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.

• DirectorRichard P. Rogers
• Release19 January 1998
• Genre
  Documentary / History
• Duration1h 29m
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  7.8
  2 reviews
• Productions

  Blueberry Hill Films, GBH