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This research seminar was designed by Professor of History Holly Hanson to explore the place of individuals in a culture using archival and manuscript materials in the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections. The students explored issues such as how did women in late nineteenth century New England perceive themselves and their world? Were they products of their time, creators of their time, or both? How can we understand their aspirations and efforts towards social transformation? The students analyzed people's thoughts and lives based on the theories and works of Bourdieu, Gramsci, Saied, and others. As part of the seminar each student produced a research paper using archival sources. A synopsis of each student's project is available on this site. For more information see the College Street Journal article Seminar Uses Archives to Explore Women's History
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