Modern World History
Unit 10 – Global Feminism
The Madeira School
Ferrell, Peet, Persh
GLOBAL FEMINISM PROJECT
The purpose of this unit is to simultaneously look back to the recent past while also looking
forward into the 21st century. The end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century
were marked by increasing global interaction. This unit will explore the power of global
feminism, as it seeks to redefine the identity and meaning of more than 50% of the world’s
population.
Research Assignment:
 Select a geographic region (Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East
and North Africa).
 Your group will then research the major challenges, goals, and actions of feminist
movements within your region. This will be a general regional overview.
 Your group will highlight and elaborate on the major challenges, goals, and ideals of the
feminist movements in your region by using case studies from TWO different countries in
your region. These case studies will provide specific examples and deepen your
understanding of the issue within the more general regional context.
 As part of your presentation, you must also explain how your region’s feminist
movements compare and contrast with Western feminist movements in North America
and Western Europe.
 The research guidelines for appropriate sources are the same as your research project,
except that we are allowing you to use teacher-approved internet sources; also, you will
not have to use NoodleTools for your notes.
Presentation Assignment:
 Your group will be responsible for presenting a 10-15 minute PowerPoint presentation to
your class.
 Groups will be graded on the quality of the presentation itself, the PowerPoint visual, and
the accuracy and relevance of the information. This is the same rubric as used for your
research paper presentation.
 Each individual must prepare her own speaking notes, complete with parenthetical
citations and a works cited list.
 All information and images in the PowerPoint must be cited, as per the standards of your
research paper presentation.
Key Dates:
Monday, May 16th – Come to the library having read and taken notes on the document “Global
Feminism – Strayer 1145-1150,” posted to Blackboard
Monday, May 16th – Friday May 20th – All classes will meet in the library to conduct research
and plan group work.
Monday, May 23rd – Tuesday May 24th – Group presentations given in class. All PPTs and
Speaking Notes will be due May 23rd.