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464 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0679733760
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ...
Community Reviews Summary of 552 reviews
Moods
inspiring 37%
reflective 37%
challenging 20%
emotional 12%
sad 12%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 8%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 40%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Medical content, Child death, MiscarriageModerate
Violence, Murder, ConfinementMinor
Abortion, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry
464 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 0679733760
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Between 1785 and 1812 a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine. On the basis of that diary, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ...
Community Reviews Summary of 552 reviews
Moods
inspiring 37%
reflective 37%
challenging 20%
emotional 12%
sad 12%
adventurous 8%
relaxing 8%
funny 4%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
slow 40%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Medical content, Child death, MiscarriageModerate
Violence, Murder, ConfinementMinor
Abortion, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry