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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
HIST 18.2 | Title:
WOMEN IN US SINCE 1877 |
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| Full Title:
History of Women in the United States Since 1877 |
| Last Reviewed:11/25/2019 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
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Catalog Description:
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An in-depth historical study of the political, economic, cultural, and social developments of women in the United States since 1877.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An in-depth historical study of the political, economic, cultural, and social developments of women in the United States since 1877.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | D
F
| Social and Behavioral Sciences
American Institutions
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | C2 | Humanities | Fall 2020 | |
| | D | Social Science | | |
| | D4 | Gender Studies | | |
| | D6 | History | | |
| | X1 | U.S. History | | |
| | D | Social Science | Fall 1994 | Fall 2020 |
| | D4 | Gender Studies | | |
| | D5 | Geography | | |
| | X1 | U.S. History | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 2010 | |
| | 4D | Gender Studies | | |
| | 4F | History | | |
| | XA | U.S. History | | |
| | 4 | Social and Behavioral Science | Fall 1994 | Fall 2010 |
| | 4F | History | | |
| | XA | U.S. History | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Examine, evaluate, and discuss the experiences, roles, achievements, and contributions of American from Reconstruction through the present era.
2. Utilize the social historical approach in assessing the past.
3. Identify examples of gender bias in historical presentations.
4. Assess the present position of women in American society in comparison to the past.
Topics and Scope
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1. The study of history
A. Social history
B. Critical thinking and history: terminology defined and applied
C. U.S. history from a woman's perspective
D. Patriarchy
2. Reconstruction
A. Amendments
B. Freedmen's Bureau
C. End of Reconstruction
D. Jim Crow
3. The West and women's roles
A. Native Americans
B. Chinese immigration
C. Latinas in the Southwest
4. Industrialization
A. Middle class women
B. Immigrant women and their daughters
C. Women in the workforce and the labor movement
5. The Progressive Era
A. Women's Clubs
B. Settlement Houses
6. Suffrage Movement
A. Arguments for and against
B. Tactics of the movement
C. 19th Amendment, anti-war, and the radical left
D. Role of women of color
7. Radical new philosophies
A. Marriage
B. Birth control
C. Economics
8. World War I and the 1920s
A. Peace Movement
B. After the vote?
C. Flappers
D. Consumerism and mass media
9. The Depression and New Deal
A. Family life
B. Economic responsibilities and contributions of women
C. Restrictions placed on working women
D. Eleanor Roosevelt
E. New Deal policies and women
10. World War II
A. Women in the armed forces
B. Factory workers for the "duration"
11. Women's roles in the 1950s
A. Suburban housewife
B. Baby boom
C. Image versus reality
D. Civil Rights Movement
12. The 1960s
A. The Feminine Mystique
B. NOW
C. Women's Liberation
D. Sexual Revolution
13. The 1970s
A. ERA
B. Roe v. Wade
C. Challenges to legal and economic restrictions
D. Feminism becomes legitimate
14. The 1980s and beyond
A. Backlash
B. "Family Values"
C. Eating disorders and body image
D. The Glass Ceiling
E. Feminism: Reinventing itself?
Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading assignments of roughly 1-2 chapters a week. These
assignments will consist of primary and secondary sources.
2. Six to ten pages of out-of-class writing. These assignments will
be either reaction papers, analytical essays, or research papers.
An analytical component will be part of these assignments.
3. One in-class essay mid-term and a final.
4. Participation in discussion as directed by instructor.
5. Multiple choice quizzes and/or exams (optional).
6. Written homework as directed by the instructor.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
30 - 50% |
| Written homework, Reaction, Analytical, or Research Essays | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
40 - 65% |
| Essay exams, Objective quizzes and/or exams | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 10% |
| Attendance and particiation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Glenda Riley, Inventing the American Woman Vol. 2 (since 1877), Harlan Davidson, Inc., 4th ed., 2007.
Ellen Carol Dubois & Lynn Dumenil, Through Women's Eyes, Bedford, 2005.
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