Wage Work for Women Citizens: 1870-1920
Columbia University
Departing from the Civil War years, examine how gender shaped women's work outside the home in the late 19th century. Explore efforts to affirm domesticity while providing women with paths to independence, and uncover how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments impacted women’s political participation.
About this Course
History, benefits, and foundational concepts of online learning How to leverage your prior educational experiences for success learning online Technology fundamentals for online learning, including building your digital confidence, using an LMS (Learning Management System), and making the most of online accessibility features Study strategies for online learning, anchored in the ABCDs: Awareness, Balance, Community, and Dedication Time management skills to help integrate learning into your busy life
What You'll Learn
- How ideas of independent womanhood emerged in the age of industrialization
- How the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution impacted women's political organizing and participation
- How women worked to gain legal independence
- How women endeavored to improve the lives of industrial workers
- The ways in which women's labor organizing efforts impacted trade unions, protective labor legislation, and regulation of capital
- How married and unmarried women conceptualized their public roles as women, mothers, daughters, and political actors in the early 20th Century
- What the generational and racial tensions were around strategies and arguments for women's suffrage
- How feminism arose as a word, concept and movement
Prerequisites
- Recommended for those with an undergraduate level interest in history, labor, and gender.
Instructors
Alice Kessler-Harris
R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History Emerita
Nick Juravich
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Women's History
Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning
New-York Historical Society