HIS 594: History of American Women Using the Internet

Course Description: This course is a topical survey of the history of women in America from a multicultural perspective using the internet. We will examine the varieties of female experience focusing on such aspects as race, class, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, and age as we look at the relationship between major political, social, and cultural developments and the lives of women.

Course Requirements: Attendance and informed participation in class discussions are mandatory (20% of your final grade). Students complete one term project (50%) and present their internet research to the class (30%).

Term Projects: We will be discussing the reading assignments during the first hour of class and then students will search the internet for sites relating to the day’s readings. In a well-organized essay, students will assess the quality and value of their websites using the information provided on the library’s “Evaluating Web Resources” site (www.nku.edu/~library/howto/evaluate.shtml). Students are encouraged to consult traditional sources (i.e., books, journal articles, newspapers, magazines) and compare their quality and value to the internet sources. Collectively, these daily essays will be submitted as a term project and they will also form the foundation for the student’s class presentation.

Required Reading:
Vicki Ruiz and Ellen Carol DuBois, Unequal Sisters: A Multicultural Reader in U.S. Women’s History (Routledge, 2000) THIRD EDITION

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