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Dispelling _ the myths Pat Arbuckle Chronicle Staff What did women do during the medieval period? Not much, if you believe the history books most of us studied in school. Hannah Fournier, coâ€"ordinator of Women‘s Studies at the University of Waterieo hopes that a new introductory course in women‘s studies (WS 200), to be offered in January jointly by the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University, will help to correct this inaccurate picture of history . â€" The course was developed, explained Fourâ€" nier, to meet a growing interest in women and their changing roles in our society. Fournier said that the 13â€"week credit course, to be offered Thursday evenings, will examine three points of view: a look at contemporar;y issues, the historical background behind the issues and some theories about women. "It won‘t attempt to cover everything," she explained. "We plan to focus on questions that are central to different disciplines and tie women to those disciplines." The course will be taught by 13 different professors from UW and WLU. each a specialist in his own field and usually a person who teaches a course on that particular subject. For those who become interested in one area of the curriculum, â€" many departments of the two universities offer inâ€"depth courses on that area of study. Fournier feels that Women‘s Studies (WS 200) is unique in the sense that it is the first university course to have been developed and offered as a joint venture of the two universi ties. "It was designed by a committee composed from both universities and has been a coâ€"opera 40 KING ST. S., MESHACK‘S INVENTORY REDUCTION 50% OFF ON ALL: 30% OFF MIRRORS â€"Southern Comfort Clothes â€"Cranberry Glass â€"Many Other Gift Lines â€"Staingd Glass â€"Brass _ â€"Leather Belts â€"Keirstead Prints â€"Ceramics â€"Crystal 30* to 50*° OFF EVERYTHING IN THE STORE Introductory women‘s studies course aims to touch up inaccurate picture HOURS: 9:30 to 5:30 Tues. to Sat. S ALE Starts December 28th Phone 886â€"2140 (At Railway Tracks) She expects, however, that it may be more meaningful to the older more mature woman who has been out in the world and has experienced |theâ€" social differences between women and men. "It might be of particular interest to mature women who were brought up before the ‘70s and affirmative action and it will complement the kind of education |they received,". she exâ€" plained. But Fournier also hopes that men who would like to learn something about the changing roles of men and women will join the one male student who is already enrolled in the course. Even in the midst of economic recession when a competitive job market has made it essential for â€" students toâ€" become_ oriented toâ€" skills training. Fournier is still convinced that women‘s studies is a valuable option for stu dents The course is only the first element of an entire Women‘s Studies option to be offered by the two aniversities. It will consist of Women‘s Studies 200, the introductory course, followed by "It is more important to work with people‘s minds than with a technical skill," she said, "to prepare people‘s minds for the possibility of a better world and certainly for the world they live in tive effort from the beginning," she said a package of 10 courses to be taken in specific departments of the universities. The option will be completed with Women‘s Studies 300, a seminar course currently being developed which will enable students to focus in greater detail on a specific area of interest. ‘"*All women should be interested in this course and were they to take they would be interested," she said. 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