A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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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.
Book Club Questions for A Midwife's Tale (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on A Midwife's Tale:
- Did Laurel Thatcher Ulrich emphasize any specific themes throughout A Midwife's Tale? What do you think Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of A Midwife's Tale and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout A Midwife's Tale? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does A Midwife's Tale reveal Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of A Midwife's Tale affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for A Midwife's Tale (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on A Midwife's Tale:
- Did Laurel Thatcher Ulrich make persuasive arguments in A Midwife's Tale? Did A Midwife's Tale change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from A Midwife's Tale?
- How does Laurel Thatcher Ulrich present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Laurel Thatcher Ulrich biased within A Midwife's Tale? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does A Midwife's Tale make you want to read next? Why?
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