Seminar 1: Native Women
Reading: DuBois and Dumenil, Through Women’s Eyes Fifth Edition, Chapter 1 Primary Sources, linked earlier in this module.
Using visual sources properly involves a lot more than looking at them.
Examine each of the images carefully.
Consider: Who created this image? For what audience? What does the image show? What was the purpose of the image? What does it teach us about its creator?
Write a couple of long paragraphs answering the following questions, explaining how details in the images help answer the question. What criteria can students of history use to judge the accuracy of these depictions of indigenous women?
Which images seem to be the most accurate and why? Which seem to be the least accurate and why? Consider both the images and the text accompanying the images, as the text provides important context.
