I am excited to have the subject of washing machines. That may sound strange, but to me, while it seems like an innocuous product, I am excited to dig into the gender aspect of it. I have spent time as a volunteer with Yamhill County’s historical museum, and I am going to go back out to see if I can find some examples of early washing tools. I know they’re there, because I taught 4th graders about them. I want to get pictures to show if I can.

Thus far research has been successful and I usually just use my word program to keep my sources, but I am curious about Zotero and may try using that too. I have not had to access the librarians as of yet, but if I run out of resources I will do so. My last attempt to get a book from the OSU library was unsuccessful, so I am hesitant but will push forth if needed.