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- "A Midwife's Tale," produced by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt and directed by Richard P. Rogers, 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. Ulrich unearthed Ballard's diary in the Maine State Library and was immediately captivated.
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- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- 1990
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...
Jan 1, 1990 · 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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Martha Ballard. Martha Moore Ballard (February 9, 1735 – June 9, 1812) was an American midwife and healer. Unusual for the time, Ballard kept a diary with thousands of entries over nearly three decades, which has provided historians with invaluable insight into colonial frontier-women's lives. [1]
A Midwife’s Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on her Diary, 1785-1812 is a 1990 nonfiction biography of midwife Martha Ballard by American historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Using Martha Ballard’s diary as a primary source, Ulrich utilizes a microhistorical approach to evaluate the life of Ballard, the history of Maine’s Kennebec ...
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.
- Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Dec 27, 2021 · A Midwife’s Tale comes from 11 months of diary entries from the years of 1785-1812. Ulrich expertly deconstructs, explains, and makes connections with other historical records. She weaves a rich narrative depicting life in the early years of rural Maine.
