Movie·2021·0h 57m

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

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

HistoryDocumentary

Synopsis

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.