20th and 21st Century Women Activists of the World (formerly HIST 501)

Catalog description

3 Lecture Hour(s) 0 Lab Hour(s) This course is designed to introduce students to women activists, many of them not widely known to the general audience, who fought or are still fighting for social and economic change and justice in the United States and around the world. Women of all races, economic classes, and varying geographic locations will be studied. The class will examine a multitude of issues for which these women advocate, expanding student understanding of the role of global female activism. The emphasis upon “struggle over time” and “strategies for change” make this an important conversation for men and women alike.