Charleston County Public Library

A midwife's tale

eng

videorecording

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A midwife's tale

DVD

71223415

90

Dramatic exploration of the life of Martha Ballard, a woman who lived through the economic boom and bust and political and social turmoil of the decades following the American Revolution

Martha and Laurel, and Martha's diary -- The epidemic -- Family and work -- Martha and the new doctor -- The minister's wife and the law -- Courtship and marriage -- Parthenia's long illness -- Rebellion at home and in the woods -- 1800, the turn of the century -- Ephraim's year in jail -- The Purrington murder -- The end of Martha's life

live action