In class we discussed what makes a good research question and went over the different aspects of each one. After reviewing my own questions I chose a question different from the three before.

To what extent did Josephine Baker open up opportunities for women in the 1920’s?

I began researching my topic on the website Proquest. I started by simply typing in her name into the search engine and seeing what I could find. The articles that came up were all seemingly relevant to my research topic and question. With the tags attached to the articles I was able to find relevant newspaper clippings that had been scanned. The articles I encountered were easy to read in their scanned form. Some examples include an article that talked about how the Mayor named a city square for her. This type of resource is extremely helpful due to the time period in which it was written. It gives a different perspective than that of a historical analysis in a book or other source.

Because Josephine was a famous celebrity during the 1920’s it was not difficult to find photographs of her. I chose to include this photograph.

This is a portrait similar to other photographs of her that I have found.