HIST 267 - Nineteenth-Century American Women: Cultures, Politics, and Identities

3 SS, CD
This course explores the social, political and economic histories of different racial, ethnic, religious and cultural groups of women to develop an understanding of the varieties of womanhood in nineteenth-century America. Topics addressed include: colonization, slavery, the differential impact of industrialization, the ideologies of woman’s sphere, education, activism, and power.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment limit: 35
Ms. Lasser
Next offered 2008-09

Credits: 3 hours