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This PBS series episode from American Experience entitled "A Midwife's Tale" features a dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story about a woman named Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the post-American Revolution decades. This site includes a film transcript, further suggested readings, selected scenes gallery, a timeline, and teaching guide.
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18th century, diaries, diary, eighteenth century, history of medicine, journal, journals, midwife, midwifery, midwives, a midwife's tale, american revolutionary war, hallowell, laurel thatcher ulrich, martha ballard, pbs: american experience: a midwife's tale, early american life, colonial life, examples of biography
Classroom Considerations
- Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)