Feminism between Women's Suffrage and the Pill interrogates the
notion that feminism in America and other western countries peaked
around the early twentieth century woman suffrage campaigns, then
disappeared once the vote was won.  Then in the late 1960's, with the
pill, "The Sexual Revolution" and the Women's Liberation Movement,
feminism is said to have re-emerged.  This course questions this
conventional narrative by examining twentieth century feminist
developments in America and other western countries, especially in
the period between woman suffrage movements and the ferment of the
1960's.  Themes addressed include: feminist Progressive Era feminist
texts and activism; African-American feminist issues in the 1920's
and 1930's; feminist critics of fascism, economic depression, and
war; wartime and postwar campaigns related to equal rights, equal
pay, education and workforce participation; mid-twentieth century
feminist contributions to the humanities and social sciences; and
feminist debates over sexuality, gender, and reproduction.