CLASS INFORMATION SHEET
San Joaquin Delta College
5151 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95207
Office of Instruction
Semester: Fall 2007
Instructor: Hawley, L.A.
Department & Number: History 27
Title of Course:
Women in History
Lecture Hours:
MWF 9-10 a.m.
10-11 a.m.
OfficeHours: MWF 11-12 a.m.
TTH 11-12 a.m.
Prerequisites:
Reading Level II
Office: Shima 137, 954-5520
Email: lhawley@deltacollege.edu
Catalog Description: This course is a review of the history of women in America with emphasis on achievements
of women in traditional and non-traditional fields of work. The opportunities and limitations surrounding women's
roles in Unites States history are explored. (UC, CSU)
Textbook: DuBois, Ellen Carol. Through Women's Eyes (required)
Obligation of the Student:
1.
This course "requires a minimum of 3 hours of work per week for each unit of credit, including
class time." (California State Education Code: Title V, Section 55002)
2.
Attend class sessions. (Take notes every class session.)
3.
Read assigned chapters from text and be ready for discussion in class.
4.
Write two papers (one assignment on reserve at library).
5.
Take quizzes, section examinations and final examination.
TESTS
There will be two section exams and a final exam. Exam dates are listed in this syllabus. All exams are a
combination of multiple choice and essay questions. Makeups for these exams will be given only with the
approval of the instructor and only in the most extreme cases!
There will be ten quizzes, one for each chapter of the textbook. There are no makeups for the quizzes.
CLASS SCHEDULE AND READING ASSIGNMENTS
Aug. 20-24
Aug. 27-Sept 7
Introduction, Native American Women, Colonial Women
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 1
Colonial Women in the 18th Century
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 2
First Topic Due in Class – Friday, Aug 31
Sept. 10-14
True and Not so True Women
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 3
Second Topic Due in Class – Friday, Sept. 14
Sept. 17-28
The "Other" Women and Civil War
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 4
First Section Exam, Friday, Sept. 28
Oct. 1-12
Women after the War
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 5
Third Topic due in Class – Friday, Oct. 12
Oct. 15-19
Women at the end of the 19th century
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 6
The Final Fight for the Vote
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 7
Oct. 22-Nov. 2
Second Section Exam – Friday, Nov. 2
Nov. 5-16
1920s Women, Depression and War
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 8
Article Analysis due in class – Friday, Nov. 16
Nov. 19-30
Dec. 3-14
Dec. 17 - 21
Post-War America - Civil Rights and Feminism
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 9
Liberation and Backlash
Reading:
Dubois, Chapter 10
Finals Week
PAPERS
There are writing assignments in this class. You will be required to explain one primary source document(s) and
analyze one historical article. Topics and due dates listed below.
Primary Source Written Assignments
The task is to analyze some of the primary source documents found in your textbook (these are the pages with the
color edges to them.) It is best to read the entire chapter and the background information before tackling the primary
documents, but the bulk of your response should be based on what you find in the documents themselves. You
must use examples from the primary source documents in your response.
There are several topic choices listed here – you MUST DO ONE of them. No late assignments will be accepted. If
you cannot be in class on the due date, you must turn it in early or email as an attachment to me.
Topic #1 - Due in class Aug 31st
Using the essays found on pages 125-130, explain Rush’s and Murray’s key arguments in favor of
expanding women’s education. How do their ideas fit in with the idea of Republican Motherhood?
Topic #2 – Due in class Sept. 14
Using the stories found on pages 177-181, explain how the characters in these two accounts reject and
resist the assumptions about African Americans fundamental to the slave system.
Topic #3 – Due in class Oct 12
Using the materials from Ida B. Wells, “Race Woman” (pp. 307-310), analyze Wells’ arguments
concerning lynching. According to her, why did it happen and how was it being justified? How did her
campaign help consolidate an African American women’s movement?
Guidelines
Two to three double-spaced pages, typed with one inch margins all around
No handwritten papers accepted
No outside sources - use only the text assigned
Proper essay format and grammar
Either 10 or 12 size font – no fancy fonts please!
