WGSS 4150 - Women, Gender, and Power in European History

(3) Credit Hours

A survey of the history of women and gender in medieval and early modern Europe. Topics will include pre-modern ideas about gender and women; gender in European empires; women’s role in and relationship to religion; men’s and women’s positions within the household; the regulation of sexuality; and the emergence of women’s rights. May be registered as HIST 4150. Credit not allowed in both HIST 4150 and WGSS 4150.