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U.S. WOMEN'S HISTORY: LIVES AND VOICES

Liberal Study
Upper Level
Credits: 4
Meets General Education Requirement In: American History
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) : Spring 1. Spring 2. Fall 1.

This course seeks to hear the voices of women in U.S. history, and to construct narratives about their lives from the time of Europeans' first contact with the New World to the present. Topics include women's daily lives, their interactions with their families and other social institutions (e.g. government, religion, etc...), women's activism, and women's impact on sociopolitical structures in the United States, and in the world today.

Prerequisite: A general knowledge of United States history, acquired from a course in U.S. history, or other sources.

For students enrolling in this course as of the January 2010 term:
This course fully meets the General Education requirement in American History.