P&H 2292 - Social History of Women

Institution:

Curry College

Subject:

Description:

Fall Semester Will examine the changing position of women from colonial times to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the role of class, race, and ethnic differences in shaping women’s experiences and on the relationship between economic change and shifting notions of womanhood. Topics will include the “Cult of True Womanhood,” female activism, paid and unpaid work, the “modern” women of the 1920’s, the women’s movement, well as other contemporary issues.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.curry.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 333-2900

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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