Crosslisted/Same As: HIS 1310 Crosslisted/Same As (2): AMS 1310 Nineteenth-Century Elmira Women An introductory survey course exploring how women in the Elmira region shaped feminist thinking in the 1800s. We will first explore a selection of texts written by prominent First Wave Feminists. Then, we will take a deep-dive into several Elmira women who impacted the region in significant ways: Rachel Gleason, M.D., physician at the Elmira Watercure; Annis Eastman, minister at Elmira’s Park Church; Olivia Langdon, wife of Mark Twain; Mary Ann Cord, cook at Quarry Farm; and Susan Langdon Crane, sister to Olivia Langdon and sister-in-law to Mark Twain. Objectives: Introduce students to the rich accomplishments of Elmira’s women. Method of Instruction: Lectures and class discussion, with emphasis on the latter. Method of Evaluation: Short essays based on assigned readings; oral reports; a ten-page research paper on a particular topic; two exams, and class discussions. Objectives: A) Identify issues confronting women in America in the nineteenth century; B) Identify early theories in women’s health and home management; C) Identify women whose writings advanced women’s rights; D) Prepare and deliver oral reports on selected topics related to Elmira women in the 19th Century; E) In written assignments, define issues and explore background on Elmira women and their issues in the 19th century. Method of Instruction: Lecture. Discussion. Oral reports.
- Subject
- WMS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- credits
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027 Academic Year Undergraduate Catalog
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Academic Year Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- catalog.elmira.edu