(A Midwife's Tale)

Content: To understand eighteenth-century America through a woman's eyes, historian and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spent eight years working through Martha Ballard's massive but cryptic diary. "A Midwife's Tale" chronicles the interwoven stories of two remarkable women: an eighteenth-century midwife and healer and the twentieth-century historian who brought her words to light.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Documentary,

History,

TV Movie

Runtime:

89 minutes

Year:

1998

Directors:

Richard P. Rogers

Production companies:

Blueberry Hill Films,

GBH

Actors:

Martha Ballard

Rev. Isaac Foster

Mrs. Howard

Self

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