Read chapters 9-11 of Through Women’s Eyes, paying particular attention to the P

Posted: September 20th, 2023

Read chapters 9-11 of Through Women’s Eyes, paying particular attention to the Primary Sources sections on Voices of ‘Rosie the Riveter’ in chapter 9; Television’s Prescriptions for Women and ‘Is a Working Mother a Threat to the Home in chapter 10; and Feminism and the Drive for Equality in the Workplace in chapter 11. Also review the Women’s Bill of Rights from the National Organization for Women in chapter 10.
Create a post of approximately 250 words that describes:
– jobs that were portrayed through at least three different periods between 1920 and 2000 as women’s work;
– how women challenged these portrayals;
– how women themselves might have participated in the perpetuation of these portrayals.
– details the work experiences you have had and analyzes how they connect with the histories of work that are conveyed in our course text.
Locate a working woman whom you would like to interview. This woman can be a co-worker, a school colleague, a professor, a close friend, or even a relative. The woman ideally should be of a generation older or younger than you.
– Create a post of approximately 250 words that:
– Profiles your potential interviewee the type of work that she does, your relationship to her and the reasons for your interest in interviewing her.
– List 3-5 potential questions that you would like to ask her
– Comment on the work of your classmates and help to refine the questions
You will conduct your interview and write your essay. The essay should:
– Describe in detail the work and life of your interviewee, contextualizing it in relation to the course readings.
– Analyze the role of work in defining women’s history in the 20th century decades of 1920-2000.
– Reflect on your role in women’s history as a working (or non-working) woman.
After this workshop, then do the “Written Assignment: Interview Project”
– To create a primary source essay that helps to define the role of work in shaping women’s lives and voices in 20th century United States history. Your essay is based on the work completed in the M4 Workshop on Women and Work as well as a 30-45 minute interview of a working woman that you conduct.
Please make sure that the interviewee’s words are fully integrated into your analysis, as well as your own work experiences. The essay should:
– Describe in detail the work and life of your interviewee, contextualizing it in relation to the course readings.
– Analyze the role of work in defining women’s history in the 20th century decades of 1920-2000.
– Reflect on your role in women’s history as a working (or non-working) woman.