I'm writing about Patterson Hall, because it was the first women's dorm, and is now a co-ed dorm. I live on North Campus so it's pretty close to Patterson and it's easy for me to go over there and do what I need to do. For instance, I took pictures of it yesterday. That's not really on topic. Sorry.
Anyway, my goals for this essay are to bring up some important social and cultural issues when it comes to women's rights. I plan to do this by looking at pictures, using the University Archives, and doing lots of reading. I would like to take the perspective of a woman maybe when it was first built, the first women to live there. I would also like to look at this through the eyes of someone today, when the dorm is no longer women-only, and is in fact, co-ed. I wonder how this signifies the change in campus over time.
--Alicia
2 comments:
Cool picture! It sounds like you're on track, although I'd want you to clarify what you mean when you say you'll be analyzing "women's rights." In what sense does Patterson Hall illuminate ideas about women's rights? Explain.
I think you'll find some really interesting information at the archives. I look forward to learning more with you! Now go to it.
I think that you have a great topic. You have a lot to work with,the controversy of co- ed dorms might be something that could really be discussed I know many people oppose co- ed or think it's wrong. Anyway, I am sure that you can find many different interesting sources of information on Patterson Hall.
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