HIST 261 - Women in American History I

    Recent Professors
    Tatiana M. Irwin
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    40 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · Cal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    This course surveys the experiences, contributions, and roles of women in the history of the United States from pre-contact American civilizations through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Through the analytical lenses of race, class, gender, ethnicity and sexuality, students examine the major forces that shaped, and continue to shape, the political, social, cultural, scientific, technological and environmental life of the nation. Specific attention is dedicated to examining the ways that the philosophical foundations of the U.S. Constitution and the government institutions it established impacted women’s lives.
    Usually Held
    Wed 11:10am–1:40pm, Wed 11:10am–12:25pm