12 Women Who Shaped America: 1619 to 1920

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Course Description

Overview

<p>Meet the often-overlooked women who changed the face of America—feminists, scholars, reformers, and visionaries.</p>

Syllabus

By This Professor
01: Phillis Wheatley Peters, Founding Poet
02: Martha Washington, First Lady of the Republic
03: Sacagawea, Shoshone Diplomat and Guide
04: Sojourner Truth, Crusader for Human Rights
05: Catharine Beecher, Author and Educator
06: Victoria Woodhull, 1872 Presidential Candidate
07: Susan B. Anthony, Women’s Rights Champion
08: Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad Leader
09: Isabella Stewart Gardner, Art Museum Pioneer
10: Frances Benjamin Johnston, Photographer
11: Alice Paul, National Woman’s Party Leader
12: Mary Church Terrell: Suffrage to Civil Rights

Taught by

Allison K. Lange

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