Assignment

Please answer ONE of the following questions in a well-developed essay (4-6 double-spaced typed pages in length with one inch margins,[1] in black 12-point Times New Roman font on white paper (footnotes, unlike the main text, are to be in 10-point font), and with one staple in the upper left hand corner and page numbers in the upper right hand corner) that contains a thesis statement, a structure, and specific examples from the lectures and readings (you may write your essay in a small group with one or two of your classmates, but in that case your paper should be 6-8 double-spaced pages in length and have all of the names of those who contributed on the title page,[2] which does not get a page number):

1. What was "Progressivism"?[3]
2. Why did it take so long for women to win the vote?[4]

[1] Important: By 4-6 pages, I mean at least four full pages of text and not 3 ½ or some other length that is not a minimum of four full pages.

[2] Important: By 6-8 pages, I mean at least six full pages of text and not 5 ½ or some other length that is not a minimum of six full pages.

[3] John D. Buenker, "What Was Progressivism?" in Retrieving the American Past (Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2006), 1-45.

[4] Susan M. Hartmann, "The Grueling Battle for Woman Suffrage," Retrieving the American Past (Boston: Pearson Custom Publishing, 2006), 1-35.