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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Learn about Mary Breckinridge and her efforts in founding the Frontier Nursing Service.

10/11/2021 | Rating NR

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

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

Learn about Mary Breckinridge and her efforts in founding the Frontier Nursing Service.

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.

10/11/2021 | Rating NR

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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: A KET Documentary

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions

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.

10/11/2021 | Rating NR

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