American Women at War

Catalog description

This course invites students to engage a series of issues about the role of women in the US military. This course will examine the contributions and experiences of women who served during the American Revolution, the U.S. Civil War, WW I & II, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War(s). Also included in this course is an examination of how women in military service both past and present are an instrument for societal change in America specifically in promoting the cause of women's rights.