Focus on Women: Women's Studies
 
Why study women, minorities, or other controversial subjects at all? The answer is: a good liberal education (liberal as in "freedom," remember?) should teach people to either think inside the box - or think outside of it. Many educational areas have become so allied with a vocational plan that they tend to teach procedures, not the ability to think, or to solve problems. A good women's studies program can encourage its students to creatively examine their surroundings and learn to identify both the empowering and disempowering properties of words and deeds. Gender and Women’s Studies considers the relationship of race, gender, class and ethnicity and addresses the manifestation and effects of gender bias in society. Sheville is committed to providing a broad array of information about women's studies and our regional women's studies programs throughout Western North Carolina.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Introduction to Women's Studies, American Women's Studies, and Women and History survey the experience of women in historical perspective; include the experiences and contributions of women in culture, politics, economics, science, and religion; and provide an inter-disciplinary study of the history, literature, and social roles of American women from Colonial times to the present. more...
Appalachian State Womens Studies Program
Appalachian State University Women's Studies Program was founded in 1976 and
is the second oldest program in the state. It provides academic leadership to
the community for the study of women's and gender issues, and gender/feminist/womanist
theories. more...
Mars Hill College Womens Studies Program
Mars Hill College Women's Studies is an academic field of study that utilizes
a particular framework through which to view critical intellectual issues. This
interdisciplinary minor examines and analyzes the world from a variety of perspectives.
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UNC Asheville Womens Studies Program
UNC Asheville Women's Studies seeks to understand the diversity of women's
experiences through an interdisciplinary program of teaching, service and research.
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Warren Wilson College Gender and Women Studies Program
Warren Wilson College Gender and Women's Studies explores the intersections of
gender, class, race and ethnicity and asks students to challenge their traditional
knowledge about women and men by examining the idiosyncrasies among women. more...
Western Carolina University Womens Studies Program
Western Carolina University Women's Studies program currently consists of a
minor, which is continuously growing. Through academics, the minor provides
an understanding of women's issues and contributions to society by emphasizing
abilities and gender roles. more...
J. Lee Lehman
This is a listing of books related to women's and lesbian studies. Please feel free to suggest additions or changes to the author
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Why Just Girls? In 2001 the World Bank identified education of girls as the key to effective development, saying countries that promote women’s rights and increase their access to schooling have lower poverty rates, faster economic growth, healthier populations and less government corruption than countries that don’t. www.givegirlsachance.org
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Women's Studies
Appalachian State University Women's Studies Program
Mars Hill College Women's Studies Program
UNC Asheville Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Warren Wilson College Gender and Women's Studies Program
Western Carolina University Women's Studies Program
Women's Studies Bibliography