HIS 240 - Women in America

Institution:

Midland University

Subject:

Description:

3 credit hours This American heritage course surveys the public and private lives of American women of diverse class, racial, ethnic, and regional heritage, from colonial times to the present. The course examines the gender roles in the family, work place, and community, and the bonds that unite women of multiple cultural traditions. The students learn to examine human experience from a historical perspective and become aware of the complexity of historical thought. Through historical analysis and examination of the various experiences of the specific women selected for consideration, the students gain an appreciation and respect for the common bonds that unite women of multiple traditions, how their experiences have shaped the greater American experience, and the importance, in general, of cooperation in democratic societies.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.midlandu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 642-8382

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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