A midwife's tale

the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812

About this book

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

  • 974.1/6 b
  • ballard, martha
  • ballard, martha , 1735-1812
  • biographies
  • biography
  • f29.h15 u47 1991
  • kennebec river valley (me.)
  • maine, biography
  • maine, social life and customs
  • midwifery
  • midwives
  • midwives--maine--augusta--biography
  • midwives--maine--hallowell--biography
  • moeurs et coutumes
  • new york times reviewed
  • sages-femmes
  • social life and customs
  • social life andcustoms
  • women, biography
  • women, united states, biography
  • wz 100 .b189u 1991