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HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 1
Discussion

Choose one of the following and write a comprehensive
discussion post of 250 to 500 words. In
addition to the assigned readings from the Course Modules and U.S. History, I
have included some other resources that you should find helpful – these can be
found in the Discussion Topic Week 1: Overview.

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 1 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

Week 1 Discussion Questions

1. How did the Hull House experience contribute to the
development of feminism?

2. Identify changes during the Civil War and Reconstruction
regarding both lives and assumptions about the following: upper-class women,
working-class women, middle-class women, woman activists and black women.

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 2
Discussion

Choose one of the following and write a comprehensive
discussion post of 250 to 500 words. In
addition to the assigned readings from the Course Modules and U.S. History, I
have included some other resources that you should find helpful – these can be
found in the Discussion Topic Week 2: Overview.

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 2 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

1. What strategies did women use to win the right to vote?
Which were most successful? What made them successful?

2. What role did state governments play in extending voting
rights to women? What role did the federal government play?

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 3
Discussion

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 3 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

1. Why did so many women join the KKK in the early 1920’s?
What were some of the motivating factors? What does this tell us about
political motivations for women versus men?

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 4 Discussion

Choose one of the following and write a comprehensive
discussion post of 250 to 500 words. In
addition to the assigned readings from the Course Modules and U.S. History, I
have included some other resources that you should find helpful – these can be
found in the Discussion Topic Week 3: Overview.

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 3 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

1. What drew women to the cities in the 1930’s? How was
their mindset different from young women’s mindset from earlier generations?

2. How did popular culture, government legislation, and
private industry perpetuate women continuing to be in lower paying jobs or
continuing to be at home?

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 5
Discussion

Choose one of the following and write a comprehensive
discussion post of 250 to 500 words. In
addition to the assigned readings from the Course Modules and U.S. History, I
have included some other resources that you should find helpful – these can be
found in the Discussion Topic Week 5: Overview.

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 5 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

1. Which Japanese internee impacted you the most and why?
What are your thoughts on profiling people based on their race or religion?

2. Many of us learn the basics and sometimes dive even
deeper into WWII but we rarely study women in this war. What surprised you the
most from Chafe’s article? Do you think that served in WACs felt equal and
honored? Why or why not?

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 6
Discussion

Choose one of the following and write a comprehensive
discussion post of 250 to 500 words. In
addition to the assigned readings from the Course Modules and U.S. History, I
have included some other resources that you should find helpful – these can be
found in the Discussion Topic Week 6: Overview.

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 6 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

1. In your view, how did women activists impact the Civil
Rights Movement? Give an example.

2. In the article, There was no middle ground, how did women
respond to the lack of progress in the South and how did that impact the status
of women and minorities?

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 7
Discussion

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 7 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

1. How did the women’s movement change the United States?

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 8
Discussion

Choose one of the following and write a comprehensive
discussion post of 250 to 500 words. In
addition to the assigned readings from the Course Modules and U.S. History, I
have included some other resources that you should find helpful – these can be
found in the Discussion Topic Week 8: Overview.

Your discussion is due by Thursday of Week 8 – use the
“Create a Thread” option, Comments are due by Sunday use the “Reply” option.
Note for the comments – make sure that you comment on topics other than the one
you wrote your essay on.

1. What are two
things that surprised you about Islamic Law and women? You are welcome to
pontificate on the cultural extremism at the end of your post but please do not
confuse them within the post; just focus on Islamic law.

2. In the article “Women’s History in the New
Millennium”, Anne Firor Scott, Sarah Evans, Susan Kahn, and Elizabeth Faue
have a fascinating discussion about their life experience and where they think
things are going in the future. What are your thoughts on the argument that
women have gone from passive to active and therefore they are now agents of
change? Any other thoughts on these email exchanges?

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 2 Research
Topic Proposal

Select a topic within the historical parameters of the
course, United States women’s history from 1870 to 2000. Conduct preliminary
research, based on your topic (with the understanding that it may be slightly
modified later in the research process), and write a one-page proposal
outlining the subject of your paper. This must contain a clear thesis statement
regarding the question(s) your research will answer. Your topic can be a person
or event. Discuss ideological issues, cultural context, economics, religion, or
other major themes germane to the period of study.

Some Topic Ideas

Settlement House Movement

The Women’s Christian Temperance Union

Women’s Suffrage Movement

The Birth Control Movement

African American Women Reform Efforts

Working Women: The Women’s Trade Union League

Women in World War I

Women in World War II

The Rise of Feminism

Women and the Civil Rights Era

Women of the Red Power Movement (North American Indigenous
Women)

Or any topic you get approved by me

HIST377 6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 5 Annotated
Bibliography

Conduct research on your topic and compose a property
formatted, detailed bibliography consisting of the research sources to be used
in your final paper. The sources must consist of both academic journal
articles, books (no textbooks or e-books are acceptable), and primary sources.

The minimum requirement for the annotated bibliography is a
total of nine sources:

one primary source (historical document, newspaper, letters,
or diary)

four academic journal articles

four books

HIST377
6381 U.S. Women’s History 1870 to 2000

Week 8 Final
Paper

Write a research paper (7-8 pages of text in length,
one-inch margins, double spaced) based on your term paper topic and proposal
assignment, using the sources from your annotated bibliography assignment. The
paper must present an argument based on your thesis from your topic and
proposal assignment.