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2025 Spring > UGRD > WGS > WGS 240

Educating Women

Course #: WGS 240

Description:
This course studies the lives and ideas of women in the U.S. who have been educators and activists in struggles for equality in, and transformation of, education. Central themes include how women learn; education as a means of self-realization and empowerment for women in different ethnic, race, and class contexts; how gender affects experience in educational institutions.

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 8556 MWF
12:00 - 12:50 pm
Benson,Lynne Byall McCormack M01-0619
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 01/27/2025 - 05/14/2025
Capacity: 30
Enrolled: 0
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites:
Course Attributes: United States