TY - GEN AB - The life of Martha Ballard, a frontier midwife in Maine, is reconstructed through her diary. She lived through the economic boom and bust, and political and social turmoil of the decades following the American Revolution. AU - Lee, Kaiulani. AU - Rogers, Richard P. AU - Kahn-Leavitt, Laurie. AU - Ulrich, Laurel Thatcher, CN - F29.H15 CN - F29.H15 CY - [Alexandria, Va.] : DA - [2005] ET - Full screen version. ID - 325547 KW - Midwives KW - Midwives KW - Midwives KW - Documentary television programs. LA - Closed-captioned. N1 - Adapted from the book of the same title by Laurel Ulrich. N1 - Originally broadcast as an episode of American Experience in 1997. N1 - Special features: DVD-ROM link to PDF Teacher's guide. N2 - The life of Martha Ballard, a frontier midwife in Maine, is reconstructed through her diary. She lived through the economic boom and bust, and political and social turmoil of the decades following the American Revolution. PB - PBS Home Video, PP - [Alexandria, Va.] : PY - [2005] SN - 0793691206 SN - 9780793691203 T1 - A midwife's tale TI - A midwife's tale ER -