A Midwife's Tale

Eighteenth-Century America Through a Woman's Eyes

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.

Cast

Kaiulani Lee

Martha Ballard

Andrew Elvis Miller

Rev. Isaac Foster

J. Smith-Cameron

Mrs. Howard

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Self

Crew

Rowena Rowlings

Set Decoration

Laurie Kahn-Leavitt

Writer

Richard P. Rogers

Director

Nancy Deren

Production Design

Elizabeth Kuchurean

Makeup Artist

Gary Allen Ferguson

Property Master

Todd Boekelheide

Original Music Composer

Steven Poster

Director of Photography

Peter Stein

Director of Photography

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

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