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HIST 301 - Women in United States History: 1865 to the Present (4)


Students examine the diverse and intersecting experiences of women in the United States following the Civil War. The course explores the ways that industrialization, consumer culture, the expansion and transformation of rights and politics, and changing notions of sexuality affected women’s lives and how they in turn shaped these historical forces. Special attention is paid to the ways that race, class, and sexuality shaped the social construction of womanhood in the years following Emancipation. Attention will be paid to diverse sources and students will have the opportunity to engage in secondary and primary historical research. See department chair.