This course places women at the center of a study of the history of the United States from the colonial period to the mid-20th century in order to explore the often hidden role of women in shaping our nation’s history. Topics include slavery, the domestic ideal, the American Revolution, wage labor, childbirth and midwifery, coverture and patriarchy, woman suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement and feminism.
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