Hi Everyone!
I hope your research is going well! Over the past couple of days I have tried to think out a plan in terms of what I am going to focus on in my paper and how I am going to make it understandable to the class. I have definitely decided to focus on immigrant women as my community since they played such a prominent role in the shirtwaist factory. I am actually quite interested in this aspect because I want to see how their past influenced their actions at the factory. Not only this, but the many strikes that these women (and some men) were involved in that lead to alterations in workers' rights.
Not only this, but I have really been trying to take some of the info in Craft of Research to heart. Our second portion of reading explained how, before delving into too much research, we should pick a question. I am still stumbling a little bit on what my question should be. I also would like my question to be practical and understandable. So, should it be something like, how does the past of a laborer influence the future? Or, should it be something less general.
I suppose that is where I am at for now! I know that I will be coming up with a more organized question and lay out soon so I will keep you posted.
P.S. I have been researching some videos (yes, on YouTube but they are still interesting) so I will probably be posting at least one!
You are definitely on the right track to start thinking about a question or multiple questions! I hope other students take this advice as well. To help answer your question about your question...Your paper should answer the "so what" meaning, your question/s should be able to provide the reader with a larger argument that is applicable to more than just your specific topic. While I think your initial research question "How does the past of a laborer influence the future" is quite broad, the more research you do the better idea you'll have about the question you should be asking.
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