American Women's History, to 1865 (303-1-20)

Instructors

Susan J Pearson
847/491-3744
Harris Hall - Room 338

Meeting Info

Parkes Hall 223: Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

This course is a history of women and patriarchy in British North America and the United States from 1700-1865. Topics include settler colonialism, slavery, the American Revolution, the rise of domestic ideology, the early women's rights movement, and the Civil War. The class takes an intersectional perspective -- we pay attention to how institutions and ideologies of gender intersect with race, region, class, and sexuality.

Learning Objectives

Students will leave this class with a firm foundation in how patriarchy intersected with race, class, region, and sexuality to shape the lives of women living in British North American and the United States from the seventeenth century through the Civil War.

Evaluation Method

Short reading responses; final paper.

Class Notes

History Major Concentration(s): Americas
History Minor Concentration(s): United States

Class Attributes

Historical Studies Foundational Discipline
Historical Studies Distro Area
U.S. Perspectives on Power, Justice, and Equity