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21H.320[J] Gender and the Law in US History
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Undergrad (Fall) HASS Humanities
Not offered regularly; consult department
(Same subject as WGS.161[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-9
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Explores the legal history of the US as a gendered system. Examines how women have shaped the meanings of American citizenship through pursuit of political rights such as suffrage, jury duty, and military service, as well as how the legal system has shaped gender relations through regulation of such issues as marriage, divorce, work, reproduction, and the family. Readings draw from primary and secondary materials, focusing on the broad historical relationship between law and society. No legal knowledge is required or assumed.
C. Capozzola