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    A Midwife's Tale

    89'

    1998-01-19

    8.2

    Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes

    Documentary,History,TV Movie

    Overview:

    To understand eighteenth-century America through a woman's eyes, historian and author Laurel Thatcher Ulrich spent eight years working through Martha Ballard's massive but cryptic diary. "A Midwife's Tale" 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.

    WritingLaurie Kahn-LeavittDirectingRichard P. Rogers

    Watch Providers (US)

    - Amazon Video

    Cast

    1

    Martha Ballard

    Kaiulani Lee

    1

    Rev. Isaac Foster

    Andrew Elvis Miller

    2

    Mrs. Howard

    J. Smith-Cameron

    1

    Self

    Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Blueberry Hill Films
      2. GBH
    • Vote Count: 3
    • Popularity: 0.7184
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:A Midwife's Tale

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