Martha Moore Ballard (February 20, 1735 – May 7, 1812) was an American midwife, healer, and diarist. Unusual for the time, Ballard kept a diary with hundreds of entries over nearly three …

Aug 27, 2014 · Martha Ballard somehow managed to deliver 797 babies in the frontier community of Hallowell (now Augusta), Maine, between 1785 and 1812. She kept her now-famous diary …

Jan 19, 1998 · An innovative dramatic film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Martha Ballard, a midwife and mother living in the wilds of Maine during the chaotic decades following …

One woman who made her mark in the community as a health care provider was Martha Moore Ballard (1735-1812). She was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, and raised in a family that …

Martha Ballard lived in a time of dramatic change. See how her life fit into the age of the American Revolution, the beginnings of modern medicine, and other important changes. Explore the …

For twenty-seven years, Martha Ballard kept a diary, from 1785 until her death in 1812. Ballard served as a midwife, a woman experienced in helping the birthing process of other women, …

Oct 10, 2023 · Esteemed midwife Martha Ballard was fifty when she began to keep a diary—a unique and detailed record of life in 18th-century rural America that would grow to 10,000 …