Library: History: Women's

Women's History Research Databases

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Academic Search Ultimate Why search here? Provides access to a wide range of scholarly journals and peer-reviewed articles, as well as videos and other content, across nearly every discipline.
JSTOR Why search here? Best for finding older, peer reviewed, scholarly articles in history, humanities and sciences. If you need current articles, use a different database.
Historical Abstracts with Full Text Why search here? This database covers global history from the fifteenth century to the present. It excludes content covering the United States and Canada. Topics include world history, military history, and much more.
CQ Researcher Why search here? Provides in-depth reports on current and controversial issues, offering unbiased analysis, background, and pro/con perspectives to help students explore topics and support research with credible, balanced information.
SAGE Journals Online Why search here? Offers over 1,000 online journals in business, education, health, law, criminology, and more. Many are top journals. Includes articles from 1999 to today. 
ProQuest Central Why search here? A good place to start your research because it covers a broad range of topics. You'll find many source types here like articles, news, videos, and more.

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Ebook Central (ProQuest) Why search here? These ebooks cover a wide range of subjects including business, humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, and more.

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Alexander Street: Academic Video Online‎ Why search here? Provides access to thousands of educational videos, documentaries, and interviews across disciplines.
Films On Demand: Master Academic Package Why search here? These full length films cover a wide range of topics including the humanities, social sciences, business, health, medicine, and more.
ImageQuest (Britannica) Why search here? This is a collection of free to use images from a wide range of organizations.
Credo Reference Why search here? Offers full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference books across subjects, helping students start research, understand key concepts, and find reliable background information for papers and projects.

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Credo Reference Why search here? Offers full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, and reference books across subjects, helping students start research, understand key concepts, and find reliable background information for papers and projects.
Britannica Academic Why search here? Offers reliable, up-to-date encyclopedia articles, images, maps, and videos across subjects, helping students start research, understand key topics, and find trusted information for assignments and projects.
Gale eBooks Why search here? A collection of encyclopedias and reference materials that covers multiple subject areas.

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American Women A gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States
National Women’s History Alliance "An educational nonprofit organization. Our mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs."
Women's History Month (Library of Congress) March is Women's History Month. This website commemorates and encourages the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.
Not For Ourselves Alone: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony "Experience the work of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony... Track key events in the suffrage movement, delve into historic documents and essays, and take a look at where women are today. "
Online Exhibits @ the National Women's History Museum "The Museum researches, collects and exhibits the contributions of women to the social, cultural, economic and political life of our nation in a context of world history."
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History & Culture Links to digital collections at the center.
Sophia Smith Collection: Women's History Archives "The Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College is an internationally recognized repository of manuscripts, archives, photographs, periodicals and other primary sources in women's history."

akg-images. (1942, August). WW II/USA/women working f.airforce,1942 [Photograph].

Abigail Adams From: Hogan, M. A. (2016). Abigail Adams: The life and the biographers. In K. A. Sibley (Ed.), A companion to first ladies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Salem Witch Trials (Video)
Women's Movement
Women's Suffrage