The third source that I found is a more in-depth look as to what I mentioned in my previous blog post, and that was the topic of the collection of Margo House Papers that I came across in the library archives at UWEC. Mentioned before was the basic concept of what those papers were about, and I merely introduced them to you. As I was taking a closer look into these papers, I found a folder that was designated to NOW (National Organization for Women) and all of the history of this organization in the city of Eau Claire, WI. I found one specific article in this folder that I found to be most interesting, which had to do with the progress of this organization, as well as to what they wanted to do in making small improvements to it. This source mentions “We have changed women: weather they are for or against us as an organization or a movement, they have a new self-confidence and they are doing more!” By informing us of what has changed in the city shows improvement and that the movements that I am curious about learning actually did some good.

My source uses the rhetorical term ethos well, because throughout this article they state how much has changed in the city, and that they want to continue to see the rights of women move in a positive direction; “We are destroying sexist employment “standards” arbitrarily imposed only on women that have been used to bar them from employment – such as having pre-school aged children – unless the standards are applied to men as well”. Showing that women really can make a difference in society is a positive thing that these women are feeding on and growing from to develop as an organization.

I fully believe that this source is credible because it is directly from the archives, and is a primary source. I found it very interesting knowing that women made so many changes to the world around them with just a little encouragement from a few people. This source strengthens my research question by informing us more about what exactly people went through back then to fight for their rights, but more importantly, where we ended up after it was all said and done. This specific source is very informative, however, does not provide a lot of information as to what the actual movement was like. I need to do some further research on the history of NOW in Eau Claire, and throughout Wisconsin as well.

By reading a variety of sources, my knowledge for this topic is growing, as well as my desire to know more about why things happened. If I could find a video or voice recording of women’s movements in Wisconsin that would be helpful and provide me with a new source as well as broaden my range of sources as well.