Course Summary
Property to Partner - A history of women's struggle for equality - Course Leader
Week 1 - Theories and origins of inequality
A brief look at the theories advanced for why women have not been treated as equals to men.
Week 2 - Women in Ancient Egypt
In this unit we start looking at women in ancient civilisations, particularly in Ancient Egypt and their marriage, divorce and dowry rights.
Week 3 - Women in Ancient Rome
Women in Ancient Rome - their status and some famous Roman women.
Week 4 - Middle Ages to Renaissance
Women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance - the beginnings of the move to equality.
Week 5 - Tudor to Georgian
Tudor to Georgian England and some of the first women who led the struggle for equality.
Week 6 - 19th and early 20th centuries
The 19th and early 20th centuries - the move to legal equality, suffragettes, and some famous fighters for women's rights.
Week 7 - 1900 t0 2000 and beyond
The last one hundred years and beyond - the effects of two world wars, the feminist movement and where we are today.