Global Women's Movement

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This course will examine the history women's movements around the world utilizing feminist histories, grassroots activism, and comparative studies. We will focus on several thematic issues, regional analyses, and various types of primary and secondary sources. Using various case studies from around the world, we will examine the ways in which gender, nationality, culture, and other differences have impacted women's lives, as well as analyze the varied ways in which power and social control both create and complicate the process of political activism. Throughout the course, the objective will be to develop your awareness of the historical and contemporary political contexts in which social justice movements, especially those led by women, have emerged throughout modern history.