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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains: A KET Documentary

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains: A KET Documentary

Explore the life of Mary Breckinridge and her efforts in 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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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains: A KET Documentary is a local public television program presented by KET

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

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Special | 56m 46s | Learn about Mary Breckinridge and her efforts in founding the Frontier Nursing Service. (56m 46s)

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