Cite by putting page number in parentheses after the information. You do not need a works cited page or
footnotes/endnotes. You do need to indicate the page number where you found the information you are
citing.
Article Analysis
You are also required to analyze a secondary source – an article written by an historian based on primary source
information. You have three choices of articles – choose ONE article for your assignment. You must do the paper
on one of these listed articles – other articles will not be accepted. All article analyses are due on Friday, Nov. 16th
in class. I will not accept any analyses after class on Friday, Nov. 16th.
Three articles are on reserve at the library. Each one is approximately 10 pages. You will need to photocopy the
article you are interested in using for your analysis or you can read it in the library – you cannot remove the material
from the library. Each article has question(s) that must be answered in your analysis. Questions and guidelines for
each article are listed below.
In order to get the articles, you need to go to the Circulation Desk on the first floor of Goleman library and show
your library card. If you don’t have one, you need to get one. Bring a picture ID and fill out the short library card
form. You will also need the call number of the item you wish to check out.
Topics:
#1 – “Uncovering the History of Working Women and Affirmative Action in the 1970s”
Read this article and answer the following questions in your paper:
What were the gender problems that affirmative action programs tried to address and how effective were
these programs?
#2 – “American Doctors Define the Lesbian and Her Intellect, 1880-1949”
Read this article and answer the following questions in your paper:
How were lesbians defined by the medical community in this period and in what ways were they perceived
as a threat to society?
#3 –
“Woman Power will Stop Those Grapes”: Chicana Organizers and Middle-Class Female Supporters
in the Farm Workers’ Grape Boycott in Philadelphia, 1969-70”
Read this article and answer the following questions in your paper:
How did women union organizers balance traditional ideas of women’s role with the new feminist ideas in
their work for the UFW?
Guidelines for Article Analysis
2-3 pages, double-spaced, typed – no handwritten papers accepted
One inch margin all around
Either 10 or 12 size font, no fancy fonts
Proper essay format, grammar and citing
Do not use other sources – concentrate on what your article says!
Cite by putting page number in parentheses after the information. You do not need a works cited page or
footnotes/endnotes. You do need to indicate the page number where you found the information you are
citing.
Plagiarism and cheating have consequences ranging from a severely reduced grade
all the way to suspension from school. Do your own work in your own words and
cite your sources properly!
No late assignments will be accepted – pay attention to due dates!
GRADING POLICY
Your grade in this class will be based on the following items:
First Section Exam
Second Section Exam
Final Exam
Quizzes
Primary Sources
Article Analysis
20 points possible
20 points possible
25 points possible
10 points possible
10 points possible
15 points possible
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS
100
Your grade will be based on your performance on the assigned papers and exams. I do not grade on a curve.
SOCIAL SCIENCE DIVISION CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
It is expected that students in all Social Science Division classes will:
Be attentive to, and participate in, all instructional activities
Be courteous to people with different perspectives and values
Be respectful of all persons
Be on time - instructor reserves the right to not allow you into class if you are late
Not leave early without instructor permission
Not disrupt class sessions by inappropriate behavior
Not cheat on assignments or examinations
Not engage in plagiarism
Not eat, drink or smoke in classrooms
Make use of instructor office hours during designated times
Turn off and put away all electronic devices.
ATTENDANCE POLICY
It is the student's responsibility to attend classes and to drop them if they no longer wish to be enrolled. It is not my
responsibility to drop you so please do not assume I will do so, even if you miss a lot of class.
It has been my experience that students who attend regularly receive the highest scores on exams and papers and
get the most from the class. It is in your best interest to attend as often as possible if you wish to do well in this
course.
You must attend, take notes in and take exams and quizzes in the section in which you are registered. No switching
back and forth between classes!
An attendance sheet will be passed around every class period. It is your responsibility to sign it!
You are responsible for all announcements and handouts that are distributed in class. I will pass back papers once if you are absent that day, you will need to come by my office to pick up your paper.
This class information sheet is subject to change.