Gender Women's Studies Final Paper

Women’s Movements - Final Paper Outline

Introduction:

I. Women’s Suffrage Movement - What was it? How did it change the course of women’s history?

II. Women’s Liberation Movement - Description of it and it’s impact.

III. First, Second, and Third Waves

IV. Thesis: The Women’s Suffrage and Liberation Movements were two of the most impactful developments of women’s history in the United States, of which the impacts are still felt today.

Body: Women’s Suffrage Movement:

I. History of Women in the United States

II. Role and Expectations in Society

III. Struggles of the Female Experience

i. Pre-movement

ii. Present Day

IV. Female Activist’s that Played a Significant Role in this Movement

i. Susan B. Anthony

ii. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

V. News Articles that Highlight the Women’s Suffrage Movement

i. The Imperfect, Unfinished Work of Women’s Suffrage - The New Yorker

ii. How Women’s Suffrage Improved Education for a Whole Generation of Children

Body: Women’s Liberation Movement

I. History of Women in the United States

II. Role and Expectations in Society

III. Struggles of the Female Experience

i. Pre-movement

ii. Present Day

IV. Female Activist’s that Played a Significant Role in this Movement

i. Gloria Steinem

ii. Kate Millett

V. News Articles that Highlight the Women’s Suffrage Movement

i. The Women’s Movement

ii. The Women’s Liberation Movement

Body: Compare and Contrast of the Two Movements

I. Similarities

II. Differences

Conclusion: Summary of Main Points and Closing

I. Impact of Feminist Movements

II. Closing Statement: Thanks to the hard work and advocacy by the women of the Suffrage and Liberation movements, females today are able to enjoy the freedoms and equality that they deserve as members of our society.

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