Intro to Women and Gender Studies

Why this class?

Back in community college, I took two classes about Women's History in the United States. I found it very fascinating and the professor's love for the subject was very contagious. My concentration as a Libs major is Social Sciences and this class was one of my options to fulfill requirements.

I've loved history since I was a kid but rarely saw myself represented among the most frequently taught figures. I believe intersectionality when teaching and learning is very important and this class was a good example of all the lives and stories that can be brought to light and spark new ideas and journeys.

Class Highlights

This was definitely one of my favorite classes taken at SSU, I loved all the information and the professor's passion. She told me at one point that I would make an excellent WGS student and that she hoped I would continue to graduate school because I had great potential. Don't you love it when adults other than your parents praise you for your abilities? I certainly do!

Reflection Journal #1.pdf

Reflection Journal #1

An assignment I did within the first couple of weeks, I went into the class with certain expectations but once I was there they were exeeded and I couldn't have been happier.

Community Engagement Paper_MD (1).pdf

Community Engagement Assignment

In the class were assigned to attend an event held on campus (or create our own) and connect it to material and themes we'd covered in the class up to that point.

Final Paper_MD.pdf

Intellectual Autobiography

For my final in this class, we were asked to select five readings we connected to and explain why they're important both in existence and to us.

Here is a film recommended by my professor! As you'll see in Libs 304 my group and I used it for our final project. I've seen it quite a few times because it is just so impactful and inspiring. It was assigned in my current WGS class (Gender and Power in U.S. History) and I was more than happy to watch it again.

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