

A Midwife's Tale
1998 · 89 min · Documentary, History, TV MovieNR
Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes
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.
- Director
- Richard P. Rogers
- Writer
- Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
- Released
- January 19, 1998
- Language
- English
Cast
Where to watch in the US
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