History of Women in the United States
"Women and Power" Project assignment description - Part 1:
- Start with the central question: how have women exercised power in U.S. history since the colonial period?
- Identify an area of focus, using library databases to help narrow down your topic.
- Identify a set of primary sources from the textbook and library databases to form your analysis.
- PROJECT GOAL: Annotated bibliography of sources, list of relevant concepts. DUE October 28
While the final outcomes of this project will be a poster or video and a 6-page paper, this focus of this research guide is Part 1 of the project.
General objectives for this guide
- Understand unique ways to search for and use primary sources
- Develop effective keywords based on research question and exploration
- Find and evaluate primary and secondary sources from library databases
- Create an annotated bibliography using Chicago style citations
You can use the library's resources to:
- Explore your broad topic of interest and narrow it down to a manageable research question or thesis statement
- Locate primary sources to form your analysis of women's power throughout US history
- Locate and use a smaller number of secondary sources to aid you in your analysis
How to use this research guide:
The gray tabs represent different steps in the research process. Use the Next and Previous buttons at the bottoms of the pages to move between them, or click on a link below to jump to a particular page: