If you're taking a world history course, you can write a paper which focuses on the development of modern feminist movements in Latin America and Africa in the 20th century. You want to include the political, cultural and religious issues which led to the rise of these movements, as well as any obstacles that feminists from these continents faced in recent decades. You can also interview sociology professors and gender studies professors on this topic.
Another idea is to write about the influences of postmodern thought in contemporary American literature and what does this say about the changing values of American society in general. You should first start with an introduction paragraph which describes the definition of postmodernism and outlines some key literary figures of this school of thought. In the rest of the paper, you can analyze two novels which you feel best reflect postmodern themes.
Another idea is to write a paper in which you examine whether certain college majors are actually beneficial in landing a financially stable career. You might consider whether colleges should slash their budgets to eliminate majors that are not attracting many students. For example, if your school has a philosophy major but there are not many students who have this major, you can ask if this major should be eliminated to save the school money. Include recent research on this topic in your paper.
Another idea is to write about how gender relations in the southern United States have progressed from the end of the Civil War until the present day. Start with a brief history of gender roles in the South prior to the Civil War, then use the rest of the paper to discuss gender relations after the Civil War. Discuss the roles that race, religion and class played in Southern gender relations, and you can use nonfiction books, interviews with professors and scholarly journal articles as research data.