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Need study skills help?  Then contact the Student Academic Center
(855-7313) for on-line authorization for EDUC-X101 (Learning
Strategies for History, two additional credits) that will be offered
2:30 MW or 4:00 MW.

How do the stories we tell about the past influence what we think
possible in the present? This course addresses this question, and
offers a broad introduction to women’s history, by examining classic
works in Western feminism in light of contemporary historical
scholarship.  From Christine de Pizan in the 14th century to
Virginia Woolf in the 20th, women writers have used history to
question the seemingly unchangeable differences between the sexes.
Studying the way these thinkers have wrestled with the past teaches
important lessons about the practice of history.  This course aims
not only to expand your knowledge of the history of women and
feminism, but also to help you develop the analytical skills needed
to understand historical arguments more generally.

The class will combine lecture and discussion formats.   Readings
will emphasize primary sources, including materials that range from
stories to letters to legal briefs.  You will be asked to complete
three short writing assignments designed to help you analyze these
primary materials.  There will also be a mid-term, a final and
periodic in-class assignments.