Georgia Lathouris Mageras

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Greek midwife and, according to Helen Papanikolas, “the most important member of Utah’s Greek immigrant community and a symbol of the color of uniqueness of Greek immigrant life.” Through the course of her life, Mageras — or “Magerou,” as she was called — served her countrymen and other underprivileged immigrants as a nurse, matriarch, matchmaker, peacemaker, and especially as a midwife who was reputed to have never lost a mother or child during her many years of practice.