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A Midwife's Tale Analysis

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There are many sources for historians to use when interpreting the past, but it is impossible to have enough to get a perfect portrayal of the past, no matter which time period. Even the primary sources are likely biased, and sometimes incomplete. The details that are unavailable are supplemented with what the historian believes to be most likely. In this case, historians must use the information provided by previous sources, and their own imagination to form a conclusion. In the film, A Midwife’s Tale, historian Ulrich uses Martha’s account of her movements through town to map the spread of the canker rash through the town she lived in.(A Midwife’s Tale, 1990) The writing of history, whether by those writing it in the moment or historians
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