Tulane University 2006-2007 Catalog

Course:

HISU 341 Women and Gender in U.S. History: 1830 to the Present (3)

Prof. Devlin. This course is a survey of women and gender in the United States from 1830 through the present. The class will examine the political and social history of women and girls, as well as the role played by ideologies of gender-both masculinity and femininity-in shaping historical events. Topics will include the transformation of women's identities over time; slavery and the family; the winning of the vote; intersections between gender and race; the rebirth of feminism; sexuality and popular culture; and the "post-feminist" decades.

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