HISTU 330 - Revolution, War, and Peace: Women's Activism in the Modern World

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Chestnut Hill College

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Description:

This seminar focuses on the public role of women in terms of their activism in key events shaping their world from the French and American Revolutions to the present. The clash between society's perceptions of women's 116 "proper sphere" and the reality of women's experiences will be examined. Topics include: collective action and the revolutionary crowd, war and women's work, women in totalitarian societies, resistance and retribution, the Nazi Holocaust, pacifism and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. (This course fulfills the Behavi oral Ways of Kno wing requirement and the Writing Inten sive course requiremen t). (If taken as Writing Intensive, prerequisites are ENGU 101/105 and IL

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.chc.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 248-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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