Professor McBride shared with the class the password to access the online readings from the library's reserves page.  She added, however, that it is easier to simply access the readings through our online class syllabus.  If any student is still having difficulties either accessing the online readings or signing on to the class email list, s/he should see the TA or Professor McBride immediately.

* The history of both famous and un-famous women is only known to us now because of the work of feminist scholars.
    * This work primarily began in the 1970s and coincided with the birth of women's studies.

    The class then watched the rest of The Midwife's Tale.  This film is based upon the work of Laurel Ulrich, a feminist scholar who uncovered the diary of Martha Ballard, a midwife during the Revolutionary War-era.  The film charts both Ulrich's work in deciphering the diary and Ballard's life as a midwife, which was the most successful career option for a woman of her time.  This doubled perspective will provide us will a model of the "bifocal" approach to women's history that this class will take.  As we watch the film, students should consider the following questions: What does Martha Ballard's diary tell us about women's lives during this time?  What does it tell us about gender relations during this period?  If you were absent for part of or all of The Midwife's Tale, a copy of the video is available in the library, where it is on reserve under WS 240.

    Students were divided into learning groups.  There will be a quiz during the next class meeting, and a portion of this quiz will be done within the learning groups, though part of it will be done independently.  Students will be expected to be familiar with  both The Midwife's Tale and "Sistah Conjurer" for this quiz.