text: trying to find a topic for my college research paper, need suggestions please? my area of interest is women's rights, equal rights, etc. like feminist issues. thank you. i'm feeling really blank for ideas. also don't want to find a narrow topic in which i will have problems finding the pros and cons. would really appreciate the help. i have to come up with a hypothesis for my topic, so something factual will be nice. go to the library at a major university and ask to see an index that compiles articles on social issues like feminism.  (you may have used the "reader's guide" in high school.  for god's sake, don't use it for a college paper.)  look up feminism or equal rights in the index and see what scholars are discussing.  you can even find a particular scholar's paper and use it as a source and/or check out his/her works cited list to get an idea for sources.    another suggestion, write about the feminist backlash.  you might discuss what the causes are for the backlash or what the solutions might be in order to bring an end to the backlash.  good luck!