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History : Women: Home
A research guide to primary and secondary sources for women's history.
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Starting Points: Books & eBooks
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.
- 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
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.
- Gerritsen Women's History Collection of Aletta H. Jacobs This link opens in a new window
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- Records of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, 1895-1992, Pt. 1-2
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- Women and Social Movements in Modern Empires since 1820 This link opens in a new window
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