Movie Description
Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains
(2021)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Chelsea Gorham
- Producer : Matt Grimm
- Writer : Chelsea Gorham
- Cast : Mary Breckinridge,Melanie Beals Goan,Susan Stone,Carlyle Carter,Joycelyn Elders,Ellen Ross,Julia Breckinridge Davis
Cast
Self (in Archival Footage)
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Facts
Original TitleAngels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains
Status Released
Release Information
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2021-10-11
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 57m
Homepagehttps://www.ket.org/program/ket-documentaries/angels-on-horseback-midwives-in-the-mountains-181273/
Production CompaniesKET,Kentucky Educational Television
Genres
- History
- Documentary
