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"The American Experience" A Midwife's Tale (1998)
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19 January 1998
(Season 10, Episode 8)
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A docudrama adaptation of Ulrich's Pulitzer-winning book, which was based on thousands of entries in the journal of Martha Ballard...
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A Must-See For Students of American History
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Cast
(Episode Credited cast) | Ron Tough | ... | Ephraim Ballard |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ruth Anderson | ||
| Hania Barton | ... | Sam Hardin |
| Jim Belding | ||
| Wallace Brown | ||
| Darrel Butler | ||
| John Harold Cail | (as John Cail) | |
| Paula Dawson | ||
| Mia Dillon | ||
| Sarah Evans | ||
| Alyson Green | ||
| Guy Grenier | ||
| Susan Hayward | ||
| J. Hunter | (as Joel Hunter) | |
| Henriette Ivanans | ||
| Eric Jaillet | ||
| Robert Jones | ||
| Kevin Jubinville | ||
 | Kaiulani Kimbrell | ... | Sally Fletcher |
| Kaiulani Lee | ... | Martha Ballard (as Kaiulani Sewall Lee) |
| Dawn McKelvie Cyr | ||
 | Andrew Elvis Miller | ... | Rev. Isaac Foster |
| Janet Monid | ||
| Jeannie Munday | ||
| Tom Oldenburg | ||
| Peter O'Neill | ||
| Andrew Power | ||
| Charlie Rhindress | ... | Shubael Pitts |
| Gil Rogers | ||
 | Jennifer S. Rose | ... | McMaster girl |
| Cecil Sharpe | ||
| Tari Signor | ||
| J. Smith-Cameron | ... | Mrs. Howard |
| Ronald Spurles | ||
| Waneta Storms | ||
| Doug Sutherland | ||
| Laurel Ulrich | ... | Herself |
| Wendy Way | ||
| Patricia Welbourne | ||
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Martha Ballard was a real American housewife and mother in the early days of our country. She was also a midwife who delivered hundreds of babies into the new world well into her old age. The hearty, rough-hewn character actress Kaulani Lee plays her to perfection, reminiscent of Anne Revere in "The Song of Bernadette". As her journal is played out, we see her children grow and marry, and get into trouble (along with their father) as the country struggles with democracy. Using authentic locales, props, & costumes, the filmmakers deliver a strong sense of the realities in living 200 years ago. This would make a good movie for Mother's Day or the 4th of July paired with "Drums Along the Mohawk" or "The Grapes of Wrath".