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A Midwife's Tale
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/midwife/

Description:
Companion to an American Experience "dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the chaotic decades following the American Revolution." Features a timeline (covering Ballard, science and health issues, and U.S. history), excerpts from Ballard's diary, film transcript, related essays, bibliography, and teacher's guide.

LII Topics: Midwives, Reproductive and Sexual Health

Publisher:
PBS Online; WGBH

Extra Keywords
Public Broadcasting Service PBS

LII Database Information:
Record 27391 created by Maria Brandt on 12/05/2008
Last modification on 02/10/2009
Published: 02/26/2009  
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27391

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