Same as HIS 252. This will be an exciting and contemporary course on the political, social, and economic issues facing lesbians. We will also look at the advent of political organizations in the past forty years. This course focuses on Native American women, beginning with the creation story and ending with the modern-day role of Houdenosaunee women. Same as APY 315.
Students discuss their own work in class and share with others their process as writers.
Emphasis on revision strategies to illustrate that writing is a continuous process. A supportive atmosphere so that even a new writer can share work and receive criticism. This course will explore the relationships between the American legal system and women's oppression in American society. We will examine first the historical roots of women's roles with respect to the law and move on to the way the legal system deals with legal issues current to women. Lectures and readings in autobiographies and historical fiction.