WMST 255 - The American Women’s Movement

Credits: 3

Description
Introduction to American women’s history and politics focusing on race, gender, and class relations, and the legal and economic status of women.

Student Learning Outcomes

Understand why the women’s movement emerged.
How and why the movement changed over time.
Explore the role of race and class.
Examine the legal status of women.
Explore the economic status of women.
Improve critical reading and writing skills.
Think about historical change and why and how it occurs.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade