 
Francoise Duparc (1726-1778)
Her work was influenced by the Dutch style of which her subjects were painted doing ordinary things.
Duparc worked as a professional artist in France and in 1777 was elected to the Academy of Marseilles. |
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Center for Women's Studies
Annual Contests
- MPS Students
- UWM Student
Annual MSP Middle and High-School Essay Contest
Essay Contest Purpose:
In honor of March as Women's History month, the UWM Center for Women's Studies invites middle-school and high school students from the Milwaukee Public Schools to explore and celebrate the histories of Wisconsin women by participating in our annual essay contest.
Wisconsin women have had a diverse and complex history both before and after the territory of Wisconsin became a state in 1848. Many have raised families, educated children, and worked in their communities as volunteers. Others have held paid jobs and pursued careers, combining family and work responsibilities.
However, their contributions to Wisconsin have often remained invisible, because historians have only recently considered activities by women as worthy of attention. Most women's lives and experiences are still unknown. To reclaim the history of the private lives and public roles of Wisconsin women is to discover how people lived and what they valued. Until we know what women did and thought and experienced, we will only know half the story.
The purpose of the essay contest, Wisconsin Women Making History, is to help tell the other half of the story. You can be a part of the process: Read about women and talk to women in your family and neighborhood.
Wisconsin Women Making History:
Students are to choose one Wisconsin woman, of any background and from any historical period (including the present), and write about that woman's contribution to her community, city, town, or to the state of Wisconsin. We encourage students to use a variety of ways to gather information including interviews with older women in their family or neighborhood and community and school library resources.
Awards:
Judges will choose winning essays at the middle-school and high-school levels. Winners will receive a cash award and be invited to attend the Women's Studies Student Awards Ceremony to be held in March. Every student will receive a certificate of achievement. Essays become the property of the UWM Center for Women's Studies and will not be returned. Students should make a personal copy if they wish to retain their work.
Criteria:
- Essays should include a good (i.e., persuasive) explanation of why the student chose to focus on a particular woman and what this woman means to the student.
- Essays should be well organized, with an introduction, body, and conclusion.
- Essays should make use of evidence, and should include specific examples.
- Students should identify their sources of information in footnotes or in the body of the essay.
- Essays should be well written, with proper punctuation, grammar, and spelling.
Contest Rules:
- ALL MPS middle and high school students, grades 6-12, may participate.
- Essays should be between 250 and 750 words, typed, and double-spaced.
- Margins should be at least one inch on all sides of the paper.
- Essays must have a title. The title of your essay should be at the top of the first page. Do not put your name on the essay. Put your name on the entry form only.
- Complete an official entry form and staple to essay.
- Certify that the essay is your own work by signing your name.
- Have your teacher sign the entry form.
- Either you or your teacher should mail your essay by the deadline to:
MPS Essay Contest
Center for Women's Studies
Bolton Hall 735
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Contact the Center for Women's Studies at (414) 229-5918 for deadline information and an entry form.
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