Everything you need to understand or teach Martha Ballard by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
The book is an incredible history of the life of the average midwife of late 18th Century New England. This is an area of information that has been overlooked and understudied for many years. The book starts out with a history of Martha Ballard up until the time she and her husband, Ephraim, move to Hallowell. The diary begins in Hallowell and explains the remainder of Martha's life through her midwife...
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 Lesson Plans contain 108 pages of teaching material, including:
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