History 370 - Interrogating Sisterhood: Women and Gender in the United States

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Whitman College

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not offered 2008-09 To what degree has the category "womanhood" been a meaningful one in a multicultural nation In what ways have other kinds of social and geographic boundaries - for example race, class, region, ethnicity, sexuality, etc. - shaped gendered experience, and when Gender analysis and women's history have raised new historical questions and demanded re-analysis of historical sources. Rewriting the history of people called "women" has led to an interrogation of gender categories and the ongoing construction and reconstruction of masculinities and femininities - and also of other ways of defining difference. This class explores the ways gender difference has worked legally, socially, economically, and culturally in the United States., and the ways women have chosen to live their lives, from around 1800 to the late 20th century. Readings include primary and secondary sources; papers and discussion required. Distribution area: alternative v

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4.00

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

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(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Semester

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