Louisiana Women History: Anne Rice & Alice Dunbar Nelson

1 GUIDELINES FOR THE LOUISIANA WOMEN HISTORY RESEARCH PAPER General Guidelines : the entire paper must be double spaced, 12pt. size font, Times -Roman or Courier style of font, one inch margins left, right, top, bottom and with page numbers in the upper right hand corner. Folder: The paper is to be submitted in a new, one -color, two -pocket folder. The complete paper (p.1 -5) is to be stapled and in the right pocket and duplicates of pages four and five in the left pocket. Page one : the following informa tion must be left/right centered, one inch from the top: Women #1 and Women #2 Student Course Instructor Pages two and three: These pages describe the accomplishments of each woman. This means that the information should be descript ions what the subject was able to achieve . The paper should also emphasize the women’s connections with Louisiana . The descriptions of each woma n’s accomplishments may be of different lengths. However, the total length of both descriptions must two pages - no more, no less . All words must be original with the student – no quotes, no paraphrasing. All ideas must be cited by the author’s name in parentheses and page number (if possible) at the end of the paragraph or sentence. Each woman’s name must b e centered. (Ambrose 34) Page four: List descriptions of the major accomplishments of each woman under the woman’s name which is centered. Each item of the list must be citied by author and page number . Both lists must be on one page. Page five: This page should headlined -centered with citation information like attached example. All sources (at least two) must have an author. See 2 the example below. Organize the sources for information on the accomplishments of each woman under the woman’s name whi ch is centered. Works Cited Ambrose, Stephen. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West. New York: Simon, 1996. Lynn, Millie. “Susan B. Anthony”. October 12, 20 10 . National Women’s History Museum. www.nwhm.org/am/Anthony/ush /