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Amazon logo Clare, Eli. Exile and Pride. Cambridge, MA: South End Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780896086050. (Clare)

Amazon logo Davis, Angela. Women, Race, and Class. New York, NY: Random House-Vintage, 1983. ISBN: 9780394713519. (Davis)

Amazon logo Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. The Yellow Wall-Paper. New York, NY: Feminist Press, 1996. ISBN: 9781558611580. (Gilman)

Amazon logo Richardson, Taylor, and Whittier, eds. Feminist Frontiers. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN: 9780072824230. (FF)

Note: readings by session are referenced by the abbreviated key above.



Readings by Session



LEC #TOPICSREADINGS
1Introduction to Course
2"First Wave" FeminismAmazon logo Wollstonecraft, Mary. Vindication of the Rights of Women. New York, NY: Prometheus Books, 1989, chapter 9. ISBN: 9780879755256.

Davis. Women, Race and Class. pp. 1-86.
3Seneca Falls and Beyond"Declaration of Independence."

Stanton. "Declaration of Sentiments."

Douglass, Frederick. "Appeal to Congress for Universal Suffrage."

Amazon logo Truth, Sojourner. "Ain't I a Woman?" In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, p. 20. ISBN: 9780072824230.
4SuffrageBurns, Ken. Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. 1999.
5Women and MadnessGilman. The Yellow Wall-paper.

Optional Readings

Amazon logo Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. "The 'Nervous Breakdown' of Women." In The Yellow Wallpaper. Edited by Erskine and Richards. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1993. pp. 67-75. ISBN: 9780813519937.

Amazon logo Smith-Rosenberg, Carroll. "The Hysterical Woman: Sex Roles and Role Conflict in Nineteenth-Century America." In The Yellow Wallpaper. Edited by Erskine and Richards. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1993. pp. 77-104. ISBN: 9780813519937.

Amazon logo Mitchell, S. Weir. Selections from Fat & Blood, Wear & Tear, and Doctor & Patient. In The Yellow Wallpaper. Edited by Erskine and Richards. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1993. pp. 105-111. ISBN: 9780813519937.

Amazon logo Gilbert, Sandra, and Susan Gubar. The Madwoman in the Attic. In The Yellow Wallpaper. Edited by Erskine and Richards. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1993. 115-123. ISBN: 9780813519937.

Amazon logo Hedges, Elaine R. "'Out at Last'? 'The Yellow Wallpaper' after Two Decades of Feminist Criticism." In Critical Essays on Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Edited by Joanne Karpinski. MacMillan Publishing Company, 1992, pp. 222-233. ISBN: 9780816173150.
6Hysteria, Neurasthenia, and Other Female MaladiesAmazon logo Fausto-Sterling, Anne. "Hormonal Hurricanes: Menstruation, Menopause, and Female Behavior." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 334-347. ISBN: 9780072824230.
7OppressionAmazon logo Frye, Marilyn. "Oppression." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 6-8. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Lorde, Audre. "The Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 22-24. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Schacht, Steven. "Teaching About Being an Oppressor: Some Personal and Political Considerations." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 24-29. ISBN: 9780072824230.
8Socialization and Gender RolesAmazon logo Thornton Dill, Bonnie. "The Means to Put My Children Through: Child-Rearing Goals and Strategies among Black Female Domestic Servants." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 144-154. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Thorne, Barrie. "Girls and Boys Together... But Mostly Apart: Gender Arrangements in Elementary Schools." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 154-165. ISBN: 9780072824230.
9Socialization of ChildrenAmazon logo Kimmel, Michael. "What Are Little Boys Made Of?" In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 166-169. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Paley, Grace. "Inherit The War." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, p. 169. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Risman, Barbara. "Ideology, Experience, Identity: The Complex World of Children in Fair Families." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 169-179. ISBN: 9780072824230.
10Theoretical Debates: Social Construction vs. Biological EssentialismAmazon logo Lorber, Judith. "'Night to His Day': The Social Construction of Gender." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 33-51. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Kessler, Suzanne. "The Medical Construction of Gender." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 51-66. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Toilet Training (Sylvia Rivera Law Project video on gendered bathrooms)

Optional Reading

Mustafa, Nadia, Deirdre van Dyk, and Ulla Pion. "The Math Myth." Time, March 7, 2005, 50-60.
11Challenging the Binary: IntersexFausto-Sterling, Anne. "Five Sexes Revisited: Why Male and Female Are Not Enough." The Sciences (March-April 1993): 20-25.

Excerpt by Stone Phillips. Dateline, NBC, February 8, 2000. Story of David Reimer and the John Money twins case.
12TransgenderismAmazon logo Cameron, Loren. "Portrait of a Man." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, p. 37. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Optional Readings

Amazon logo Wilchins, Riki Anne. "17 Things You Don't Say to a Transsexual," and "What Does It Cost to Tell The Truth?" In Read My Lips. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1997. pp. 27-40. ISBN: 9781563410901.

