Title: A midwife's tale
Subtitle: the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812
First published: 1990
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
Places: Maine, Hallowell (Me.), Hallowell, Augusta (Me.), Kennebec River Valley (Me.), Augusta, Kennebec, Vallée du (Me.)
People: Martha Ballard (1735-1812)