0507-401 - American Women:Colonies to 1848

Institution:

Rochester Institute of Technology

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Description:

This course considers the history of American women from the colonial era to the Seneca Falls convention. We will examine the experience of women of different races and classes across the country, looking at Puritans in Massachusetts and at planter's daughters in the Carolinas; at female slaves in the deep South and at mill workers in the urban North. We will investigate the impact of the American Revolution upon women, and we will also trace the emergence of the women's rights movement, culminating in the convention at Seneca Falls. Part of the history concentration; the American history minor; the women and gender concentration and minor (0522-401), and may also be taken as an elective. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.rit.edu/

Phone Number:

(585) 475-2411

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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