The 8-10 page research paper is the major project for the course and is worth 250 points. It is aculmination of everything you have read and written about over the course, and as such shouldincorporate class readings and your own responses. The majority of your paper, though, should comefrom outside research, including other secondary sources (email me if you need a title and authorsuggestions) and perhaps even primary sources (newspapers, club notes, government documents, etc.).The topic is of your own choosing, but whatever your topic, I want you to deal with the following twoquestions in your final paper: (1) How has gender both limited and expanded women’s opportunitiesduring the 20th century? and (2) How have different ethical concerns impacted women’s opportunities?Your paper must consider the whole of the 20th century, no matter what your topic is. For example, ifyou choose women working in wartime, you cannot focus exclusively on World War II. I want you toreflect on the numerous changes women and society faced in the 20th century; dealing with just one erawill not allow you to do so.
It needs to be well-researched with a strong argument that is identified and articulated clearly. The paper needs to demonstrate afirm grasp of the topic, incorporate ideas of ethics, respond to the larger questions posed in theassignment, and contain relevant and accurate evidence. It is a formal paper and cannot includeany first-person references (I, we, me, us, our, etc.) or contractions.
Please use a minimum of 5 sources including the attached the reading from Margaret Sanger and chapters that include information on Birth Control. The attached readings from the book come from “Women and the American Experience” by Nancy Woloch, 5th Edition.
**ALSO USE: Woman’s Body, Woman’s Right by Linda Gordon**