A Midwife's Tale

1998 • 1h 29m • Documentary, History, TV Movie

8.2(3 votes)

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

Writers

Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

Status

Released