{"id":29349,"date":"2024-07-07T21:57:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-07T21:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/in-summary-this-is-a-research-paper-it-is-meant-to-answer-the-question-what-was-the-female-experience\/"},"modified":"2024-07-07T21:57:11","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T21:57:11","slug":"in-summary-this-is-a-research-paper-it-is-meant-to-answer-the-question-what-was-the-female-experience","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/in-summary-this-is-a-research-paper-it-is-meant-to-answer-the-question-what-was-the-female-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"In summary, this is a research paper.   It is meant to answer the question, \u201cwhat was the female experience?\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>&nbsp;Regardless of selection, your papers should contain in-text citations that document sources as well as a comprehensive bibliography at the paper\u2019s end.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">INSTRUCTIONS<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">For your midterm assignment, students will write an<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>essay exploring women\u2019s experiences in early US history from a selected lived experience.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Students may choose<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">one<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of the following lived experiences to analyze: &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ol style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An Iroquois woman during the era of colonization (1600s)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">An English immigrant to Virginia; arrived on an indenture (1600s\/1700s)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Loyalist (pro-British) during the Revolutionary War<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Slave woman (post War of Independence)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Textile worker (early 19<sup style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>century)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Reformer (antebellum)<\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Camp follower (American Civil War)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Based on your selection, asses the era in question from the indicated perspective. Listed below are some criteria you might consider in your assessment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Historical context.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Development of context is important for understanding an event of historic consequence.&nbsp; Think of context as setting the stage.<strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong>Historian Jules Benjamin defines historical context as, \u201cthe complex environment in which a historical topic is embedded.&nbsp; The historical context includes social, political, cultural, economic, and other factors\u201d&nbsp;(Benjamin 2016).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Consider<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">social shaping forces<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of your selected era, for instance, legal standing. Are you governed by<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">laws of coverture<\/em>?&nbsp; In other words, are you a married woman, or are you a single woman operating under<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">feme sole<\/em>? Legal standing is one influence, but there are certainly other social shaping forces you might consider including the church, dominant economic activity of your selected region, and ideology- the Cult of Domesticity, for instance.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Division of labor:<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span>what work responsibilities do you have? Paid or unpaid? Are your labor expectations in alignment with social expectations of womanhood?&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Political realities<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>of the era. In the era of Revolution, for example, the unfolding political landscape (boycotts and the homespun movement) impacts women\u2019s lives dramatically.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Impact of class<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>(socioeconomic standing). Often times, class is one of the largest determinants of an individual\u2019s experience.&nbsp; Class dictated women\u2019s relation to labor.&nbsp; In other words, wealthy woman could hire help where as poor women are not granted an immunity to physical labor outside and within the home.&nbsp; Consider the labor obligations of slave women.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Impact of geographic region.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Geography plays an imperative role with the narrative of the past.&nbsp; The northern English colonies, for example, evolved into an entirely different region than the cultivating regions of the Chesapeake.&nbsp; These differences also extended into the social landscape as labor considerations offered different experiences.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Realities and demands of<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">motherhood\/family\/home life.<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Keep in mind that most women will not have the benefit of electrification or running water in their homes until the late 19<sup style=\"font-size: 12px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">th<\/sup><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>century (depending on social class and physical location).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; padding-left: 40px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Observations of others.<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>Part of your perspective can include the observation of others.&nbsp; If, for instance, you are assessing the position of Loyalist women during the Revolutionary era your analysis can be improved by reflecting on the Patriot (pro-Independence) forces as well.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The midterm paper can be written from a first-person perspective, but it does not have to be.&nbsp; I will leave that up to individual students to determine. Keep in mind this is a history course, not creative writing.&nbsp; Attention to historical detail and subsequent analysis will be evaluated.&nbsp; Clearly, women\u2019s experiences throughout American history have varied across regional, social, and economic lines.&nbsp; The experiences of women are shaped by a variety of national developments including immigration, war, and policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">In summary, this is a research paper.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">It is meant to answer the question,<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>\u201cwhat was the female experience?\u201d&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 6px 0px; font-size: 1.8em; line-height: 1.5; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">MECHANICS<\/span>:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Your essay<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">must incorporate a minimum of 2 primary sources<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>from<span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Through Women\u2019s Eyes<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Primary sources are found at the end of each chapter as well as embedded within the chapters themselves (small salmon colored textboxes).<a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">[1]<\/span><\/a>&nbsp; Students are encouraged to incorporate supplemental materials that have been posted on Canvas as well (documentaries, scholarly websites, etc.).&nbsp; Source material must be cited appropriately.&nbsp; In-text citations as well as a comprehensive bibliography are needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Midterm papers are to be 3-4 pages in length, Times New Roman 12 pt. font, and double spaced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Regardless of selection, your papers should contain in-text citations that document sources as well as a comprehensive bibliography at the paper\u2019s end.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; INSTRUCTIONS: For your midterm assignment, students will write an&nbsp;essay exploring women\u2019s experiences in early US history from a selected lived experience.&nbsp;&nbsp; Students may choose&nbsp;one&nbsp;of the following lived experiences to analyze: &nbsp;&nbsp; An [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"disciplines":[30],"paper_types":[],"tagged":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/29349"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/questions"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/questions\/29349\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"disciplines","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/disciplines?post=29349"},{"taxonomy":"paper_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/paper_types?post=29349"},{"taxonomy":"tagged","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tagged?post=29349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}