A Midwife's Tale

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Kaiulani Lee Martha Ballard

Andrew Elvis Miller Rev. Isaac Foster

J. Smith-Cameron Mrs. Howard

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Self