HIST 322 - Women and Power in 19th-Century America

3 SS, CD
This colloquium explores how women from different races, classes, and regions laid claim to participation in American public life in post-Civil War America. It examines in historical context the conflicts and coalitions of women across lines of race, class, and national origin; the relationship of different groups of women to the state in areas including citizenship, suffrage, sexuality and reproduction, social welfare; and the problems and possibilities of the “maternalization of the state” under the impact of women reformers. Suggested preparation: college-level work in American history.

Prerequisites & Notes
Consent of Instructor required.
Enrollment Limit: 15
Ms. Lasser
Next offered 2007-08.

Credits: 3 hours