1. We, as students of women’s history, can’t seem to escape “Domesticity.” How does domesticity play a role in shaping women’s experiences, women’s concerns, or women’s responses as they grappled with labor conditions, racism, urban crises and more? Consider one of our topics this week–Black women’s labor and reform, women’s labor and union activity, or middle class women’s reform. “Cross reference” between groups if the connections occur to you and make clear and explicit reference to the readings using examples and quotations in your answer.
2. How do strikes happen? Can you use your learning about strikes in this week’s reading to come up with a recipe? Use examples from the reading so that your ingredients are understandable. You may focus on one strike from a specific reading or look for common ingredients in all readings, using examples and quotations.