HIST 352 - Women, Gender and Sex in United States History

This class explores three inter-related issues in United States history. First, the class will examine the ways women of different classes, races, regions, ethnicities, and religions have made social change happen in the United States. Second, the class will examine how American men and women understood and shaped meanings of manhood and womanhood. Finally, the class will explore the ways Americans debated desirable and undesirable sexual behaviors. This class will cover the period from the Revolutionary Era through the twentieth century. Students will also do their own interpretation of primary sources in class discussion and an extensive research paper.

Credits: 4
Terms Offered: As Needed