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Below you will find the individual end-of-semester projects, written and compiled by my wonderful students for HIS 275 (History of Women in the United States), at Marymount California University in Palos Verdes, CA.
The class itself focuses quite a bit on political and labor history, and I was pleased to see the range of interesting topics -- mostly cultural -- that the students chose, from the birth control pill and the bra to women's sports and vibrators.
The students were required to have the following elements in their final project, all of which were due at noon (12 pm) on Thursday, December 5:
Thank you to all the students who participated and shared their research with us.
-Esther Cuenca, instructor
December 5, 2013
The class itself focuses quite a bit on political and labor history, and I was pleased to see the range of interesting topics -- mostly cultural -- that the students chose, from the birth control pill and the bra to women's sports and vibrators.
The students were required to have the following elements in their final project, all of which were due at noon (12 pm) on Thursday, December 5:
- A 1,250-word essay on the relevance of their topic to women’s history and experiences in the United States— which also considers how this issue, movement, or organization affected women of different classes, races, or generations—and how and why it continues to be relevant today.
- A bibliography of works that they consulted to write the essay, containing at least one scholarly work—an article or book—written after 1970 (encyclopedia entries do not count towards the one scholarly work).
- At least one primary source, which must be a document of some sort, associated with their topic, with a paragraph contextualizing the source (the who, what, when, where) and why it is relevant to the topic.
- A gallery (at least four items) that includes relevant images, videos, or other multimedia that furthers our understanding of their topic. All multimedia must include a couple of descriptive sentences explaining their significance to the topic.
Thank you to all the students who participated and shared their research with us.
-Esther Cuenca, instructor
December 5, 2013