History ·Documentary · United States of America · 2021 · 57m

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Director

Cast

Mary Breckinridge as Self (in Archival Footage) Melanie Beals Goan as Susan Stone as Carlyle Carter as Joycelyn Elders as Ellen Ross as

Crew

Chelsea Gorham — Writer Matt Grimm — Producer

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.

Key Collaborators

Chelsea Gorham Director Chelsea Gorham Writer Matt Grimm Producer

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