Name/Title
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812Entry/Object ID
WHC 2017.33Description
Drawing on the diaries of a midwife and healer in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.
Physical Description: 444 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.Collection
Maine History CollectionCataloged By
Marie StickneyAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2017.33Source or Donor
Bowley, Donovan.Acquisition Method
DonationLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Midwives, DiariesSearch Terms
Diaries, Biographies, Hallowell, Augusta, MaineOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
318960013004445Book Details
Author
Ulrich, Laurel ThatcherPublisher
Alfred A. KnopfDate Published
1990Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
Maine B BalISBN
0394568443Location
Location
Wall
Maine HistoryRoom
Walsh History CenterBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
FairDate Examined
Jan 28, 2018Examined By
Marie StickneyNotes
Very extensive foxing edges of all pages as well as dust jacket.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Parker, Minnie (see Dutcher)General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Marie Stickney
Status Date: 2018-01-28Created By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
January 28, 2018Updated By
Administrator (Marie)Update Date
January 28, 2018