HIST037
U.S. HIST THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES
Other titles (2)
- 19TH CENT AMER: WOMEN'S EYES
- 19TH C AMER:WOMEN'S EYES
- Department
- History
- Terms offered
- 7
- Data refreshed
- Sep 29, 2026
Description
In 1933, Mary Beard published her groundbreaking America Through Women's Eyes claiming that we would fail to understand the past until we included the words and experiences of women. This course shares and builds upon this insight by investigating U.S. history through the lens of women's narratives: diaries, letters, autobiographies, and fiction. Over the course of the semester, we will examine key historical developments - industrialization, enslavement, war, expansion, immigration, reform - as revealed in the writings of individual women. By approaching history from this perspective, we will trace larger trends and identify common experiences, while paying close attention to the differences and divisions among women. Throughout, we will investigate the ways in which notions of gender difference have changed over time and how a wide variety of women both created and responded to shifting and contested cultural, political, and social roles.
Syllabi
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Offerings and forecast 2014–2024
| Year | Fall | Spring | Summer | Intersession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | 2030 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 9 fall terms since 2018. | 2030 Spring: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 spring terms since 2018. | 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. | 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020. |
| 2029 | 2029 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 10 fall terms since 2017. | 2029 Spring: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 spring terms since 2017. | 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. | 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2028 | 2028 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 11 fall terms since 2016. | 2028 Spring: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 spring terms since 2016. | 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. | 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2027 | 2027 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 2 of 12 fall terms since 2015. | 2027 Spring: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 spring terms since 2015. | 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. | 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017. |
| 2024 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2023 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2022 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2021 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2020 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2019 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2018 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2017 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| 2016 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2015 | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
| 2014 | 1 section | Not offered | Not offered | No data |
Meeting times
Recent first- Tue, Fri, 1:25 PM–2:40 PM Geography Building G104 2024-1
- Wed, 1:30 PM–2:20 PM JC106 2024-2
- Tue, Fri, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM ASEC303 2021-12014
- Wed, 5:00 PM–5:50 PM Biological Sciences B237 2021-2
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Jefferson Academic Center WSSEM 2011
- Tue, Thu, 10:25 AM–11:40 AM Carriage House WSSEM 2006
- Mon, Thu, 12:00 PM–1:15 PM Jefferson Academic Center JF400 2004
- Wed, 2:25 PM–5:25 PM Carriage House HIGSM 2001
| Term | Professor | Type | Credits | Enrollment | CRN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | Amy Richter | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 23324 |
| Fall 2021 | Amy Richter | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 28451 |
| Fall 2014 | Amy Richter | Lecture | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 23790 |
| Fall 2011 | Amy Richter | First Year Seminar | 1 | 16 of 16 enrolled | 21503 |
| Fall 2006 | Amy Richter | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 10 of 16 enrolled | 24313 |
| Fall 2004 | Amy Richter | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 15 of 16 enrolled | 22269 |
| Fall 2001 | Amy Richter | Seminar/Proseminar | 1 | 16 of 20 enrolled | 25517 |