"HIST 278A Women in the United States, 1890-Present Rowley Fall 2024" by Sarah Rowley
 

Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Fall 9-1-2024

Course Description

This course is a chronological survey of U.S. women's history over the long 20th century, focusing on women in politics and women as citizens. We approach modern U.S. history using gender as a lens of analysis, keeping in mind that women have never been a monolithic or unified group. Accordingly, we pay attention to nuances along lines such as race, class, region, political ideology, religion, and sexuality. Topics include the long and diverse suffrage movement, electoral politics, and social movements. In addition to learning what happened in the past, we consider how historians have conceived of the field of women's history, paying attention to how scholars use sources, periodize the past, and theorize women's experiences. Students have the opportunity not only to study history but to do history through archival research and primary-source analysis.

Student Outcomes

As a general education course (this course satisfies the AH distribution requirement), HIST 278 will satisfy the following university learning goal: "Develop capacities for clear, thorough, and independent thought that demonstrates the ability to analyze arguments on the basis of evidence and to understand the value and limitations of multiple types of evidence." Analytical Skills: Students will be able to evaluate historical arguments, historiographical debates and develop and frame historical arguments in their own work. Breadth of Historical Knowledge: Students will be able to understand the past with respect to diversities of culture, geography and chronology. Writing and Oral Communication Skills: Students will be able to communicate complex historical analysis in written form with appropriate scholarly attribution and communicate effectively in class discussions and presentations.

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