One take-home exam will be held. Students from any department are welcome. See History 372 . Women's Studies Colloquium. Women's Studies 240 or permission of instructor.
Women enter and leave poverty for reasons different than men.
Low wages and dependent children are major factors contributing to women's poverty. This course will use a historical perspective to study the interaction of gender with poverty and poverty policy. This course will focus on female-headed families, women who are frequently workers and mothers. It will also examine the major role played by organized reform women in planning social welfare policy. The course concentrates on the period 1890-1940, but assignments will bring these issues into their contemporary context.