Martha Ballard's Story (8:42)


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"Martha Ballard's diaries... these 2 fat volumes, 27 years in a woman's writing, 1785 to 1812 and I was just mesmerized... to find a woman born in 1735 actually writing what she did everyday for 27 years was just amazing."

Martha Ballard's story has been retold in many forms. The diary has allowed the present a glimpse of the past.

Through surviving pages, digital information and movie images, the words of Martha Ballard continue to tell their story today.


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