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  1. Jun 4, 1991 · 4.4 689 ratings. See all formats and editions. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, "A truly talented historian unravels the fascinating life of a community that is so foreign, and yet so similar to our own" (The New York Times Book Review).

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    • Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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  2. Jan 19, 1998 · An innovative dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the chaotic decades following the American...

  3. After eight years of research, Ulrich produced A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard based on her diary, 1785–1812. Each chapter in A Midwife's Tale represents one aspect of the life of a woman in the late 18th century. [2] The overriding theme is the nature of women's work in the context and community.

  4. Mary treasures the diary but gives it to the Maine State Library in 1930 so that it might be more accessible to historians. A short summary of Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's A Midwife's Tale. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of A Midwife's Tale.

    • Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
    • 1990
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  6. Jan 1, 2001 · This pathbreaking, Pulitzer-prize-winning book is a study of the life, labor, and social connections of a rural midwife, Martha Ballard, based on her manuscript diary in the Maine State Library. A MIDWIFE'S TALE changed the way historians researched and wrote women's history.

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  7. Eli Wallach. In 1785, Martha Ballard began a diary, faithfully recording the weather, her daily household tasks, her midwifery duties and incidents that reveal the turmoil of a new nation. When historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich unearthed Ballard's diary, she was immediately captivated.

  8. Dec 22, 2010 · A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) - Kindle edition by Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.

    • Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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