HIST 302A

American Women to 1900

Units: 1.5, Hours: 3-0

An introduction to the history of women in early America, covering indigenous women, free settlers and slaves. Themes include women's roles in conquest, patterns of women's work, women in American politics and the history of sexuality. Examines how the category of gender has intersected with structures of power in American history including race and class.

Note: Credit will be granted for only one of 302A, 318 (if taken in the same topic).

Undergraduate course in History offered by the Department of History in the Faculty of Humanities.