Online Class: Twenty Women Who Changed American History
This course explores the 20 most influential women who shaped American history.
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Course Description
When the first European settlers arrived to stake their claim in America, they brought with them their philosophies, their religious beliefs, and their women. And over the course of nearly four centuries, many strong, even fearless women have risked their lives to change what they saw as injustices, not only for themselves but for all people who faced the wrongs inflicted upon them by an imperfect society.
This course looks at the lives of women such as Anne Hutchinson, who resisted the efforts of a male society to control what she could say, and Abigail Adams, who resisted the entrenched societal belief that women's lives were of less importance than men's. It examines the work of women such as Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth who, despite being born into slavery, not only managed to escape their captors but risked their lives to help others escape their fate.
We'll look at the fight for women's suffrage through the life of women such as Susan B. Anthony, who fought to secure women's right to vote, and the fight for American workers to have a voice in their work through the eyes of "Mother" Jones, once called the most dangerous woman in America.
Not to be forgotten in the creation of America are modern feminists like Gloria Steinem, who worked tirelessly to raise the status of women to a level equal to men, and Ada Deer and Dolores Huerta, who saw the living conditions of marginalized people as simply unacceptable. In all, the twenty great and influential women covered in this course were able to identify a wrong and dedicate their lives to making it right, and in doing so they paved the way for all women to follow in pursuit of equality, freedom, and happiness.
Course Motivation
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs
Course Lessons
Average Lesson Rating:
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Lesson 1: America Before These Women
On May 14, 1607, a group of roughly 100 people, including women, founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River.
Additional lesson topics: Women in Colonial America; So Your Wife Wants to Work; Women on the Mayflower
38 Total Points
Lesson 1 Video
Lesson discussions: Important Women; Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Lesson 1 Assignment- Complete Assignment: An Introduction
- Assessment: Lesson 1 Exam
Lesson 2: Anne Hutchinson - The Roots of Religious Freedom
Anne Hutchinson's actions during her lifetime helped establish the principle of freedom of religion in America and laid the groundwork for those who would follow her.
Additional lesson topics: Colonial Women Inventors
34 Total Points
- Lesson 2 Video
- Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 2 Exam
Lesson 3: Abigail Adams - "We Are Determined to Foment a Rebellion"
Abigail Adams helped plant the seeds that would start women and men thinking about women's rights and roles in a country that had supposedly been founded on the ideals of equality and independence.
Additional lesson topics: Abigail Adams; Women and the American Revolution
35 Total Points
- Lesson 3 Video
- Complete: Lesson 3 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 3 Exam
Lesson 4: Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth - From the Underground Railroad to the White House
The impact made on American History by Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth is discussed.
Additional lesson topics: Harriet Tubman
34 Total Points
- Lesson 4 Video
- Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam
Lesson 5: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Two Paths to Women's Suffrage
On Election Day in 1920, millions of American women exercised their right to vote for the first time ever.
Additional lesson topics: The Trial of Susan B. Anthony; Elizabeth Cady Stanton
35 Total Points
- Lesson 5 Video
- Complete: Lesson 5 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam
Lesson 6: Dorothea Dix and Hellen Keller - Tireless Crusaders for the Blind and Mentally Ill
Dorothea Dix campaigned on behalf of the mentally ill, and Helen Keller followed in her footsteps to campaign on behalf of the blind. The reforms they achieved have changed history.
Additional lesson topics: Helen Keller
35 Total Points
- Lesson 6 Video
- Lesson discussions: Women Before 1900
- Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 6 Exam
Lesson 7: Jane Addams - Champion of Immigrants and the Poor
The lifelong humanitarian and Nobel peace prize winner Jane Addams is discussed.
