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Ulrich, Laurel.

A midwife's tale : the life of Martha Ballard, based on her diary, 1785-1812 / - 1st ed. - New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1990. - x, 444 p. : maps ; 22 cm.

Cover title: Martha Ballard, her diary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-411) and index.

Introduction: a great sea A going -- August 1787: Exceeding dangeroulsly ill -- September 1799: warpt a piece -- October 1789: Mrs Foster has sworn a Rape on a number of men -- November 1792: Matrimonial writes -- December 1797: Birth 50. Birth 51 -- January 1796: find my house up in arms -- February 1801: A desection performed -- March 1804: what a scean had I to go at Evening -- April 1806: Polly Purington here -- May 1809: Workt in my gardin -- Epilogue -- Appendix: medicinal ingredients mentioned in Martha Ballard's diary.

Pulitzer Prize, History, 1991

ISBN: 0394568443 : $24.95 9780394568447 : $24.95

LCCN: 89045273

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 9014331 DNLM

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812.
Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812.
Ballard, Martha, 1735-1812.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Midwives--Maine--Hallowell--Biography.
Midwives--Maine--Augusta--Biography.
Midwifery--Biography.
Sages-femmes--Biographies.--Maine--Hallowell
Sages-femmes--Biographies.--Maine--Augusta

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Hallowell (Me.)--Biography.
Augusta (Me.)--Biography.
Kennebec River Valley (Me.)--Social life and customs.
Augusta (Me.)--Biographies.
Kennebec, Vall�ee du (Me.)--Moeurs et coutumes.
Hallowell (Me.)--Biographies.

LC Class. No.: F29.H15 / U47 1990

Dewey Class. No.: 974.1/6 B

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WZ 100 / B189u 1990