CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 29m · NR

A Midwife's Tale

Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes

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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.

Directed byRichard P. Rogers

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
EN
Released
January 19, 1998
Studios
GBHBlueberry Hill Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

4 credited
Starring
Kaiulani Lee

Kaiulani Lee

Martha Ballard

Andrew Elvis Miller

Andrew Elvis Miller

Rev. Isaac Foster

J. Smith-Cameron

J. Smith-Cameron

Mrs. Howard

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Richard P. Rogers
Richard P. Rogers
Written by
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Produced by
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

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