History 289 - COLQ:ASPECTS OF WOMEN'S HIST

Topics course. What did a college education mean to the first generations of Smithies? How did students' experiences vary according to their race, religion and class? How did college alter their ideas about what it meant to be a woman (in terms of work, sports, dress, politics, sexuality and social life)? This course explores the history of Smith College in a broader American and European context, with a focus on the changing identity and experiences of the first three generations of Smith students, from 1875 to 1930. Sources include students' letters, diaries and scrapbooks from the College Archives. Fulfills requirements for the archives concentration and women's education concentration. Enrollment limited to 18.

Topic: Women and Higher Education: Smith College in Historical Context.