A Midwife's Tale : The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (Paperback)

from GennaC

An intimate look at the life of a 18th-century midwife, healer, housewife, and mother in rural Maine. Drawing on the seemingly bare diary entries of Martha Ballard, Ulrich paints an honest and vivid picture of the work of women throughout a period in history when they were considered unremarkable...

from mckait

This book is rather complicated. With excerpts from Martha's diary, we are treated to a peek at life in Hallowell Maine from 1785-1812. Part of what fascinated me was the use of herbal remedies, and other resources close to hand. In years past I have done a bit of study into these things myself, ...

from danichols

This pathbreaking, Pulitzer-prize-winning book is a study of the life, labor, and social connections of a rural midwife, Martha Ballard, based on her manuscript diary in the Maine State Library. A MIDWIFE'S TALE changed the way historians researched and wrote women's history. In the 1970s and '80...

from mckait

This book is rather complicated. With excerpts from Martha's diary, we are treated to a peek at life in Hallowell Maine from 1785-1812. Part of what fascinated me was the use of herbal remedies, and other resources close to hand. In years past I have done a bit of study into these things myself, ...

from brewergirl

This isn't a book with an exciting or compelling storyline. It took some dedication to read it, but it was fascinating. I've never had the discipline to keep a journal but I appreciate the consistency of Martha Ballard's diary ... as well as the discipline it took to decipher it and place it in t...