History of Feminism in Canada

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This course examines the history of feminism, focusing on the Canadian experience set within the broader context of North America and the West. It considers the changing goals, methods of organizing, adherents, societal responses and impact during each of the three "waves" of feminism. It explores biographical history of key Canadian and Western feminists. The course gives equal time to lectures and to class discussion and, as such, depends on the active and regular participation of students. Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and WGS-3571. HIST-3572 (3 or 6) History of Childhood in Canada (3 hrs Lecture/Seminar) This course traces the history of childhood in Canada from the pre-industrial period to the late-twentieth century. It explores how new ideals of childhood which emerged in the late-nineteenth century differed from those existing previously and how an ideal of the child as dependent and in need of careful nurture and protection gradually took hold. It explores these subjects via a consideration of a number of issues which, from year to year, may include work, schooling, health, adoption, delinquency, recreation, and the emergence of children as a target consumer market.