Examines changes in the ideas about women and in the lives of women from Colonial times to the present, looking at various classes and ethnic and racial groups. Also describes the activities and accomplishments of women in the building of the United States.
Goals, Topics, and Objectives
- Western Cultural Traditions Regarding Women and Alternatives to the Western Tradition
- Women’s Experiences in British North America
- The Changing World of the Eighteenth Century
- The Impact of the American Revolution
- Changes in the Early Nineteenth Century
- The Age of Reform
- The Civil War and Its Immediate Aftermath
- Women in the Post-Civil War Period
- Progressive Women
- World War One and Its Aftermath
- The Great Depression and World War Two
- The Feminine Mystique and Its Critics
- The Second Women’s Movement
- The Reaction against the Feminist Movement
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Outline time and chronology in US Women’s History.
2. Identify, summarize, and analyze major elements of US Women’s History.
3. Analyze cause and effect in US Women’s History.
4. Trace elements of change and continuity in US Women’s History.
5. Emphasize parallelism by describing the impact of major events, personalities, and places upon US Women’s History.
Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Describe Western Cultural Traditions Regarding Women and Alternatives to the Western Tradition.
2. Explain Women’s Experiences in British North America.
3. Describe the Changing World of the Eighteenth Century.
4. Analyze the Impact of the American Revolution on women in American society.
5. Explain the changes of the Early Nineteenth Century.
6. Describe the Age of Reform.
7. Compare and contrast the Civil War and Its Immediate Aftermath.
8. Women in the Post-Civil War Period.
9. Describe Women during the Progressive Era.
10. Identify changes for women in World War One and Its Aftermath.
11. Explain how the Great Depression and World War Two impacted on American Women.
12. Compare and contrast the major tenets of the Feminine Mystique and Its Critics.
13. Describe the Second Women’s Movement.
14. Explain the Reaction against the Feminist Movement.
Assessment and Requirements
Assessment of academic achievement will be identified and implemented by the class instructor. Methods will include, but will not be limited to, individual projects, vocabulary, class participation (discussion and critiques), and tests.
Outcomes
- Social Sciences
- Humanities and Fine Arts
- Civil Society and Culture - U.S. and Global
- Category 4: Social Sciences
- Category 5: Humanities and Fine Arts