Women’s Suffrage

What were the historical arguments for and against women’s suffrage, or right to vote? What role did women play in late-19th and early 20th century progressive reforms?

“New Womanhood” Answer the chosen essay prompt fully and completely. Include a main argument, which the rest of your essay will successfully refer to and strengthen. Use detailed and appropriate evidence from the course’s required readings. https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=9&smtid=2 https://billofrightsinstitute.org/activities/handout-a-background-essay-women-in-the-gilded-age (See attachments) Utilize a mix of both primary and secondary source material. Include body paragraphs that a) […]

Choose one critical theory and give a brief history of it. Was it a reaction to a social issue (civil rights? women’s suffrage? queer theory)? If so, how does this prove that critical approaches mirror or change with society?

Discussion Board Post Write a 200-400 word discussion board post in which you answer the following: Choose one critical theory and give a brief history of it. How did it evolve? Was it a reaction to a social issue (civil rights? women’s suffrage? queer theory)? If so, how does this prove that critical approaches mirror […]

Find a text related to either the civil rights movement or the women’s rights movement. Briefly describes the context in which the text was created and the speaker/author’s purpose and goals.

Social Movement Rhetoric For this mini-analysis you will need to find a text related to either the civil rights movement or the women’s rights movement. This text can be a speech, a letter. a newspaper editorial, or something else, as long as you are able to analyze it through the lens of either feminist or […]

Write a short 2-3 sentence summary of each source’s main point, in your own words, to make sure you have an understanding of the material.

Topic: The Vote Take notes on the key people, events, and developments covered in) the documentary. Next, read or view two primary sources that go along with the documentary they selected. These sources will offer varying perspectives on the subject. As you read, pay attention to who created the source and how that may affect […]

Choose one of the following topics and write an essay on the Cult of True Womanhood or on the Seneca Falls Convention 1848.

Feminism.  Choose one of the following topics and Write an essay on the following topics; The Cult of True Womanhood: The Seneca Falls Convention 1848: A Brief Summary of the First Wave of Feminism: Women’s Suffrage: The Waves of Feminism and why people keep fighting over them : Margaret Sanger: Birth Control Pill: The Battle […]

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