Heritage Moment Essay

Heritage Moment Essay Length: 8 pages (Double Spaced)
Many have seen Heritage Minutes on television or online, little vignettes that tug at our heartstrings—but what do “Historica” Moments mean for students of Women’s History? Are they valid tools that democratize history? Are they a legitimate way to peak interest in the past? Do they shape a collective narrative? What does that narrative resemble? How does “popular history” influence the study of women’s history? Are there ramifications (positive and negative) to “snap-shot” historical interpretations? While women’s history has been addressed within “Historica” moments, there is clearly fertile ground to be covered.

a. Write a 1-2 page script for a Women’s History Historical Moment on a subject of your choosing. Please keep to the time-frame of our course (First Contact to Second Wave Feminism and the Civil Rights Movement) and to a subject of Canadian of American Women’s History.
Your script should include both dialogue among your historical actors and a narrator’s voice-over for its introduction and conclusion, as well as descriptions of the visual images you would use including sets, locals, and even people. Feel free to include pictures, drawings, music, or a video as attachments (though this is NOT a requirement of the assignment.

b. Then write a 6 page essay elaborating on the larger history of your moment. Remember this is an analytical argumentative essay — you need a thesis, arguments, a counter-argument (if relevant) and a conclusion. You may used first person.

c. Your conclusion should tackle the questions above, as well as detail why you feel this moment is significant to our larger understanding of women’s history. It should also include a section highlighting the limitations of a “minute” by examining the broader context of the historical moment you have chosen to recreate. What story or whose voices are missing from your moment? What had to be glossed over?

d. Your analysis should include at least 3 Primary Sources, and 3 Secondary Sources. I recommend using Google Scholar through the Library database website for secondary sources. Remember Wikipedia is NOT an academic source! Feel free to use more sources, especially primary, which is a key criterion for an “A” paper. For inspiration you may wish to consult the “Histor!ca” website (https://www.historicacanada.ca/heritageminutes) to view examples of moments from Canadian History. You can select the category of women to see what moments have been written about already—you can choose the same woman/theme but you must write an original script and angle.

You can use Google to find primary sources (as long as they have complete bibliographic information) as well as museum websites like McCord, Canadian Museum of Human Rights, online newspaper archives, the National Archives of Canada, the Archive of Ontario, the Smithsonian, and the Library of Congress to name just a few starting options. The Toronto Reference Library is also a great resource at Yonge and Bloor Streets.
If you feel that it is beyond your principles to write a positive Heritage Moment, I will permit Anti-Heritage moments as well. Be professional and treat your subjects with respect and sensitivity.

Referencing: Please use APA format for in-text citations (Last name, page #)
You MUST cite: 1) When you use Direct Quotes 2) When you Paraphrase and 3) When you Use Statistics
Please divide your Bibliography into Primary and Secondary sources. Citation machine is a good resource for citation formats. This resource is helpful (though I always want to see page numbers): https://library.humber.ca/help/apa/text-citations

I have chosen a topic of Laura Secord

War of 1812 heroine

You need to create a script for her another heritage Moment not the one that is shown in the video of her.

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