History 296NT - Women in History: 'Histories of Native American Women'

Hist of Native American Women

Spring
2026
01
4.00
Patricia Dawson

MW 03:15PM-04:30PM

Mount Holyoke College
129478
pdawson@mtholyoke.edu
129478,129867
This course explores the histories of Native American women, from origins to the present day. This course also introduces students to Indigenous methodologies. We will look at topics such as origin stories, Indigenous feminism, the fur trade, Removal, reservations, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous People. Major themes include kinship, community, gender, race, material culture, sovereignty, reproduction, matrilineal societies, survivance, and diplomacy.

Meets History department's pre-1750 requirement.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.