GU-Q HIST 317: Topics African Womens History

Background research is:

1. Exploring a topic with reference resources and/or introductory books. It's done to get more familiar with a topic.
2. From background research you can learn things like:

• important names and dates
• names of key events and documents
• overview of a historical narrative and/or concepts

Background research can help you begin to answer who, what, when, and where (answering why usually requires more work and thought).

Example of Background Research:

You come across the topic of Environmentalism in Africa and Wangari Maathai when reading about the history of the environmental movement. You'd like to learn more about it. What do you do next?

Databases

Credo Reference

Gale eBooks

Books