Literary Form:Non-fiction
Publication Year:1990
Original Language:English
Author Nationality:United States
A Midwife's Tale
The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
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Presents the life of Martha Ballard, a midwife in Maine during the eighteenth century, by drawing on the detailed diary she kept for twenty-seven years of her life.
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974.1/6 bBallard, marthaBallard, martha , 1735-1812BiographiesBiographyF29.h15 u47 1991Kennebec river valley (me.)Maine, biographyMaine, social life and customsMidwiferyMidwivesMidwives--maine--augusta--biographyMidwives--maine--hallowell--biographyMoeurs et coutumesNew York Times reviewedSages-femmesSocial life and customsSocial life andcustomsWomen, biographyWomen, united states, biographyWz 100 .b189u 1991