European Women in the 19th Century
European Women in the 19th Century
WGST/History
3570
Credit Hours
3
Core/Cross-listed
Core Course
Course Description
Same as HIST 3570
Satisfies Social Science General Education Requirement
This course will trace the history of European women from 1789 to 1900 exploring the ways women experienced the political, social, and economic transformations of the 19th century. We will look at how the French revolution, industrialization, class-formation, and colonialism redefined the lives of European women. Themes emphasized in this course include changes in family structure, work, and gender politics through the last century.