WMST 9H

About this course

A critical examination of the social, economic, cultural and political history of American women from the colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the movements which enhanced women's political and economic rights, the social roles which defined women primarily by their gender, and the legal realities that women faced. Significant moral, political, and economic issues will be assessed. As an honors course, the students will be expected to complete extra assignments, or an additional longer assignment, to gain deeper insight into women's history in America.

No section is scheduled at De Anza College for Fall 2026. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The De Anza catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “ENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000H or ESL D005.”

Transfer pathways that use WMST 9H

ASSIST maps WMST 9H to a requirement in 20 published pathways from De Anza College.

• Leadership StudiesDe Anza → Humboldt State
• SociologyDe Anza → UC Santa Barbara
• History MinorDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• HistoryDe Anza → UC Santa Cruz
• CSU General EducationDe Anza → CSU Stanislaus
• Environmental Economics and PolicyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Microbial BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Environmental SciencesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Sustainable Environmental DesignDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Nutrition & Metabolic BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Landscape ArchitectureDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Society and EnvironmentDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Molecular Environmental BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Genetics and Plant BiologyDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• Urban StudiesDe Anza → UC Berkeley
• American StudiesDe Anza → UC Davis
• Gender, Sexuality, & Women`s StudiesDe Anza → UC Davis
• Native American StudiesDe Anza → UC Davis
• HistoryDe Anza → UC Davis