Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: WOMEN AND THE WELFARE STATE: SEXUAL POLITICS AND AMERICAN POVERTY

Department: History

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar in the history of women and welfare focuses on women's contributions to the growth of the welfare state and investigates how welfare has been shaped by understandings of gender, race, and class. Compares American programs to similar programs developed in other countries. Cross-list: WGST 468.