MCCCD Program Description

History of Women in America

Course: HIS201

First Term: 2023 Fall

Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: Introduction to women`s history from the colonial period to the present. Explores changes and developments which have influenced the lives of women.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Analyze how contact and colonization affected the dynamics of gender. (I) 2. Evaluate the negative and positive impacts of the Revolutionary War on women. (II) 3. Analyze the impact of the Industrial Revolution on women. (II) 4. Assess the impact of westward settlement on women. (II) 5. Examine the impact of women on nineteenth century reform movements. (II) 6. Evaluate the negative and positive impacts of the Civil War on women. (II) 7. Explain the changes in social roles and work opportunities for American women from the late Gilded Age until World War II. (II-III) 8. Explain the changes in social roles and work opportunities for American women post-World War II. (III) 9. Describe American female-led social reform movements during the Progressive Era. (III) 10. Compare labor activism across multiple industries post-World War I. (III) 11. Critique the feminist movement, addressing race, class, and gender. (III) 12. Discuss major issues for contemporary American women. (IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Seventeenth and eighteenth centuries A. Roles of European, Indian, and slave women in colonial European society B. Effects of the introduction of Christianity on native societies C. Phenomenon of witchcraft in New England D. Roles and duties of women in colonial American society based on geographic location and socioeconomic status II. Nineteenth century A. Women and the cult of domesticity B. Role of women in new religious movements C. Women on the frontier D. Women and activism E. Women, work, and unionism F. The rise of the new woman G. Women and suffrage H. Women and direct action I. Role of women in healthcare 1. Reproductive health and family planning 2. Impact of American Medical Association on women in medicine 3. Other III. Twentieth century A. Changing work and social roles for women in the early twentieth century B. Birth control movement post-World War I C. Women of the Depression 1. Working class feminism 2. Other D. Women and the New Deal E. Women and World War II 1. Workplace experiences with respect to race, class, and gender 2. Women in the armed services 3. Other F. Women and the 1950s 1. Dynamics of Cold War domesticity among women of different ethnic and racial backgrounds 2. Other G. Women`s liberation movement and the countermovement 1. Social movements with respect to race, class, gender, and sexuality 2. Conservative women`s movements H. Women`s issues of the 80s and 90s IV. Twenty-first century A. Women in politics B. #metoo movement C. LGBTQ+ issues and related movements D. Causes and effects of current issues in gender equality within a global context E. Other

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 28, 2023

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