Women's Studies/Gender Studies

Women's/Gender StudiesThe feminist movement, one of the great social movements of the twentieth century, has produced an explosion of scholarship focused on the role of women in such diverse fields as law, science, literature, philosophy, politics, art, business and religion.

Women’s studies projects can range across time and cultures and can be broadly interdisciplinary or intensely personal.

Example studies include:

  • Women & Business
  • Women’s fiction
  • Autobiography
  • Poetry
  • The visual arts
  • Music
  • The history of women
  • The roles women have played in shaping society
  • Women’s psychology
  • Feminist theory and philosophy
  • Culture and women
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Behavior and development

View Professor Linda Gray's talk on Women's History

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