A midwife's tale /

Tells the story of two women, 200 years apart, linked together by the massive yet cryptic diary one of them left behind. The life and world of Martha Ballard, a frontier midwife in Maine, is reconstructed through her diary. She lived through the economic boom and bust, and political and social turmo...

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Main Authors:	Boekelheide, Todd (Composer), Kahn-Leavitt, Laurie (Screenwriter, Producer, Production personnel)
Corporate Authors:	Blueberry Hill Productions (Producer), Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund, Orison (Musical group) (Performer), PBS Home Video
Other Authors:	Ivanans, Henriette (Actor), Jubinville, Kevin (Actor), Korda, Susan, Lee, Kaiulani (Actor), Poster, Steven, 1944- (director of photography), Rogers, Richard P, Rogers, Richard P. (Director), Stein, Peter, 1943- (director of photography), Storms, Waneta, 1968- (Actor), Tough, Ron (Actor), Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, 1938-, Welbourn, Patricia (Actor)
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English
Published:	[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, [2005] [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video : PBS Video, ©2005 [S.l.] : c1998 [Alexandria, VA] : [2005] [Place of publication not identified] : [1998]
Edition:	Full screen version
Subjects:	Ballard, Martha, > 1735-1812 Ballard, Martha, > 1735-1812 > Drama Ballard, Martha, > 1735-1812 > Drama. Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, > 1938- > Film adaptations Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, > 1938- > Television adaptations Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, > 1938- Documentary films > United States Midwives > Maine > Augusta > Biography > Drama Midwives > Maine > Augusta > Biography Midwives > Maine > Hallowell > Biography > Drama Midwives > Maine > Hallowell > Biography Midwives > United States > Biography > Drama Midwives > United States > Drama Biography Midwives Augusta (Me.) > Biography > Drama Augusta (Me.) > Biography Hallowell (Me.) > Biography > Drama Hallowell (Me.) > Biography Kennebec River Valley (Me.) > Social life and customs > Drama Kennebec River Valley (Me.) > Social life and customs Maine > Augusta Maine > Hallowell United States Biographical films Biographical television programs Biographies Documentary television programs Drama Film adaptations Historical television programs Television adaptations Television programs for the hearing impaired Television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired Video recordings

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