Additional lesson topics: Jane Addams; Jane Addams Biography
34 Total Points
- Lesson 7 Video
- Complete: Lesson 7 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 7 Exam
Lesson 8: Mother Jones - The Most Dangerous Woman in America
Mary Harris Jones was a fearless fighter for workers' rights in America, and she was once called "the most dangerous woman in America" by a U.S. district attorney
Additional lesson topics: Mother Jones; Mary Harris Jones
36 Total Points
- Lesson 8 Video
- Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam
Lesson 9: Margaret Sanger - Woman Rebel of the Reproductive Rights Movement
Margaret Sanger spent a century of fighting for the right of women to control their own fertility.
Additional lesson topics: Margaret Sanger
34 Total Points
- Lesson 9 Video
- Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 9 Exam
Lesson 10: Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer - Civil Disobedience in the Fight for Civil Rights
Fannie Lou Hamer had once said she was sick and tired of being sick and tired, and she and Rosa Parks had seized their own particular moments to say enough was enough.
Additional lesson topics: Fannie Lou Hamer
35 Total Points
- Lesson 10 Video
- Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 10 Exam
Lesson 11: Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem - The Beginning of Modern Feminism
Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem: The Problem That Has No Name and the
Beginning of Modern Feminism
Additional lesson topics: Betty Friedan Interview; Gloria Steinem
75 Total Points
- Lesson 11 Video
- Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 11 Exam
Lesson 12: Sandra Day O'Connor and Sally Ride - Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Sandra Day O'Connor and Sally Ride: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Additional lesson topics: Sandra Day O'Connor; Sally Ride
75 Total Points
- Lesson 12 Video
- Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 12 Exam
Lesson 13: Wilma Mankiller and Ada Deer - In Pursuit of Native American Rights
Both of these women went on to become leaders of their tribes and work on behalf of all of their people, living examples of what Ada Deer once said in a speech: "Tribes have survived because it's we, not me."
Additional lesson topics: Wilma Mankiller; Ada Deer
65 Total Points
- Lesson 13 Video
- Complete: Lesson 13 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 13 Exam
Lesson 14: Dolores Huerta - Lifelong Crusader for Economic Justice
Dolores Huerta: Lifelong Crusader for Economic Justice
Additional lesson topics: Dolores Huerta Biography
75 Total Points
- Lesson 14 Video
- Complete: Lesson 14 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 14 Exam
Lesson 15 Conclusion: The Status of Women in Contemporary America
Conclusion: The Status of Women in Contemporary America
Additional lesson topics: 50 Women Who Changed the World; Women in History
149 Total Points
- Lesson 15 Video
- Lesson discussions: Influential Women after 1900; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
- Complete: Lesson 15 Assignment
- Assessment: Lesson 15 Exam
- Assessment: The Final Exam
789
Total Course Points
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Summarize America before these women.
- Summarize the contributions Anne Hutchinson, Abigail Adams, and Harriet Tubman made on American society and culture.
- Recognize the contributions of Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stantonon the paths to Women's Suffrage.
- Recognize the contributions of Dorothea Dix and Hellen Keller and their tireless crusades for the blind and the mentally ill.
- Summarize the contributions of Jane Addams, Mother Jones, Margaret Sanger, Rosa Parks and Fannie Lou Hamer.
- Summarize the contributions of Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem on the beginning of modern feminism.
- Identify the contributions of Sandra Day O'Connor and Sally Ride.
- Summarize the works and contributions of Wilma Mankiller and Ada Deer.
- Describe the current status of women in contemporary America.
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
Additional Course Information
- Document Your Lifelong Learning Achievements
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Course Title:
Twenty Women Who Changed American History
Course Number:
8900131
Lessons Rating:
4.6 / 5 Stars
(1,154 votes)
Languages:
English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Category:
Last Updated:
July 2021
Course Type:
Self-Paced, Online Class
CEU Value:
0.8 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation:
Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy:
Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Assessment Method:
Lesson assignments and review exams
Instructor:
C. Michael McKenna
Syllabus:
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Course Fee:
$90.00 U.S. dollars
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