
A Midwife’s Tale
The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
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Susan Ericksen
Drawing on the diaries of one woman in 18th-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.
Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich gives us an intimate and densely imagined portrait, not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of her society. At once lively and impeccably scholarly, A Midwife's Tale is a triumph of history on a human scale.
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A cherished slice of history
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Excellent book and recording
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I enjoyed the story, although a little boring at times, for the most part it was very informative.
The diary itself
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Historical detail
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Informative history
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Insights into 18th C life worth initial profusion of dense detail.
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Insightful and Surprising
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Charming auto biographical journal reading of an American Woman
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The historical accuracy
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The details she wrote
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