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MINJA T -- Compare and contrast the women’s rights movement of the 1840s-1860s wit the women’s rights movement of the 1960s – 1980s.

HAYDEN J -- In what ways did the early nineteenth-century reform movements for abolition and women’s rights illustrate both the strength and weaknesses of democracy in the early American republic?

TARUNI K -- Discuss the changing ideals of American womanhood between the American Revolution (1770s) and the outbreak of the Civil War. What factors fostered the emergence of “republican motherhood” and the “cult of domesticity”? Assess the extent to which these ideals influenced the lives of women during this period. In your answer be sure to consider issues of class and race.

KUANHUNG L -- Analyze the roles women played in Progressive Era reforms form the 1880s through 1920. Focus your essay on the following.
 * Politics
 * Social Conditions
 * Labor and working conditions