This course provides a historical review of deaf women in their professional and personal lives. The issues covered in this course include the exploration of the social, political and economic conditions affecting deaf women and how this compares to other women in society. Hard-of-hearing and late-deafened women and ethnic/minority women with hearing loss are included in this course. Students will be able to summarize trends from the social/political analysis and apply their learning to their own personal development and empowerment. (0882-200 or permission of instructor) Class 3, Credit 3 (F, S)

Fall 2009 Spring 2009