Women's+Roles+in+Western+Expansion

1. My topic is about Women's Role in Western Expansion. 2. What I already know: I really don't know anything about this and have no idea about it. 3. What I want to know: Who? What roles did women have? Where they the only one's that had any roles? Who was the first women to have a role in the Western Expansion? What? What other things happened during the women's role? Where? When? When did this happened? 4. My research strategy: Who? I'll ask Ms. Horn and Ms. Brem for help in locating information. I could ask Ms. Brolan or Mr. D. I could go to the public library and ask the public librarian. What? Expert websites, databases, encyclopedias, books, and textbooks. When? During class or outside of class if needed Where? The CTMS and public library, on any other computer for online resources. How? I'll use my theisis statement and research quesstions to figure our what to look for and what to take notes on.

Draft Women Role's influenced the history of Westward Expansion because of their staying home and keeping their family united. Each morning, a pioneer woman would wake before sun rose, and she would cook breakfast for her husband and children over the fire. In the summer, a pioneer woman would plant and tend a large vegetable garden. Many pioneer women were married and had children. Often, they were the wives of eastern worn out or too small. The pioneers dreamed of having large pieces of unsettled western land on which..... During the day, a pioneer woman had any other responsibilities. She had to wash and mend clothes and bake for her family. She made all of her family's clothes-even their shoes. If the candle supply got low, a pioneer woman had to work all day in order to make more. The work day for a pioneer woman usually lasted 16 hours. Women suffered and tried their best to be involved with politics. They suffered and went through a lot of problems with government and other things, that they even took out their feelings and beliefs by gathering in public.

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