HIST 242 Women in American History
This course is a survey of the history of women in America from the colonial period to the modern era. With specific attention to the intersecting analytical categories of gender, race, class, and ethnicity, we will spend time analyzing women's political, economic, and social role in a developing nation. Topics to be covered include: war, citizenship, slavery, suffrage, labor, industrialization, immigration, gender spheres, consumerism, civil rights, marriage, and family.