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JCC Survey Course:
Assignments:
35

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PART I

A significant development of the first part of the nineteenth century was the advent of a distinct northern middle class. In cities, the roles of "middle class" men and women were clearly defined according to gender. Men left home each day and worked for wages, while women typically remained at home caring for the household and children. Men were designated as responsible for economic and political affairs. Women were idealized as moral leaders and educators of the children--this was later referred to as the "cult of domesticity".

Godey's Lady's Book (review sample selections including illustrations in numerous issues) --

  • FIND THREE SIGNIFICANT ITEMS RELATED TO THE QUOTATION ABOVE
  • CUT AND PASTE OR PRINT INFORMATION, ARTICLES, ILLUSTRATIONS TO ADDRESS THE QUESTIONS BELOW
  • FOR EACH--SUMMARIZE THE GENERAL CONTENT AND EXPLAIN SPECIFICALLY :

    *What are some of the characteristics of the 19th century middle class promoted in Godey's Lady's Book and reflected in the textbook?

    *What was the "perfect woman" according to Godey's Lady's Book?

     

  •  BE PREPARED TO SHOW YOUR RESEARCH ON THE ELMO:

*DISCUSSION IN CLASS---

*How did the lives of other women of this time period (general populations in the North, South and West) differ from the "cult of domesticity"?

*What are the social expectations women must deal with today?

Secondary Site with some data:   http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/godey/contents.html

 

PART II

"The Valley of the Shadow Project takes two communities, one Northern and one Southern, through the experience of the American Civil War. The project is a hypermedia archive of thousands of sources for the period before, during, and after the Civil War for Augusta County, Virginia, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Those sources include newspapers, letters, diaries, photographs, maps, church records, population census, agricultural census, and military records. Students can explore every dimension of the conflict and write their own histories, reconstructing the life stories of women, African Americans, farmers, politicians, soldiers, and families. The project is intended for secondary schools, community colleges, libraries, and universities."

This question requires that you review newspaper and journal/letter accounts in EACH NEWSPAPER  to:

Determine the attitudes in both Augusta and Franklin Counties related to States Rights, The Union, The Confederacy, Secession, Slavery, Irish, African Americans, Women, Lincoln and other significant issues.

Using the Link below: Select  TWO topics/issues cited or of your choice. Provide the specific perspective(s) projected by BOTH the Augusta and Franklin papers news reports or resident's letters/journals.

  • LIST THE TOPIC
  • STATE THE PAPER AND DATE --INCLUDING IF IT IS PRO NORTH OR SOUTH
  • CUT AND PASTE OR PRINT THE INFORMATION, ARTICLES, ILLUSTRATIONS
  • SUMMARIZE THE PERSPECTIVE AND YOUR THOUGHTS
  • BE PREPARED TO SHOW YOUR RESEARCH ON THE ELMO:

The Valley of the Shadow    CLICK ON THE EVE OF THE WAR, CLICK ON THE DIAGRAM SECTION "Newspapers", CLICK ON "ARTICLES INDEXED BY TOPIC, PICK YOUR TOPIC AND LOCATION --THEN SEARCH INFORMATION.  REMEMBER-- AUGUSTA (South) AND FRANKLIN (North)

 

 

 

 

 

 
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