GENDER IN AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY (2) (JLH 155)

Professor Richard Chused

This seminar focuses on the legal and cultural status of gender in American history. The subjects of inquiry include such topics as: the Constitutional status of women; the suffrage, temperance, and anti-lynching movements; the institution of marriage; law and reproduction; the legal status of women of color; and protective labor legislation. Substantial original research papers are required.