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A MIDWIFE'S TALE, The Life of Martha Ballard by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
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by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich. Softbound, 444 pages, 5-1/4" x 8". Between 1785 and 1812, Martha Ballard, a midwife and healer, kept a diary that recorded her arduous work as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. An intimate portrait, not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of society, a portrait that sheds light on its medical practices, religious squabbles and sexual mores. No. 701628

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