London 955 - Emerging Feminisms in British Literature and History, 1790-1930

3 HU, 3 SS, WR
First Semester. This course uses readings and London cultural resources to explore the emergence of British feminism, from Wollstonecraft to Woolf. Course themes within this “long 19th century” include: female education, vocation and domesticity; the emergence of feminist societies and women’s professions; responses to sexual and social double standards in the context of expanding empire abroad and democratization at home. It ends with woman suffrage and its aftermath. Work includes short and long papers, and projects reporting on a relevant London person and site.

Credits: 6 hours