Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes
Director: Richard P. Rogers
Writer: Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Producer: Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
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.
89 min
Rating: 7.8/10
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Director: Richard P. Rogers
Writer: Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Producer: Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Production Companies: Blueberry Hill Films, GBH
Countries: United States of America
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