WMST 210 Women in America to 1880
- Also offered as HIST 210. An examination of the economic, family, and political roles of colonial, slave, immigrant, and frontier women in America from the pre-industrial colonial period through the early stages of 19th-century industrialization and urbanization.
WMST 211 Women in America since 1880
Also offered at HIST 211. An examination of women's changing roles in working-class and middle-class families, the effects of industrialization on women's economic activities and status, and women's involvement in political and social struggles including those for women's rights, birth control, and civil rights.
WMST 212 Women in Western Europe 1750-Present
Also offered as HIST 212. An analysis of the economic, family, and political roles of European women from 1750 to the present. The effects of industrialization on women's work and status, the demographic parameters of women's lives, and women's participation in political events from market riots to suffrage struggles.
WMST 320 Women In Classical Antiquity
Also offered as CLAS 320. A study of women's images and realities in ancient Greek and Roman societies through an examination of literary, linguistic, historical, legal, and artistic evidence; special emphasis in women's roles in the family, views of female sexuality, and the place of women in creative art. Readings in primary sources in translation and modern critical writings.
WMST 492 History of the American Sportswoman: Institutions and Issues
Also offered as KNES 492. Women's involvement in and contributions to America's sporting culture, especially in the 19th and 20th centuries. Pursued in depth are the interactions among historical perceptions of women's bodies, women's roles, responsibilities, and potential and their sporting lives. Also, the effects of role stereotyping and opportunities for and directions taken in developing sport organizations, and other issues affecting women's involvement in institutional sports. Examines gender as a system of relations in the sports nexus.
AASP 498W Black Women in United States History*
Examines the past and contemporary lives of Black women in the United States. The emphasis will be on how the intersection of gender and race influenced the experiences and attitudes of Afro-American women since the ante-bellum period, based on a critical reading of both primary and secondary sources. This course will provide students with the tools and data to more accurately examine black women’s lives and to begin to separate fact from fiction.
AMST 418 Cultural Themes in America: Women and Family in American Life (Special Topic)
Historical analysis of the intersection of women and the family and developing patterns of changing structures in American society from the 17th century to the present. Examines the particular context and uniquely American characteristics of these changes.
HIST 309 Proseminar in Historical Writing: Women’s History (Special topic)
Examination and discussion of major approaches to women’s history, topics in women’s history, and the sources for writing women’s history, followed by the selection of a research topic and the writing of a major research paper by each student. Papers will be read and critiqued by all members of the seminar.
HIST 319Z Special Topics in History: Women in the Middle East*
Examines the historical and legal background of the current position and circumstances of women in a select number of Middle Eastern countries. Particular emphasis on Islamic revolutionary movements.
HIST 433 Changing Perceptions of Gender Identities in the U.S., 1880-1935
Exploring changing perceptions of gender in the U.S., 1880-1935, and the impact of those changes on the day to day lives of men and women.
HIST 493 Victorian Women in England, France, & the United States]
Examines the lives of middle- and upper-class women in England, France, and the United States during the Victorian era. Topics include gender roles, work, domesticity, marriage, sexuality, double standards, and women’s rights.
HIST 494 Women in Africa*
The place of women in African societies: the role and function of families; institutions such as marriage, birthing, and child-rearing; ritual markers in women’s lives; women in the work place; women’s associations; women’s health issues; measures designed to control women’s behavior; women and development.
HIST 495 Women in Medieval Culture and Society
Examines medieval women’s identity and cultural roles: the condition, rank, and rights of medieval women; their access to power; a study of women’s writings and the constraints of social constructs upon the female authorial voice; contemporary assumptions about women.
