HIS 120 - Introductory Seminar: Women in America (1600-1870 (FYS) (1)

This seminar is an introduction to women’s history from colonial times through the Civil War. We will examine a number of different topics such as the status of women in different colonies, the effect of the American Revolution, slave women, the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, and the evolution of the women’s rights movement. Readings will include biographies, slave narratives, and some of the most important historical scholarship. One of the goals of the course is the improvement of writing skills, thus there will be frequent writing assignments.
(FYS)