Women, Feminism and History Assignments

Short Exercises

The seven short exercises listed on the schedule will count for 45% of the grade. (The lowest of these marks will be dropped.) Each of these exercises will generally require 1 - 2 pages of writing, although the kind of work they ask of you varies. As a rule, you will hand a hard copy to Lori Creed in class and submit work electronically. Guidelines for electronic submission will be supplied with each exercise. Because these exercises are closely linked to class discussion, late submission is strongly discouraged. They will be graded on a 10 point scale, and a point will be deducted for each day they are late.

Links and further instructions will be added to the schedule a week prior to the due date for each exercise.

1. Definitions  (Using and evaluating web resources) due January 16
2. Christine de Pisan, Feminism and History  (Document analysis) due February 1
3. Finding Women and Gender in Early Modern History   (Bibliography) due February 12
4. Difference and Equality in the Age of Revolutions   (Debate) due February 27
5. Chronology of Abolition and Women’s Rights due March 8
6. Images of Suffrage (Movie Review) due April 3
7. Ask Your Mother (Oral History) due April 24

In-class Exercises

There will also be frequent in-class exercises that ask you to draw connections between the readings and material presented in class. You can generally prepare for these by coming to class with your readings, and notes identifying a few passages you think relevant to our ongoing conversations. These exercises will count for 15% of your grade. If you complete all of these in a way that shows consistent engagement with the material, you will receive a "B" for this portion of the course. Missing assignments, or responses that suggest you have not been taking the work seriously will invite closer scrutiny and lower grades. Responses that show close reading and careful thought will earn higher marks. These exercises cannot be made-up.