Session 1: Welcome: Introduction to the Field of Women and Gender Studies
- Course Overview and Policies
- Course Schedule
- Information Sheet
- In-Class Writing Exercises
- Homework Assignment #1
Session 2: The Roots of Gender Mobilization: The Legacy of Seneca Falls (1848)
Readings/Films
“The Declaration of Sentiments.” (1848)
Film clip: Pollak, Ruth. One Woman, One Vote. PBS. 1995.
Read for Historical Background:
Jeanne Boydston, “The Cult of True Womanhood”
Angela Davis, “The Anti Slavery Movement and the Birth of Women’s Rights”
Angelina Grimke, “Human Rights Not Founded on Sex” (1837)
Read for Discussion/HW:
Thomas Jefferson, “Declaration of Independence” (1776)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, “The Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions” (1848)
