A Midwife's Tale
"Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes"
Overview
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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Details
Status: | Released |
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Release Date: | 1998-01-19 |
Production: | Blueberry Hill Films, GBH |