Psychology of Women 358
Women's Studies 358
Fall 2004
Hal Bertilson
10 :00 - 11:15 AM Tuesdays and Thursdays
Old Main 302


  Links to Women's Web Sites
Syllabus UW-Superior
Writing/Discussion Assignments Women's Studies Program
Term Project Area Women's Studies Programs
Date Due Assign-ments Study Questions Study Notes Lecture Outlines Extra Credit Women's Studies at St. Scholastica
9-20-04 A01 email         Announcements
9-2-04 Introduction to the course. Patriarchy, Patriarchy Outline, Facts About Women, and Video: "Not for Ourselves Alone"  
9-7-04 A02 SQ02 Notes02 Privilege of Voting,    
9-9-04 A03 SQ03   Empowerment and Not for Ourselves Alone Continued    
9-14-04 A04 SQ04 Notes04 Food Insecurity and Nickel and Dimed,_More Americans are Uninsured and Poor, Wisconsin hard hit by growing poverty,    
9-16-04 A05 SQ05   Not for Ourselves Alone Continued    
9-21-04 A06 SQ06   Guest Speaker: Dr. Suzanne Griffith    
9-23-04 A07 SQ07   Gender as Status and Power    
9-24-04           Training Opportunity to be a Sexual Assault Advocate for PAVSA. Application deadline 9-24-04
9-28-04 Test 1        
9-30-04 A08 SQ08   Fetal Sexual Differentiation, Extra copies of prenatal sexual differentiation handouts are available from Dr. B. Also shown in class was the Video: Intersexuality. For more information on Intersexuality see November 2000 Ms. Magazine article.    
10-5-04 A09 SQ09   McNair Scholar Presentation and Discussion of the Equal Rights Amendment  
10-7-04 A10 SQ10   Guest Speakers: The Feminist Majority Foundation, League of Women Voters, Guest Speaker: Dianna Hunter, and Video: A Passion for Justice.    
10-12-04 A11 SQ11   Guest Speaker: Dr. Mary Lee Vance    
10-14-04 A12 SQ12   Office of Women's and Gender Issues, 2004 Annual Gender Issues Update, 2004 Update Standing Committee on Women's Issues, 1999 Status of Women at UW-Superior report, What is Feminism?    
10-18-04         Women's Studies Essay Contest Reception and Rally Against Domestic Violence  
10-19-04 A13 SQ13   Guest Speakers: Together for Youth    
10-21-04 Test 2 Test 2 Distribution     Amnesty International Stop Violence Against Women Campaign  
10-26-04 A14 SQ14   The Power of Change is in Our Hands, Genocide in Darfur, Femicide in Global Perspective, Video: Honor Lost    
10-28-04 A15 SQ15   Video: Have Justice Will Travel and Video: Black Woman: Determined Entrepreneur    
11-2-04 A16 SQ16   Guest Speaker: Dr. Maria Cuzzo and Medicines Without Borders   Students can register and vote on November 2 with their college ID only!!
11-4-04 A17 SQ17   Guest Speaker: Sandra Wright    
11-8-04         Extra Credit: Human Rights Violations in Sudan, 12 Noon  
11-9-04 A18 SQ18   Video: Problems at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club, Our Bodies, Ourselves, and Video: Helen Thomas    
11-11-04 A19 SQ19   Video: Fragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in the Strife of South Asia    
11-16-04 Test 3 Test 3 Distribution        
11-18-04 A20 SQ20   Video: The Pill    
11-23-04 A21 SQ21   Guest Speaker: Erika Leif (CASDA)    
11-30-04 A22 SQ22   Discussion of Sexual Harassment    
12-2-04 A23 SQ23   Video: Gender Gap in Health Research, The March for Women's Lives, Dorothy Height, Health Clinic in Los Angeles    
12-7-04 A24 SQ24   Lecture: Proverbs of Ashes and Video: Speak Truth to Power    
12-9-04 A25 No study Questions   Speak Truth to Power continued    
12-14-04 Test 4          
12-16-04 10:30 AM Final Exam        
  If you would like your final grade sheet mailed to you, give me a self-addressed, stamped envelope. If you would like your paper mailed to you, give me a 9 X 12 self-addressed, stamped envelope. Have a great summer.
  Feminist Events During Spring 2005
4-27-05 Stop Violence Against Women Public Reading at the Duluth YWCA
4-28-05 Take Back the Night March
Escort service in the evenings from classes, the library, etc. is available by calling Campus Safety at 394-8114. Psychology of Women 358 Opportunities
Access to the Student Lab in Old Main is available on the weekends by calling Campus Safety at 394-8114.  
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