History of Women’s Health

Catalog description

An elective course that explores the progression of the women’s health movement in the U.S. from the 1800’s to present day. Ideas about women’s bodies as an entity of wellness and illness in the context of medicine and the feminist movement will be discussed and researched in this seminar-type class. The student will gain an understanding of the struggles as well as the accomplishments of important historical figures and their concepts. Traditional women healers from lay to professional will be researched for an understanding of how women receive health care in 2008. Race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality and class will be examined looking at individual perspectives of health and care. Prerequisite(s): NU 208 and NU 212 .