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Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 71-80

Women Have Always Worked, an edX Course Exploration, 71-80

Alice Kessler-Harris, Columbia University, edX, Media, Nick Juravich, People, Premilla Nadasen, Resources, Video, Videos, Women Have Always Worked, Women LaborJanuary 28, 2022

The following are video previews from the edX course “Women Have Always Worked” presented by Alice Kessler-Harris and Columbia University.

Class Divisions Tighten | Having It All
Caring Labor with Premilla Nadasen | Having It All
Fragmentation with Nick Juravich | Having It All
The Family / Work Crisis | Having It All
Work-Life Balance with Nick Juravich | Having It All
Acting Affirmatively | Having It All
Responsibilities of the Affluent | Having It All
Can Women Have It All in a Global Workplace? | Having It All
The Future with Nick Juravich | Having It All
An Unfinished Agenda | Having It All

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Women Have Always Worked: Fighting for Equality: 1950–2018.
An exploration from an online edX course.

DateMarch 2019Provided byAlice Kessler-HarrisMain CollectionHistory MediaAreaResourcesReferenceResearch CollectionsShare

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