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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 453 - Women in Politics



Same as    
History of women in U.S. politics beginning with the suffrage movement and concluding with the most recent election. Topics include women as candidates, in office, as administrators, as lobbyists and as political activists. Concludes with a section on so-called “women’s issues,” choice, domestic violence, child support, day care, women’s health and current issues.

Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Six credits of history.
Notes: Fulfills the UNLV General Education Humanities Requirement.