Fall 2017  |  HIST 3349 Section 090: U.S. Women's Legal History (35236)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Wed 06:20PM - 08:50PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 110
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Women's legal status, from colonial era through 20th century. Women's citizenship, civil rights. Marriage, divorce, and child custody. Reproductive/physical autonomy/integrity. Economic/educational equality. prereq: Soph or jr or sr
Class Description:
Throughout American history the law has assigned rights and duties differently for women than for men, and differently among women depending on race, class, nationality, and sexuality. This course will provide students with a broad foundation in women's legal status from the colonial era through the 20th century. We will examine gendered aspects of American legal history, including citizenship; political and civil rights; marriage, divorce, and child custody; reproductive and physical autonomy; and economics and educational equality. We will be reading judges opinions, statutes, and other legal documents, as well as monographs, and watching films and listening to tapes of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court. No legal background is anticipated. The reading load will vary from week to week, but in some weeks will require reading an entire book.
Who Should Take This Class?:
Students interested in law and society, women's history, and/or women's rights. I regularly have a mix of students from majors across the university including history majors and welcome diverse perspectives and life experiences. The class is open to Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors.
Grading:
20% Class Participation & Attendance
20% Reflection Papers
10% Women & the Law in the News
20% Primary Source Analysis
30% Final Paper (with oral history component)
Exam Format:
No in-class exams. There is a final paper that will require students to draw both on material covered in readings and lectures and on independent reading and an oral history.
Class Format:
40% Lecture
15% Film/Video
40% Discussion
5% Guest Speakers
Workload:
VARIES Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term (includes both reflection papers and final paper)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/35236/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
11 April 2017

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