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  1. Jun 4, 1991 · 4.4 686 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.

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    • Diary with 10,000 entries kept over 27 years
    • Ephraim Ballard (m. 19 December 1754)
  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. 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.

  7. 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.

  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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