A Midwife's Tale

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A Midwife's Tale (1998)

Directed by Richard P. Rogers

“Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes”

Documentary, History, TV Movie · 1h 29m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Richard P. Rogers
Writer
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt
Director of Photography
Steven Poster, Peter Stein
Original Music Composer
Todd Boekelheide
Producer
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

Details

Release date
1998-01-19
Runtime
1h 29m
Genres
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Blueberry Hill Films, GBH