Course Title:
Women in America
Course Description:
Examines gender relations in America from the colonial period to the present, with attention to how race, class, ethnicity, and sexuality shaped gender and particularly the experience of women. Looks at how contemporary issues such as pay inequity, the gender gap in political participation, sexual harassment, intersecting gender and racial inequalities, the glass ceiling, and debates over reproductive rights all have profound historical roots. Uses documentary sources, literature, film, and other visual materials to examine topics such as the encounters of Native American women with white settlers, African-American women’s experience of slavery, women’s participation in revolution and war, the experience of industrialization, women’s struggles for civil and political rights, women’s private lives, and sexuality.
Fall Offering:
None
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None
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Summer 1 Offering:
None
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Summer 2 Offering:
None
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Repeatable:
N
Additional Information:
Approved course: Arts & Sciences Core-Diversity
Approved course: NU Core-Social Science Level 1
Approved course: NU Core-Comparative Study of Cultures