Searching in AMERICA: HISTORY & LIFE

 

We will assume, for the moment, that you have decided to focus on finding secondary sources that are scholarly journal articles for "ordinary women" in the New Deal [or select an alternate time period related to course content]. Devise a search strategy and search America: History & Life. Write down the search strategy - both the fields you used and the terms you entered in those fields. Write down exactly what you found and an example of a good article on the topic. Be prepared to discuss your final search strategy and the article you found with the rest of the class.

 

FINAL SEARCH STRATEGY

List Fields Used                                                                        List Terms Entered in Fields

 

 

 

 

How many articles did you find? _______________

 

How many of these articles were really about "ordinary women"? _________________

 

List the article you selected using full citation format and write a sentence or two about why it looks promising:

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