A Midwife's Tale

1998 | 89 minutes | 7.8 ★ (2)

A Midwife's Tale
  • 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.

  • Release Date

    19 January 1998

  • DirectingRichard P. Rogers
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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