WOMEN AND GENDER IN THE U.S. SINCE 1870

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Civics & Perspectives Ethnic St - Ethnic Studies Breadth - Social Science Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe historical constructions of racialized gender in specific contexts from the nineteenth century to the present. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze power dynamics among women and between the genders, including the interactions of multiple, intersecting social hierarchies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize assumptions about racialized gender, both expressed and implied, in historical sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Question assumptions about racialized gender in contemporary US politics, law, and culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate one's own positionality in relationship to multiple communities by identifying the historical dynamics that shape relations of racial and gender difference in the US today. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply the concepts of racialized gender and positionality when participating in multicultural discussions, creative spaces, political events and/or workplaces. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Critique the existing historiography and propose solutions for future scholarship and/or public engagement with gender and women's history, based on your informed critique. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe historical constructions of racialized gender in specific contexts from the nineteenth century to the present. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Analyze power dynamics among women and between the genders, including the interactions of multiple, intersecting social hierarchies. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Recognize assumptions about racialized gender, both expressed and implied, in historical sources. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Question assumptions about racialized gender in contemporary US politics, law, and culture. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Articulate one's own positionality in relationship to multiple communities by identifying the historical dynamics that shape relations of racial and gender difference in the US today. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Apply the concepts of racialized gender and positionality when participating in multicultural discussions, creative spaces, political events and/or workplaces. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Critique the existing historiography and propose solutions for future scholarship and/or public engagement with gender and women's history, based on your informed critique. Audience: Graduate