History · Boston College
History majors will have encountered at least some women making history as agentive protagonists in the past. This capstone course offers the opportunity to think about the topic from a different angle, considering women as writers of history, from Christine de Pizan in the fifteenth century to Tiya Miles in 2021. Among our central questions will be how (or if!) gender positioning shapes the historians questions and methods. Along the way, we will also read the work of and speak with women historians in our own department who are making history in many different fields.
