Slavery, Gender, and Power: Women in Nineteenth Century America

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course studies the tangled histories of slavery and gender in nineteenth century America. Principal topics include the lives of enslaved women, the cult of domesticity, the rise of early feminism, the role of women in the destruction of slavery, and the tension between gender and race. CROSSLISTED: GWST 3358.03 FORMATS: Seminar