Course Info: CSI-0259
| Course | CSI-0259 Gender and Labor History |
| Long Title | History of Domestic Worker Activism: Organizing the "Unorganizable |
| Term | 2019S |
| Note(s) |
Satisfies Distribution Textbook information |
| Meeting Info | Franklin Patterson Hall 107 on TH from 1:00-3:50 |
| Faculty | Amy Jordan |
| Capacity | 25 |
| Available | 19 |
| Waitlist | 0 |
| Distribution(s) |
Power, Community and Social Justice |
| Cumulative Skill(s) | Multiple Cultural Perspectives Writing and Research |
| Additional Info | Students are expected to spend 6-8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time. |
| Description | Several states including New York, Massachusetts, and California have passed Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, legislation. This legislation establishes clear standards, for defining the length of the work day, the right to sick, days and maternity leave as well as appropriate rest and, meal breaks. These recent victories bode well for future, organizing efforts, but also draw inspiration from, historical movements of domestic, laundry and hospital workers. This course explored the history of domestic workers, the efforts of scholars to document their struggle, and the ongoing campaigns to make domestic work visible and included within existing legal frameworks for providing basic protections for workers. The last section of the course focused on current campaigns to expand domestic and service worker rights, paying particular attention to the impact of home health care worker-led campaigns to protect the rights of public sector workers. Students were required to craft short critical essays, give an oral presentation of their final research, and craft an advanced primary source based essay. |