HIST 057 - History of American Women Since 1877

    Recent Professors
    Antonella Vitale
    Recent Semesters
    2026SP
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    2026SP Sections
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    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · Cal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area D · CSU American Institutions Area US1
    Description
    This course examines the history of American women from the post-Civil War era to the modern age. The course is particularly concerned with understanding how the cultural construction of gender influenced women's lives in various times and places. Attention will be given to cross-cultural gendered encounters between European, Native American, African, and Hispanic peoples and understanding how gender intersects with other hierarchies of power, such as race, class, and sexuality. The course explores how social, political, economic, and cultural factors influenced women's experiences, and it also examines the impact of the U.S. and California Constitutions and the activities of federal, state, and local governments on the lives of women in the United States.
    Usually Held
    Mon Wed 12:45pm–2:10pm