Midwife Of The Wild Frontier
Tyler, Melissa
Patty Bartlett Session, born over 220 years ago in the obscure town of Bethel, Maine, blazed trails through the wild American west as well as the cultural attitudes of her time. She didn't back down when asked to learn and become a midwife, becoming the de facto doctor in many rural settings throughout her life, delivering nearly 4000 babies.
She joined one of the new religions growing out of the American continent, and was empowered to organi...