WS 250 - Special Topics: American Women in Times of War

Institution:

Goucher College

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Description:

This course focuses on gender roles and women's issues by examination of American women'sroles during wartime. The focus will include a study of women's lives on the home front and in the military.We will read about women activists for peace in the different conflicts as women who fought to serve in the military. Feminist scholarship is key to many of these issues, especially those concerning surrounding sexuality, both on the home front and in the military.We will consider issues surrounding homosexuality and rumors of prostitution duringWorldWar II, as well as African American women's experiences in the CivilWar and wars that occurred during the 20th century. Fall semester. Hoyt. Offered 2008-09 and alternate years.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GOUCHER.EDU

Phone Number:

(410) 337-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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