15 Aug Document Analysis
Consider the political cartoon, The Sky is Now Her Limit. This cartoon was published in a popular publication in New York in 1920.
Answer the following questions, based on your analysis of this document and applying your learning from our course. Answers should be in full sentences. Label your answer clearly (1, 2, 3).
1) Explain how this document reflects maternal feminism. Offer three clear ideas/examples. Be sure to incorporate the definition of maternal feminism in your answer. (9 marks)
2) Note the progress of womens roles on the rungs of the ladder, reflective of how womens place in society changed over time. In what ways does this demonstrate changes to the separate spheres ideology of the nineteenth century? Be sure to incorporate the definition of separate spheres in your answer. (8 marks)
3) Womens historians are concerned not only with gender as a factor of analysis but also with other factors, like race and social class. As a historian, discuss how you might apply ideas about race and social class in your analysis of this political cartoon. (7 marks)
