A Midwife's Tale
Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes
1998 | 89m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Richard P. Rogers |
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| Writer: | Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 19, 1998 |
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| Director: | Richard P. Rogers |
| Writer: | Laurie Kahn-Leavitt, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
| Genres: | History, Documentary, TV Movie |
| Keywords | docudrama, birth |
| Production Companies | GBH, Blueberry Hill Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2025 Entered: May 05, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kaiulani Lee | Martha Ballard |
| Andrew Elvis Miller | Rev. Isaac Foster |
| J. Smith-Cameron | Mrs. Howard |
| Laurel Thatcher Ulrich | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Richard P. Rogers | Director |
| Laurie Kahn-Leavitt | Writer |
| Nancy Deren | Production Design |
| Rowena Rowlings | Set Decoration |
| Elizabeth Kuchurean | Makeup Artist |
| Gary Allen Ferguson | Property Master |
| Todd Boekelheide | Original Music Composer |
| Peter Stein | Director of Photography |
| Steven Poster | Director of Photography |
| Laurel Thatcher Ulrich | Book |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Laurie Kahn-Leavitt | Producer |
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