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2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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HIS 348 - Women in Twentieth Century United States
3 Credits
This course examines the role women have played in the United
States in the twentieth century. Migration and immigration,
politics, labor (in and outside the home), economics, and race will
be discussed, with particular attention paid to the construction of
gender roles and its effect on the behavior and expectations of
both men and women, as well as children. The transformation of the
meaning of “feminism” over the course of the twentieth century will
frame much of the course.
Prerequisite: second semester sophomores, or instructor
permission. 1.) advanced class standing and a previous course in
the area; or a general level of competence indicated by three
previous courses in the social sciences and/or humanities 2.)
seminars and colloquia require the permission of the instructor.
When Offered: Irregular
Catalog Year: 2008-2009
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