
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.

Kaiulani Lee
Martha Ballard

Andrew Elvis Miller
Rev. Isaac Foster

J. Smith-Cameron
Mrs. Howard

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Self

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January 19, 1998
1h 29m
8.2
Richard P. Rogers
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
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Blueberry Hill Films
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GBH
US
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