Women in US History 2105 --Annaliese Bonacquista

 Writing Center

CHICAGO STYLE:

http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

1. For citations within your paper, here is an example:

-Regular Citation: 

The book addressed the issues concerning the impact of women’s suffrage around the turn of the 20^th century.  There were many influential ladies who helped the movement take off, and eventually, lead to the passing of the 19^th amendment.  “Susan B. Anthony was a leading advocate and voice of reason for women’s right to vote.” (45)

            -There is a description of the citation written, followed by an example from your book.  Open quote, cite directly from the book, followed by an end quote, the page number in parenthesis, then a period.  If you are only using the one source required, there is no reason to footnote or endnote citations.

-Block quote citation (required for quotes longer than 2 sentences): The book addressed the issues concerning the impact of women’s suffrage around the turn of the 20^th century.  There were many influential ladies who helped the movement take off, and eventually, lead to the passing of the 19^th amendment.

            “Susan B. Anthony was a leading advocate and voice of reason for women’s right to vote.  Along             with Carrie   Chapman Catt and Lucy Stone, Anthony was able to make a mark as the frontrunner of female equality in the             United States.  It was women like this that caused the movement to grow full speed and finally make an impact.”           (45).

-There is a description of the citation, followed by an example from your book.  Block quotes are indented, traditionally single spaced, and reduced to size 11.

 

      2)  For citations within your paper from class, here is an example:

As it was stated in class, the evolution of women’s rights in the United States really began to take on a new shape around the turn of the 20^th century.  There were many groups, organizations, associations, and notable women who helped make this happen.  In class, some that were discussed were the Women’s Christian Temperance Association, along with great women like Susan B. Anthony.

 

3. If you used more than one source, footnotes/endnotes, and specific in-text citing is necessary, as well as a bibliography page.  Here are examples:

IN-TEXT CITING: Same format as one source with quote/citation, but instead of only listing the page number, include author’s last name.  Example: (Buhle, 33) and (Frost, 67).  This format is only acceptable if two sources are used.  More than two would indicate the need for footnotes/endnotes.

FOOTNOTES:  First name and last name, title in italics (town/state of publication: place of publication, date), page number.

Elizabeth Frost, Women's suffrage in America: an eyewitness history (New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992), 67.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Last name, first name.  Title in Italics. Town/state of publication: place of publication, date.

Frost, Elizabeth. Women’s Suffrage in America: an eyewitness history. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1992.

 

 

4. HINTS & TIPS:

-Mentioning your book title within your paper always use italics rather than quotes or underline                         

-Mentioning your author: first time, full name, throughout paper just by last name.  Also, avoid overuse of the author’s actual name; try “the author”, “it’s mentioned in the book”, etc. Additionally, avoid the overuse of the phrase “the book”; try mentioning the title, author, “in the text”, “the story”, etc.

 -Avoid run-on sentences, but also short, choppy sentences.  Same goes for paragraphs.                                     

-Have someone read your paper before you hand it in.  To you, it’s glorious, but there might be grammatical errors

-Please avoid saying “this is what has made us what we are today”, “back in history”, and “without this…blah blah blah”