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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.