This week, you imagine interviewing a historical figure who participated in a social movement. Select one historical figure from this week’s resources whom you would interview.
Note: You may pick any person mentioned in Chapter 3, even if they are not discussed in the pages listed in the required readings.
Resources
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
By Day 7
Write at least five substantial paragraphs (300-500 words) addressing the following:
- Which historical figure from the reading did you select to interview? Describe their background and their role in the women’s movement. Include relevant dates.
- Include at least three questions you would ask the historical figure related to their role in social movements.
- What do you imagine their response would be to the following?
- Do you think of yourself as a feminist?
- Is that good or bad?
- Include at least two quotes from this week’s reading.
- Include at least one reference or quote from another credible source you have found.
- Ness, I. (Ed.). (2015). Women’s movement. In Encyclopedia of American social movementsLinks to an external site. (1st ed.). Routledge. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/waldenu/read...
- Women and the Progressive Movement (pp. 337–340)
- Working Women’s Movement, Early Twentieth Century (pp. 345–352)
- Women’s Movement, 1920–1960 (pp. 360–372)
- African-American Women’s Movement, 1950–Present (pp. 391–396)
- Women’s Liberation Movement, 1965–1975 (pp. 422–428)
- Feminist/Lesbian Separatism Movement (pp. 436–444)
- Anti-Rape Movement (pp. 445–454)