HIST 257 - Women,Gender,and the Family in American History

Institution:

Wellesley College

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Description:

NOT OFFERED IN 2009-10. This course surveys the interplay between the histories of women and the family in American history from the colonial period through the Progressive Era (seventeenth through early twentieth centuries). Through a focus on the changing history of the family, the course will address gender roles, women's work inside and outside the household, and their changing relation to state au-thority. It will also consider how the regulation of the family serves to reproduce social differences of race and class. Prerequisite: None Distribution: Historical Studies Semester: N/O Unit: 1.0

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.wellesley.edu

Phone Number:

(781) 283-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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