U.S. History 2
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Purpose: This "Part I" assignment is essential for successful completion of your Final Project, and it alone counts for 5% of your entire grade. This step assures you've reviewed the Final Project options, chosen one, and begun work on it. You will get a jump-start by drafting an outline, annotating two scholarly sources, topic, time period, format, thesis, and a paragraph on your overall approach. · Tasks: · Research and find two scholarly sources that will provide information and context for your project. Watch the How to Use GALILEO Discover Search video to learn more about searching in GALILEO. Annotate your two sources (see the Annotating Sources: Creating Your Annotated Bibliography video for help on how to do this) and include information from your sources in your outline below. Need help with this? Use the embedded librarians - they're there to help! · Write out an organizational outline of your project. Even if you're not writing an essay, treat this outline as if you were - bullet out topics you want to explore in your video or presentation, questions you'd like to ask in an interview, or annotations for songs you're including in each "paragraph." Shoot for outlining 5-6 "body paragraphs" at this stage, in addition to your introduction and conclusion (you may add more as you go along). The more detailed your outline, the more feedback and guidance your instructor will be able to provide to make sure you're on the right track. Feel free to copy the format on the Creating an Outline page to get you started. Don't be surprised, if, while writing your outline, you discover more about your topic and your thesis and/or other choices change as a result! This is the very nature of learning. · When you're done, list the following at the top of your outline document: your broad theme, narrower topic/concept and time period, and the format or modality you've chosen. Underneath that, write your refined thesis - what you're attempting to argue or show. Improving and refining your thesis is one of the key aspects of this project - don't merely repeat what you submitted in the Unit 4 Brainstorm discussions. Check the following resources: · Building a Strong Thesis Statement and Writing Advice · the UNC Writing Center page on developing Thesis Statements · Finally, after your thesis, write an informal paragraph explaining your overall approach to your project: why your topic and format/modality go together well, and the progression of your argument or position - how do your different points/questions/songs connect and hang together? How do the two sources you found support your thesis? If you have specific questions for your instructor on how to do any of these, include them as well. File submissions: Please submit your file as a DOC.X or PDF file. Grading Criteria: · You've submitted each of the requirements: two annotated sources, an outline, theme, topic/concept, time period, format/modality, refined thesis statement and approach paragraph. |
My topic I am thinking about writing is The women’s right movement. I did a little research on it.
The women's rights movement is a topic that has been discussed for years in politics and around the world. However, only some people understand the purpose behind such a topic. This document discusses three relevant issues, including the American Revolution, when women could work, and their right to vote.
Women's rights movements emerged in the late 18th century and gained popularity starting in the 19th century. While it was in the 20th century that women could vote, there were important strides made by women during this time (Donno & Kreft, 2019). Some of these advancements include getting married before the age of 18, gaining access to higher education, and even being able to choose their spouses.
The right to vote was established during the Constitutional Convention to give women the right to participate politically. This is a significant achievement, as all other countries had denied women this right at the time of the US constitution's ratification. The first women's rights movement was in the United States (Rupp, 2022). The women's rights movement took place because women wanted to vote and be involved with government decisions. Many women were denied voting in the United States because they were not white, male, or poor. While being a woman is important, having equal rights in society will give them opportunities for education, better jobs, and equal pay for equal work.
In the United States, women have been fighting for their rights to their bodies and reproductive choices as much as men have. Women have fought for their right to abortion since Roe v. Wade declared that a fetus is not a person and cannot legally be considered human until it is full-term (Donno & Kreft, 2019). Mary Wollstonecraft was the first advocate of women's rights movements (Rupp, 2022). Very few women were swayed by her arguments because many had a moral objection to having their bodies used for scientific purposes and were against abortion.
References
Donno, D., & Kreft, A. K. (2019). Authoritarian institutions and women’s rights. Comparative Political Studies, 52(5), 720-753.
Rupp, L. J. (2022). Worlds of women. In Worlds of Women. Princeton University Press.
