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Jan 19, 1998 · "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...
This interview was compiled from three interviews conducted by Laurie Kahn-Leavitt in September 1991, October 1993, and March 1994 in the course of writing the script for the film. Q: Is it difficult researching and writing the history of a little-known woman?
Producer Laurie Kahn-Leavitt contacts Laurel Ulrich about making a film of the diary. 1991 A Midwife's Tale wins the Pulitzer Prize. 1992
May 1, 1999 · On the whole, however, "A Midwife’s Tale" is a well-made, informative film–certainly of interest not only to history buffs but to anyone curious about people’s lives in post-Revolution America or the changes in women’s roles throughout our history. ‘A Midwife’s Tale’ was the opening show of the tenth season of the PBS series The ...
Laurie Kahn-Leavitt ’78. Conducting research at the Smithsonian Institution, filmmaker Laurie Kahn-Leavitt ’78 uncovered the papers of Earl Silas Tupper, who invented Tupperware, and Brownie Wise, who built an empire for Tupper by inventing the Tupperware party and recruiting an army of women to sell Tupper’s wares.
Jan 18, 1998 · Ms. Kahn-Leavitt said: ''Laurel Ulrich's book takes you into her process. She starts each chapter with a quote from the diary that seems impenetrable. You can't get a coherent big picture.
