Gender and the Law in U.S. History

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	Women in the Early American Legal System
3	Marriage, Consent, and Coercion
4	From Sentiment to Suffrage	First essay due
5	Dangerous Women at the Turn of the Century
6	Women and Prison
7	Protecting Women, Regulating Men
8	Race, Religion, and Adoption: One Story from Arizona
9	Challenging “Jane Crow”
10	Gender, Sexuality, and Disability
11	Guest Lecture: Ellen Messer-Davidow
12	Feminism and the Legal System, 1970s to the Present
13	Conclusion	Final paper due in class