Skip to Main Content

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

Sponsored by:

Yellow and blue background with white state of Kentucky. Text reads Kentucky's Only Statewide Broadcasting NetworkYellow and blue background with white state of Kentucky. Text reads Kentucky's Only Statewide Broadcasting Network

Specials

TV Schedules

Jump to Recent Airdates

Upcoming

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.

  • Tuesday November 3, 2026 10:00 pm ET on KET
  • Tuesday November 3, 2026 9:00 pm CT on KET
  • Thursday November 12, 2026 6:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Thursday November 12, 2026 5:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Thursday November 12, 2026 6:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Thursday November 12, 2026 5:00 pm CT on KETKY
  • Thursday November 12, 2026 10:30 pm ET on KETKY
  • Thursday November 12, 2026 9:30 pm CT on KETKY
  • Saturday November 14, 2026 7:00 am ET on KETKY
  • Saturday November 14, 2026 6:00 am CT on KETKY
  • Saturday November 14, 2026 12:00 pm ET on KETKY
  • Saturday November 14, 2026 11:00 am CT on KETKY
Jump to Upcoming Airdates

Recent

Angels on Horseback: Midwives in the Mountains

  • Thursday September 17, 2026 4:00 pm ET on KET
  • Thursday September 17, 2026 3:00 pm CT on KET
Top

Explore KET