Amazon logo Feinberg, Leslie. "Allow Me to Introduce Myself." In TransLiberation: Beyond Pink or Blue. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1999, pp. 15-35. ISBN: 9780807079515.
13Film: SirLaRosa, Melanie. Sir: Just a Normal Guy. 2001-2002.
14EmbodimentDiscussion of Sir.

Clare. Exile and Pride.
15Embodiment (cont.)Clare. Exile and Pride.

Amazon logo Galler, Roberta. "The Myth of the Perfect Body." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 108-110. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Gimlin, Debra. "Cosmetic Surgery: Paying for Your Beauty." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 94-108. ISBN: 9780072824230.
16Body Image and Representation of WomenAmazon logo Richardson, Laurel. "Gender Stereotyping in the English Language." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 89-93. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Kleinman, Sherryl. "Why I'm Not a Lady (And No Woman Is)." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, p. 94. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Onishi, Norimitsu. "Globalization of Beauty Makes Slimness Trendy." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 468-470. ISBN: 9780072824230.
17Body Image and Representation of Women (cont.)Amazon logo Banks, Ingrid. "Hair Still Matters." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 110-118. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Hooks, Bell. "Selling Hot Pussy: Representations of Black Female Sexuality in the Cultural Marketplace." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 119-127. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Le Espirutu, Yen. "Ideological Racism and Cultural Resistance." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 128-141. ISBN: 9780072824230.
18SexualitiesAmazon logo Bordo, Susan. "In Hiding and on Display." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 306-312. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Tolman, Deborah. "Doing Desire: Adolescent Girls' Struggles for/with Sexuality." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 312-323. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Mackler, Carolyn. "Sex Ed: How Do We Score?" In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 324-326. ISBN: 9780072824230.
19Sexualities (cont.)Amazon logo Rupp, Leila. "Finding the Lesbians in Lesbian History: Reflections on Female Same-Sex Sexuality in the Western World." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 302-306. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Messner, Michael. "Becoming 100% Straight." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 327-331. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Deevey, Sharon. "Assessing Older Lesbians' Health Needs." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 371-372. ISBN: 9780072824230.
20Women and WorkAmazon logo Kessler-Harris, Alice. "The Wage Conceived: Value and Need as Measures of a Woman's Worth." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 185-199. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Bose, Christine, and Rachel Bridges Whaley. "Sex Segregation in the U.S. Work Force." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 200-209. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Reskin, Barbara. "The Realities of Affirmative Action in Employment." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 225-227. ISBN: 9780072824230.
21Women, Work, and FamiliesAmazon logo Padavic, Irene, and Barbara Reskin. "Moving Up and Taking Charge." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 209-225. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Hertz, Rosanna. "Working to Place the Family at the Center of Life: Dual-Earner and Single-Parent Strategies." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 250-259. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Ehrenreich, Barbara. "The Mommy Test." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 259-261. ISBN: 9780072824230.
22FamiliesAmazon logo Segura, Denise. "Working at Motherhood: Chicana and Mexicana Immigrant Mothers and Employment." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 261-275. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Thai, Hung Cam. "For Better or Worse: Gender Alllures in the Vietnamese Global Marriage Market." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 275-286. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Nsiah-Jefferson, Laurie. "Reproductive Laws, Women of Color, and Low Income Women." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 363-370. ISBN: 9780072824230.
23Families (cont.)Amazon logo Walters, Suzanna. "Wedding Bells and Baby Carriages: Heterosexuals Imagine Gay Families, Gay Families Imagine Themselves." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 286-296. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Naples, Nancy. "A Member of the Funeral." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 296-299. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Zeldes, Kiki. Lifetime Commitment - A Portrait of Karen Thompson. 1994.
24Violence Against WomenAmazon logo Yancey Martin, Patricia, and Robert Hummer. "Fraternities and Rape on Campus." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 389-398. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Allen, Robert, and Paul Kivel. "Men Changing Men." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 398-401. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Steinem, Gloria. "Supremacy Crimes." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 401-403. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Tetreault, Mary Ann. "Accountability or Justice? Rape as a War Crime." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 415-427. ISBN: 9780072824230.
25Global PoliticsAmazon logo Enloe, Cynthia. "The Globetrotting Sneaker." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 453-457. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Kristof, Nicholas. "Iraq's Little Secret." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 452-453. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Woods, Harriet. "The Truth About Women and Power." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 444-451. ISBN: 9780072824230.
26Contemporary FeminismAmazon logo Neuborne, Ellen. "The Next Feminist Generation: Imagine My Surprise." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 512-514. ISBN: 9780072824230.

Amazon logo Taylor, Verta, Nancy Whittier, and Cynthia Fabrizio Pelak. "The Women's Movement: Persistence Through Transformation." In Feminist Frontiers. Edited by Taylor Richardson, and Whittier. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003, pp. 515-531. ISBN: 9780072824230.

 








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