<p>Seminar, three hours. Designed for College Honors students. Spanning of academic disciplines and regional boundaries by looking at women’s movements in U.S. and East Asia in early 20th century, with examination of how issues of women’s rights, labor rights, and race/nation identities united and divided women across classes and national borders. Examination of suffrage movement in 1913 New York and parallel movements in East Asia (Japan, Korea, China) that adopted and adapted some of these same ideas to their own unique historical circumstances. Use of highly successful Reacting to Past historical role-playing game titled Greenwich Village, 1913: Suffrage, Labor, and New Woman. P/NP or letter grading.</p>

Honors Collegium

Combining rigorous, inclusive pedagogy with opportunities for co-curricular activities—including research, internships, and community engagement—the College provides students with diverse learning experiences that helps them thrive, become critical thinkers, and transform society.

College of Letters and Science

The Honors Collegium is a series of courses with an interdisciplinary emphasis designed for students enrolled in College Honors.

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New Women and Activism from America to Asia

HNRS132

5 units