"Gender history is a sub-field of history and gender studies, which looks at the past from the perspective of gender. It is in many ways, an outgrowth of women's history."
This study focuses on the gender roles and experiences of both men and women throughout history.
Gender Identity: The subjective experience of one's gender, which may or may not correspond with their biological sex or societal gender roles.
Gender Roles: The set of behaviors, attitudes, and expectations associated with being a particular gender in a particular culture or historical period.
Patriarchy: A social system in which men hold primary power and authority in society, and women are subordinated.
Feminism: A political and social movement advocating for the equal rights and opportunities of women and other historically marginalized genders.
Queer Theory: An interdisciplinary field of study exploring the social and cultural constructions of sexual and gender identities, and the ways in which these constructions are policed and resisted.
Intersectionality: The recognition that different social identities - such as gender, race, class, sexuality, and ability - intersect and interlock, shaping a person's experiences and opportunities in complex ways.
Women's Suffrage: The struggle for women's right to vote and participate in political decision-making.
Reproductive Rights: The right to control one's own reproductive choices and access to reproductive healthcare, including contraception and abortion.
LGBTQ+ Rights: The struggle for legal and social recognition and protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other gender and sexual minorities.
Masculinity and Femininity: Traditional social constructs and expectations of what it means to be male or female, including attitudes towards emotions, sexual behavior, and gender expression.
"The discipline considers in what ways historical events and periodization impact women differently from men."
"In an influential article in 1977, 'Did Women have a Renaissance?', Joan Kelly questioned whether the notion of a Renaissance was relevant to women."
"Gender historians are interested in how gender difference has been perceived and configured at different times and places."
"Gender historians usually assume that such differences are socially constructed."
"These social constructions of gender throughout time are also represented as changes in the expected norms of behavior for those labeled male or female."
"Those who study gender history note these changes in norms and those performing them over time."
"Ggender historians interpret what those changes say about the larger social/cultural/political climate." Note: Quotes have been paraphrased for brevity and clarity.