A Midwife's Tale

Synopsis

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

Written by

Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

Music

Todd Boekelheide

Studio

Blueberry Hill Films

Released

19 January 1998

Genres

Documentary, History, TV Movie