WMNS 313 - American Women Studies: 1850- Present

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Western Washington University

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Description:

Prereq: HIST 103 or 104 or ENG 216 or another women studies course. Factors influencing the female gender role as it changed in the last century and a half from the "Cult of True Womanhood" to the "New Woman" to t"Feminine Mystique" to the "Liberated Woman." Emphasis on the impact changing modes of American capitalism; women's efforts for equal rights and social reform; changing patterns of fertility; women's increased participation in the work force; changes in women's role in the domestic sphere.

Credits:

5.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wwu.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 650-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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