A Midwife's Tale
Documentary · History · TV Movie
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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Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's EyesTo 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.
- Status
- Released
- Country
- US
- Languages
- English
- Subtitles
- English
- Genres
- Documentary, History, TV Movie
Cast
Kaiulani Lee
Martha Ballard
Andrew Elvis Miller
Rev. Isaac Foster
J. Smith-Cameron
Mrs. Howard
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Self
Kaiulani Lee
Martha Ballard
Andrew Elvis Miller
Rev. Isaac Foster
J. Smith-Cameron
Mrs. Howard
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Self
