A Midwife's Tale (1998)

• Documentary
• History
• TV Movie

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. more

     7.8/10

• Country: US
• Language: English
• Runtime: 89