A Midwife's Tale (1998)

Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes

Run Time: 1h29m | Release: 19 Jan 1998

Genres: Documentary | History | TV Movie |

Production Countries: United States of America

7.8 / 102 Vote Count

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.