Women’s History Assignment
Chicago Style
3 ½ pages
Our assigned readings capture the lives of many women, ranging from “ordinary” women carrying out their day-to-day duties to a number of “extraordinary” women who in the years leading up to the Civil War began engaging in political and social activities that ultimately changed the course of history for American women. Biographical Essay is to prepare a biographic essay about one of these noteworthy women. Because we are studying women’s history, I have chosen a collective approach as a way of illuminating one more method of feminist history writing. Feminist work often is done collectively and emphasizes the creation of knowledge through conversations. I hope you enjoy this project.
Here’s what I’d like you to do:
Women’s History Assignment. Read chapters 4 and 5 of Through Women’s Eyes to select a 19th century “noteworthy woman”. You may also want to look ahead to chapters 6 and 7 for additional ideas about “noteworthy women” of the later half of the 19th century [the 1800s]. Your biographical essay or slide show should analyze the life of the noteworthy woman you are studying in the context of: major (or minor) historical events occurring in the USA during the time the woman lived, such as the relationships of the individual woman’s life to social institutions, social movements, political events, cultural or artistic movements, etc. Not all of these aspects need to be covered in each of your essays–just what is relevant to explaining your noteworthy woman’s significance and her contributions to American history.
Women’s History Assignment. Our assigned readings capture the lives of many women, ranging from “ordinary” women carrying out their day-to-day duties to a number of “extraordinary” women who in the years leading up to the Civil War began engaging in political and social activities that ultimately changed the course of history for American women. Biographical Essay is to prepare a biographic essay about one of these noteworthy women. Because we are studying women’s history, I have chosen a collective approach as a way of illuminating one more method of feminist history writing. Feminist work often is done collectively and emphasizes the creation of knowledge through conversations. I hope you enjoy this project. Use APA referencing style.