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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 342 - The History of Everyday Life in America: Cooking, Cleaning, Life and Death


History is not just something presidents and Supreme Court justices do; rather, it is something that our ancestors lived in the past. This course takes an interpretive look at how and why many of our most basic rituals and activities have changed over the years. Includes such topics as childbirth and children’s games. (Offered alternate years.) 3 credits