WOST 2242 - History of Women in Modern America

Institution:

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

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Description:

(Cross-listed as HIST 2242) (Meets MnTC Goals 5 and 7) This course examines women's experiences in America from 1900 to the present. We will consider the relationship between race, class, gender and sexuality as we learn about women's roles as reformers, consumers, activists, students, mothers, workers, immigrants, etc. Topics covered include: African-American women and the "Jim Crow" south, women's participation in reform movements, the achievement of the right to vote and the debate about the Equal Rights Amendment, women in the "Roaring Twenties" and Great Depression, the "Feminine Mystique" and Cold War America, women's participation in major social movements such as the Civil Rights Movement, the anti-Vietnam War movement, the Black Power movement, and the Women's Rights Movement. We will read extensively from original documents ("primary sources") for class discussion and to develop critical-thinking skills about historic

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.anokaramsey.edu

Phone Number:

(763) 433-1100

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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