A Midwife's Tale

A Midwife's Tale

7.8

1998-01-19

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.

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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.

Released

1998-01-19

Runtime

89

Director

Richard P. Rogers

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

History

TV Movie

Language

English

Production

Blueberry Hill Films

GBH

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    Kaiulani Lee

    Kaiulani Lee
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    Andrew Elvis Miller

    Andrew Elvis Miller
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    J. Smith-Cameron

    J. Smith-Cameron
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    Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

    Laurel Thatcher Ulrich