6 discussion questions minimum 200 words each

  

Q1

Read as the If I Were a Man information by Charlotte Perkins Gillman. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following items:

· What things most surprised Mollie-as-Gerald?

· What point was Gilman making in this story?

· What did she identify as the gender inequalities of the day?

· Do the stereotypes concerning women that Gilman illustrates in this piece exist today? If so, provide an example.

Q2

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

· Discuss the reasons why Americans were drawn to expand overseas in the late nineteenth century.

Q3

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

· What were the origins and goals of the “new feminism”?

Q4

Read the reading, Happiness in Marriage by Margaret Sanger. Once all reading is complete, respond to the following:

· What changes did Sanger describe in married relations in recent generations?

· What changes did Sanger hope would come about if unplanned pregnancies could be prevented?

· Do debates concerning birth control and unplanned pregnancies still occur in the United States?

· Are Sanger’s points still relevant? How?

Q5

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

· Discuss the reasons and the outcome of American intervention in Mexico.

Q6

Using a minimum of 200 words, address the following:

· Explain Woodrow Wilson’s vision for peace after World War I.