A Midwife's Tale

A Midwife's Tale (1998)

Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes

  • Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1998-01-19
  • User Rating: 7.8/10 from 2 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Blueberry Hill Films
  • Production Country: United States of America
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Summary

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.

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  • Costume & Make-Up Elizabeth Kuchurean Makeup Artist
    Directing Richard P. Rogers Director
    Art Nancy Deren Production Design
    Art Rowena Rowlings Set Decoration
    Crew Gary Allen Ferguson Property Master
    Writing Laurie Kahn-Leavitt Writer
    Camera Steven Poster Director of Photography
    Camera Peter Stein Director of Photography
    Sound Todd Boekelheide Original Music Composer
    Production Laurie Kahn-Leavitt Producer
    Writing Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Book