A midwife's tale

Description:

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.

subjects: Biography,  Midwives,  Social life and customs,  Midwifery,  Moeurs et coutumes,  Biographies,  Sages-femmes,  Social life andcustoms,  Maine, biography,  Maine, social life and customs,  Women, biography,  New York Times reviewed,  Women, united states, biography,  Kennebec river valley (me.),  Ballard, martha,  Ballard, martha , 1735-1812,  Midwives--maine--hallowell--biography,  Midwives--maine--augusta--biography,  F29.h15 u47 1991,  Wz 100 .b189u 1991,  974.1/6 b

People: Martha Ballard (1735-1812)

Places: Maine,  Hallowell (Me.),  Hallowell,  Augusta (Me.),  Kennebec River Valley (Me.),  Augusta,  Kennebec, Vallée du (Me.)