Your essays should have a main thesis (or central argument) that is clearly stated in the introductory paragraph. They should include concrete examples (brief discussions of people, events, organizations, etc.) from the lectures, student presentations, and books that support the essays’ major points. (Books: The Second Founding, The Devil in the White city, Killers of the flower moon. In general, chronological organization (in order of when events take place) is preferred for history essays. Finally, essays should address potential counterarguments and conclude with a summation of your main thesis. Two of the following essay questions will appear on the midterm. Total of 7 paragraphs. 4. You are a member of the Osage Nation and the National Women’s Party, rallying support for the Equal Rights Amendment in 1926. Talk about how the relationship between Native Americans and the federal government evolved from the 1870s to the 1920s. Explain how the position of women in the larger American society has changed between the 1890s and the 1920s? Discuss women who exemplify this change? Finally, explain why Americans should support an Equal Rights Amendment that guarantees women the same rights as men in America. Split paragraphs Introduce to both 1st: native american rights 2nd: women′s right to vote, susan b anthony, victorian era 3rd: flip back and talk about the osage, use killers of the flower moon for examples 4th: women generally, women suffrage “Phillips and Douglass implored the group to postpone women’s suffrage. A historic opportunity to extend suffrage to black men presented itself, while votes for women, they maintained, had no chance of approval by Congress or the states.” (The Second Founding, Foner 85)
