Survey of the social, political, cultural, economic and intellectual development of women in America from pre-contact to 1877 in the entire geographic area that is now the United States. Women's experiences are placed in the context of the origins of American institutions and ideals. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-D, CSU-D, IGETC-4) ***Exploration of women in U.S. history from settlement through the Civil War.