Emphasizes worker response to these changes. There are no prerequisites for this course. This course covers the development of American labor from 1900 to the present including such topics as the rise of large industrial labor unions, scientific management, open vs. closed shops, labor market segmentation, and the effects of de-industrialization. There are no prerequisites for this course. A survey of the history of women from the Colonial period to the 1880s.
Special attention is paid to class, ethnic, and geographic distinctions among women in the period.
The readings include diaries, letters, and journals representative of the female experience in the early period of American history. There are no prerequisites for this course. A survey of the history of women from the post-Civil War years to the present. Special attention is paid to women's political, economic, and social empowerment. Readings include primary works by women.