| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Women in the Early American Legal System | |
| 3 | Marriage, Consent, and Coercion | |
| 4 | From Sentiment to Suffrage | First essay due |
| 5 | Dangerous Women at the Turn of the Century | |
| 6 | Women and Prison | |
| 7 | Protecting Women, Regulating Men | |
| 8 | Race, Religion, and Adoption: One Story from Arizona | |
| 9 | Challenging "Jane Crow" | |
| 10 | Gender, Sexuality, and Disability | |
| 11 | Guest Lecture: Ellen Messer-Davidow | |
| 12 | Feminism and the Legal System, 1970s to the Present | |
| 13 | Conclusion | Final paper due in class |