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Jun 4, 1991 · Paperback – June 4, 1991. 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
- 1990
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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Jun 4, 1991 · The diary of a midwife and herbalist reveals the prevalence of violence, crime and premarital sex in rural 18th-century New England. ``Fleshing out this midwife's bare entries with interpretive essays . . . Ulrich marvelously illuminates women's status, the history of medicine and daily life in the early Republic,'' said PW . Illustrated. (June)
Learn more. A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged. Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (Author), Susan Ericksen (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher) 4.4 660 ratings. See all formats and editions.
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Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.
