Freedom Struggles or Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps. 

s: America during World War I OR Women in Science

You will be writing a 2,000-word research essay on American history after 1877. You will use one of your monographs as one of your sources: Freedom Struggles or Integrating Women into the Astronaut Corps. With that in mind, write a research question based on one of the above themes. You may use of one of the ones below or write your own. Here are some ideas:

World War I Era

• How did minorites contribute to the war from the homefront during World War I?
• What was the Houston Riot and how did it end?
• How did Woodrow Wilson’s approach to diplomacy influence the outcome of WWI?
• How did Progressive-era Reformers work for civil rights?
• What was the extent of the peace (anti-war) movement in the U.S.?

Women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

• How have women contributed to a particular field of STEM? (choose engineering, aeronautics, biology, geology, mathematics, etc.)
• What is the legacy of Henrietta Lacks?
• What was the role of government in regard to women at NASA?
• How did sexism contribute to women being excluded from NASA?
• How did the desegregation of schools affect medical education for people of color?

CONSTRUCT A BIBLIOGRAPHY

Create a bibliography (MLA or Chicago style) on your assigned topic with each of the following (minimum):

1. Monograph
2. Textbook
3. Book
4. Primary source
5. Journal article
6. Internet source

 Put the above into a Word document and upload via the submission button.

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Rubric

Proposal and BibliographyProposal and BibliographyCriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResearch Question2.0 ptsFull Marks1.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeMonograph2.0 ptsFull Marks2.0 ptsTop1.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTextbook2.0 ptsFull Marks1.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeBook2.0 ptsFull Marks1.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePrimary Source2.0 ptsFull Marks1.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeJournal Article2.0 ptsFull Marks1.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeInternet Source2.0 ptsFull Marks1.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks2.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyle and Effort6.0 ptsFull Marks3.0 ptsAverage0.0 ptsNo Marks6.0 pts
Total Points: 20.0