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History : Women: Home

A research guide to primary and secondary sources for women's history.

Citation & Writing Help

Historians generally use the Chicago Style format. For information to other citation formats see the Citing Sources guide.


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Starting Points: Books & eBooks

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See the eBook FAQ for directions to limit your search to ebooks only.


  • By Topic - Type in the keywords that broadly describe your topic. For example: motherhood united states 20th history
     
  • By Title - Type in the first few words of the book title in quotations. For example: "modern girl around the world".
     
  • By Author - Type in the last name followed by the first name of the author in quotations. For example: "ebrey patricia"

Starting Points: Journal Articles

The following research databases will help you identify articles on women's history. Additional research databases are listed under Articles

Starting Points - Primary Sources

This is a small sampling of primary sources dealing with women's history. Additional sources are listed under Primary Source section of this guide.

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