Academic Calendar 2017/2018 - History of Women in Canada

HIST 3355  History of Women in Canada

Prerequisites:

12 credits of History with at least 3 credits at the 2000-level; or any 54 credits completed.

Antirequisites:

HIST 3356

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

This course examines the history of women in Canada from the time of European settlement to the twentieth century. Women's roles in both the private and the public sphere are examined. The diversity of women's experience based on region, class and ethnicity (or race) is also explored. Class discussions focus on various themes such as women's work, women in public, women and religion, women and education and women and family life. This course may be credited towards Gender Equality and Social Justice.