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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

October 11, 2021

57 minutes

Chelsea Gorham

History Documentary

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.

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Release Date

October 11, 2021

Runtime

57 minutes

Director

Chelsea Gorham

Production Companies

KET Kentucky Educational Television

Cast

Mary Breckinridge

Self (in Archival Footage)

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Overview

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Runtime

Director

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Cast

Mary Breckinridge

Melanie Beals Goan

Susan Stone

Carlyle Carter

Joycelyn Elders

Ellen Ross

Julia Breckinridge Davis

Nhandy!

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Overview

Where to Watch

Movie Details

Release Date

Runtime

Director

Production Companies

Cast

Mary Breckinridge

Melanie Beals Goan

Susan Stone

Carlyle Carter

Joycelyn Elders

Ellen Ross

Julia Breckinridge Davis

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