MCCCD Program Description

Women and the Early American Experience

Course: WST160

First Term: 2010 Summer

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S

Description: Introduction to American women`s history, from the colonial period to suffrage in 1920, based on a feminist perspective

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Describe the three major categories of women in the 1600 and 1700s in America. (I) 2. Describe the phenomenon of witchcraft in New England and the role of and impact on women of the period. (II) 3. Describe social roles and contributions of women during the Revolutionary War. (III) 4. Describe the negative and positive impacts of the Revolutionary War on women. (III) 5. Describe changes in education, social roles, and work of women in the 1800s. (IV) 6. Describe the women`s suffrage movement. (V) 7. Describe the impact of the women`s suffrage movement on women from 1900 to 1920. (V)
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. Women in the Frontier Society A. Women in the 1600s B. Women in the 1700s II. Witchcraft in New England A. European influences in New England B. Witch trials in Salem C. Impact on women of the period III. Women During the American Revolution A. Social roles and contributions B. Impact of revolution on women of the period IV. Women During the 1800s A. Cult of domesticity and the Industrial Revolution B. Legal institutions C. Diversity of cultures D. Women and slavery E. Beginning of the Women`s Movement F. Women and the Civil War V. Feminism and Suffrage A. Shrinking families, education, and work B. The founding of Hull House C. An independent Suffrage Movement D. The argument over suffrage E. Women and the vote F. Promise for the future

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/14/1999

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