A midwife's tale
the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Susan Ericksen · 1990
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Presents the life of Martha Ballard, a midwife in Maine during the eighteenth century, by drawing on the detailed diary she kept for twenty-seven years of her life.
BiographyMidwivesSocial life and customsMidwiferyMoeurs et coutumesBiographiesSages-femmesSocial life andcustomsMaine, biographyMaine, social life and customsWomen, biographyNew York Times reviewed