Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains (2021)
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.
Director: Chelsea Gorham
https://www.ket.org/program/ket-documentaries/angels-on-horseback-midwives-in-the-mountains-181273/
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Mary Breckinridge as Self (in Archival Footage) |
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Melanie Beals Goan as |
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Susan Stone as |
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Carlyle Carter as |
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Joycelyn Elders as |
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Ellen Ross as |
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Julia Breckinridge Davis as |
| Writing | Chelsea Gorham | Writer |
| Production | Matt Grimm | Producer |
| Directing | Chelsea Gorham | Director |