I, in alternate years. A study of women in primitive European societies, in preindustrial times, and in the industrial era. Emphasis will be upon the position and role of women within the society. An overview of the history of American women from the beginning of the European colonization to the Civil War. Women's changing social role and its relation to the major transformations in American culture and society during this period is stressed.
Special emphasis is given to ethnic, racial, and class variations among women.
Women in America, Civil War to the Present. An overview of the history of American women from the end of the Civil War to the present. Examines women's changing role in modern industrial society with special emphasis upon the women's rights movement of both the nineteenth and twentieth century. History of Family Violence. Explores the history of family violence in America as a social, cultural, legal, and public policy issue from colonial times to the present.