penn Center-hosted author talk and book signing on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Photos by Amber Hewitt/The Island News

Award-winning journalist Lindsay Street, author of “Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-Midwife of South Carolina,” took part in a Penn Center-hosted author talk and book signing on Sunday, March 8, 2026. As a birth worker, Mother Knighton birthed 57 babies. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Award-winning journalist Lindsay Street, author of “Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-Midwife of South Carolina,” took part in a Penn Center-hosted author talk and book signing on Sunday, March 8, 2026. As a birth worker, Mother Knighton birthed 57 babies. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Award-winning journalist Lindsay Street, author of “Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-Midwife of South Carolina,” poses for a photo with the family of Mother Alma Mae Knighton during The Penn Center-hosted author talk and book signing on Sunday, March 8, 2026. As a birth worker, Mother Knighton birthed 57 babies. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Award-winning journalist Lindsay Street, author of “Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-Midwife of South Carolina,” signs a book for Mother Alma Mae Knighton during The Penn Center-hosted author talk and book signing on Sunday, March 8, 2026. As a birth worker, Mother Knighton birthed 57 babies. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
Award-winning journalist Lindsay Street, author of “Maude Callen: Legendary Nurse-Midwife of South Carolina,” signs a book during The Penn Center-hosted author talk and book signing on Sunday, March 8, 2026. Amber Hewitt/The Island News