Spring 2027

Women and Gender in World History

A global comparative and transnational survey of women and gender from the ancient world to the modern period, focusing on historical constructions of identity, roles, symbols, and power.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · April Haynes

Students faced a significant amount of outside reading and had to take manual notes during fast-paced lectures. Assessment varied, with one student describing essay-based tests and another reporting only papers and an ePortfolio.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Articulate how women experienced and shaped world historical events.

  • Explain the historical emergence of diverse gender roles, power relationships, and social movements.

  • Interpret key primary sources in the history of women and gender.

  • Evaluate secondary accounts of the history of women and gender.

  • Engage in evidence-based debates concerning global histories of women and gender.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2

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Prerequisites

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GEN&WS/HISTORY 134

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

APRIL HAYNES is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Fall 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · April Haynes

The course covered dense, interesting material, and the instructor was knowledgeable and available for help. Students reported learning a great deal despite the heavy workload.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.70 GPA, 89.2% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.21 GPA, 54.0% A/AB (n=63 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.19 GPA, 66.1% A/AB (n=59 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · April Haynes

Students faced a significant amount of outside reading and had to take manual notes during fast-paced lectures. Assessment varied, with one student describing essay-based tests and another reporting only papers and an ePortfolio.

Past student reviews · April Haynes

One student found the instructor's intense teaching style intimidating, leading to a fear of participating in class discussions. Others appreciated her passion and vast knowledge of the field.

Topics

  • Global comparative and transnational history of women and gender from ancient to modern periods.
  • Historical construction of identities, roles, symbols, and power relationships.

Skills

  • Interpret key primary sources in the history of women and gender.
  • Evaluate secondary accounts of the history of women and gender.
  • Engage in evidence-based debates concerning global histories of women and gender.

Grades

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About this comparison

1292 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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