03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW
Section Information for Fall 2014
How did aspirations and daily life change for America’s women from Puritan mothers to today’s astronauts and business leaders? This course examines the lives and work of women during more than four centuries of American history. Women from different regions, classes, and ethnic groups will be scrutinized. Beginning with the colonial period, the readings (secondary accounts and primary documents) explore changes in women’s political, economic, and legal aspirations and conditions. The class also examines changes in gender roles and sexual behavior. Yet another focus will be the various female and feminist associations and organizations that emerge from the eighteenth century to the second wave of feminism in the twentieth century. Coursework includes class discussion, analytic papers and a midterm and final.
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Credits: 3
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