WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY.

Catalog description

Cross-listed: HIST 383 . Pre-requisites: ENGL 201 or permission of instructor. Satisfies: a university graduation requirement–diversity. Students study women’s experiences in American history from pre-colonial society to the 21st century. Students reconsider traditional timelines and motivations in the development of the United States while analyzing how women’s experiences have been shaped not just by their gender identity, but also by their racial, ethnic, sexual, cultural, and class identities. Students evaluate the distinct and unique roles of women in national events and major transitions in American society.