Schedule (note: readings listed for each week are to be completed by that date)
| Date | Activities | Readings | What's due? |
| Jan. 8 | Introductions, study skills workshop, seminar workshop; films. |
In-class reading: "Getting the Floor," by Susan Fiksdal |
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| Jan. 15 | Paid and unpaid work; the nature of work; seminar; in-class writing | America's Working Women (AWW) to pg. 80; Rethinking the Nature of Work in Reader, Chapters 1&2 in Writing Creative Nonfiction (WCN). | 2 written seminar questions |
| Jan. 22 |
Early labor organizing in the U.S.; seminar; in-class writing, Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl |
AWW pp. 81-102; 125-131-152-189. In The Ranks of the Breadwinners, in Reader, WCN Chapter 3;poem by Pinsky and speech by Schniederman on web page. | 2 written seminar questions |
| Jan. 29 | (Preview day); film With Babies and Banners; Reporting exercise. Workshop on oral history. | Oral History articles in Reader; Chapters 2,3, and 4 in Rocking the Boat (RTB); Chapter 7 in WCN;WCN Chapter 3, | 2 written seminar questions |
| Feb. 5 | Library workshop; interview workshop; film: The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter. Guest: Hellen Nelson | Chapters 5 & 11 in WCN; pp. 245-284 in AWW; pp. 159-183 in RTB | 2 written seminar questions |
| Feb. 12 | Seminar: Between Women; in-class writing Planning for Final Class Event. Guest: Kari Ann Moe from Norway | Between Women (all); Chapters 6&8 in WCN | Interviews; 2 seminar questions |
| Feb. 19 | Non-Traditional Work; film: Silkwood; read first drafts with peer editors. Guests: Liz Brown from the Newspaper Guild, Wilma Shaw from SPEEA | Hard-Hatted Women, pp. 3-15; 55-62; 102-107; 118-121; 156-170; 176-201. Chapters 9&10 in WCN | First draft of family history paper; seminar questions |
| Feb. 26 |
Field trip, Seatac. Observing and writing about work at the airport. Vans leave at 9:15 from the drive-up area and return by 4:30. |
Glenn and MacDonald essays in Reader, "America and I," and "They Call Me Mummy," from Women Working | Peer edits 2 written seminar questions |
| Mar. 4 | Women Organizing Today; seminar; films: We Won't Go Back and This Far By Faith; in-class writing; economics workshop | Last 5 articles in Reader and "Finding Their Voice," from Web Readings | Final family history paper; 2 seminar questions |
| Mar. 11 |
Public program for the campus and community, organized by the class. Potluck, evaluation workshop; all-program evaluation Note: We'll be in Lecture Hall 1 for the public event and CAB 110 for the potluck and rest of class |
"The Only People, "The Butcher," and "I Was Marching," from Women Working, | Portfolios |