HIS100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Institute Of Historical Research, Nineteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Secondary Source
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Historical research question area of study or general time. The purpose of a research question is to narrow a broad topic of interest to a specific area of study. Human rights and inequality > women"s suffrage > = research question. Upon doing light research into women"s suffrage i questioned what were the actions of women during the suffrage movement that lead them to the passing of the 19th amendment. What consequences were a part of the event. What the origins were of the idea. What trends were occurring in society at the time. How does the context of an event contribute to its cause or how it occurred. When creating your research question, ask yourself: a. b. c. d. Are the material created at the historical moment. For women"s suffrage, these could be diaries written by susan b. anthony or speeches were written by elizabeth cady stanton. Are the material that comes after the fact (historical event).
