For Thursday, October 15

Research Project

Please draft your body paragraph and powerpoint page layout by using the work sheet provided in class

Home in American Culture

Because continue our explorations of home and domestic life in American culture, by reading the following online resources:

• Godey's on Being the Perfect Wife
• Women's Roles in 19th Century America

Then browse these two collections of images related to women's roles and family life in 19th Century American culture. Print out two images from each set and bring them to class in order to discuss them.Your guiding question should be "What do these images tell us about family life and the role of women in nineteenth-century America?"

• Images from Godey's Lady's Book
• Images from The Mother and Child at Home