TUESDAY, Feb. 16: Shaw, Principle of a Republic, 1915

UPDATED: Due TUESDAY, Feb. 16

Read:

• Anna Howard Shaw, The Fundamental Principle of a Republic, 1915 — in your text, pages 43-56

NO WRITTEN RESPONSE REQUIRED — BUT, please DO bring a marked up version of the text that you can refer to, and come prepared to answer these questions during our class discussion:

1. Compare Shaw’s argument to the anti-suffrage argument of Goodwin. How many of his major points does she address?
2. Which two parts of her argument strike you as the strongest? Why?
3. Which one or two parts of her argument strike you as least strong? Why?
4. Identify three of the most interesting lines from this text. Copy and paste or type them out. Briefly describe why you find each noteworthy.