WMST 228 - Women in European History: 1750-Present "Weaving Holes to Whole Cloth"This course analyzes women's changing economic, family, and political roles from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Topics include the effects of industrialization on women's work and status, the demographic revolution, and women's political activities in market riots, revolutions, and campaigns for women's rights.
Also listed as HIST-228
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL-121 or ENGL-101.
Instructor: Barbara Young Whorton
Overall Course Objectives | Major Course Topics | Course Format | Orientation | Course Requirements | Materials | Exams
Overall Course Objectives Once you have completed this course you will be able to:
Share a more inclusive view of history
Discover women's voices from private to political, isolated to public.
Read and share ideas from a learning cohort interested in what you write Write with persuasion about history from the bottom up. In other words,from non-traditional sources like diaries, journals, and interviews.
Make connections from early women's activism to influences in today's changing world from outside readings and current periodicals.
Choice what interests you for further research and sharing with the class.
Note: All history courses at HCC are writing intensive, meaning students do at least 2,500 words of academic writing, whether informal or formal. You will meet this requirement in the discussions, and in the papers and essay tests assigned
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Introduction: History and its missing holes.
Chapter 9: The Enlightenment-a paradox?
Chapter 10: French Women in Revolt- results?
Chapter 11: Industrial Capitalism- what progress?
Chapter 12: 19th c. Feminism. What were the dangers of Presentism?
Chapter 13: Socialists Hegel, Marx, and Engels Shape Feminism
Chapter 14: Empire: Race, class and the Myth.
Chapter 15: Russia in Revolt-who were the “Universal Women?”
Chapter 16: War & Peace- Nature or Nurture?
Chapters 17/18 segments: Authoritarian Regimes and the Welfare State
Chapters 19/20 segments: The New Europe; examples of ethnicity/xenophobia?
Summary: Have we woven whole cloth with the inclusion of women in history and the journey of our minds then to now? How so?
Is not self-paced.
Does not require on-campus meetings.
Does not require real-time chats.
The communication of the class will take place through Ce6 emails and online threaded discussion boards.
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Orientation This course does not require a face-to-face orientation.
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- Review the "What you should know before you Register" section of the Distance Learning Homepage.
- Weekly reading and writing asignments.
- Papers and research project emailed as word attachments in discussion boxes.
- One powerpoint short presentation about your research project.
Textbook information: To visit our bookstore's online sales site, please visit www.howardccbooks.com and follow the instructions for selecting textbooks.
Technical Requirements and Plug-Ins: The following plug-ins are required for this course:
- Internet Explorer or
- Netscape
- Real Player
- Word Viewer, if you don’t have the full version of Microsoft Word
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Exams For purposes of verification and assessing learning outcomes, this course has three exams at the HCC Test Center for students in the local region or at a regional institution for remote students.
