Using the primary sources assigned to support your argument, in 3-4 pages, explain the causes of the change in women’s societal status between 1900-1970.

Assignment Question

Alice Stone Blackwell, Answering Objections to Women’s Suffrage (1917)

Ellen Welles Page, “A Flapper’s Appeal to Parents” (1922)

National Organization for Women, “Statement of Purpose” (1966)

Gloria Steinem on Equal Rights for Women (1970)

Answer the following question: Using the primary sources assigned to support your argument, in 3-4 pages, explain the causes of the change in women’s societal status between 1900-1970. What to use: Only these documents and your textbook; you can’t use any other sources. What to submit: A double spaced 3-4-page essay formatted with 1 inch margins in 12 point font using the align left setting. Essays must be submitted in PDF or doc format. Pages files CANNOT be opened on Canvas, and will not be graded. Do not submit a title page or works cited page for this assignment. Direct quotations from the sources are required, with parenthetical citations – examples: (Stone); (Welles); (NOW); (Steinem). Where to submit: You must turn the paper via the Turnitin Button in the Canvas assignment. Email submissions or attachments to the comments of the Canvas assignment will not be accepted. How many points for the assignment: 100 points The outcome the assignment evaluates: Assess the evolution of women’s roles and status throughout the twentieth century. This tool needs to be loaded in a new browser window.

 

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