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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

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.
Length 56:46 Premiere: 10/11/21

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Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

Premiered On: 10/17/2021

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.

  • Thursday June 4, 2026 4:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday June 4, 2026 3:00 pm CT on KET
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