Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains (2021)

Directed by Chelsea Gorham

History, Documentary · 57m

Explore the life of Mary Breckinridge and her efforts founding the Frontier Nursing Service, whose nurse-midwives traveled by horseback to provide healthcare to those living in a remote, mountainous region of Kentucky.

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Cast

M
Mary Breckinridge Self (in Archival Footage)
M
Melanie Beals Goan
S
Susan Stone
C
Carlyle Carter
J
Joycelyn Elders
E
Ellen Ross
J
Julia Breckinridge Davis

Crew

Director
Chelsea Gorham
Writer
Chelsea Gorham
Producer
Matt Grimm

Details

Release date
2021-10-11
Runtime
57m
Genres
History, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
KET, Kentucky Educational Television