Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Name: Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains
Director: Chelsea Gorham
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2021-10-11
Duration: 57 min
Cast: Mary Breckinridge, Melanie Beals Goan, Susan Stone, Carlyle Carter, Joycelyn Elders

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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

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2021-10-11

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Explore the life of Mary Breckinridge and her efforts founding the Frontier Nursing Service, whose nurse-midwives traveled by horseback to provide healthcare to those living in a remote, mountainous region of Kentucky.

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Mary Breckinridge

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Melanie Beals Goan

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Susan Stone

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Carlyle Carter

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Joycelyn Elders