This course is an introduction to the study of women. The course develops a coherent, integrated view of women and their roles; emphasizes the full range of contributions of and the limited opportunities for women; examines and appraises the experiences of women; and critically examines the thinking about women at various times and from various perspectives. The basic approach is interdisciplinary and the concentration of the course is on women in North America from the 19th century to the present.
Foundations Program
This course fulfills the Social Science requirement on the Social and Historical Pillar in the Foundations Program.
Semester Offered
Fall