History : Women: Home

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

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Historians generally use the Chicago Style format. For information to other citation formats see the Citation Styles & Tools guide.

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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"

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

America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on American & Canadian history
Historical Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Best database to articles written on modern world history (Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe & Latin America from 1450 onward)
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Scholarly journals & books in all disciplines