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Outline Model For Women'S History Research Project

Outline m odel f or W omen’s H istory S ocial H istory o f S tuff R esearch P roject

Note t hat t his s uggested o utline i s k eyed t o q uestions f or y our e xploration g iven o n t he

assignment p age f or t his p roject. Y ou m ay e xplore o ther s ocial q uestions n ot i ncluded

here, b ut a t l east s ome o f t he m aterial u nder I II a nd I V s hould b e c overed.

I. Introduction.

A. The object itself

1. Materials

2. Manufacture/.style

3. Size and weight

B. Why you chose the object

(No more than 10 percent of paper, should be less.)

II. History and function of the object.

A. Purpose

B. Earliest examples and evolution of object

C. Variations in design, construction, materials

D. Value of object

E. Functions/uses of object

F. Manufacturing history, if you can find any

(30-50 percent; does not have to be in this order and can emphasize some of these over

others depending on research)

III. Object’s social meaning in construction of womanhood and/or family

A. Gender meaning

B. Use in everyday life

C. Creation or consumption of leisure

D. Relation to family life

Relation to broader public sphere or marketplace

Class meaning

(30-50 percent; does not have to be in this order and can emphasize some of these over

others depending on research)

IV. Object today

A. Today’s model or technology, compared to past

1. Similarities

2. Differences

B. Today’s social meaning of this object or whatever replaced it

1. Gender

2. Class

3. Ethnic

4. Other

(no more than 15 percent)

Outline Model For Women'S History Research Project