DoHistory
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- Subject:
- Humanities, Social Sciences
- Institution Name:
- Film Study Center at Harvard University
- Collection:
- Center for History and New Media
- Grade Level:
- Secondary, Post-secondary
- Abstract:
This site invites you to explore the process of piecing together the lives of ordinary people in the past. It is an experimental, interactive case study based on the research that went into the book and film A Midwife’s Tale, both based upon the remarkable diary of 18th-century midwife/healer Martha Ballard. Although DoHistory is centered on the life of Martha Ballard, you can learn basic skills and techniques for interpreting fragments that survive from any period in history.
- Course Type:
- Learning Module
- Languages:
- English
- Material Type:
- Activities and Labs, Readings
- Media Format:
- Audio, Graphics/Photos, Text/HTML
- Conditions of Use:
- Custom Permissions
- Copyright Holder:
- Copyright 2000. President and Fellows of Harvard College. All Rights Reserved.
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