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Study of Women & Gender
Submitted by esheirer on Mon, 2011-12-19 10:53
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Smith College Libraries' Primary Sources Guide
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Core Primary Sources
Access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the U.S.
1543 -1945
An international collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals on feminism & the women's rights movement worldwide.
1849-1856
The first newspaper for women (ed. Amelia Bloomer 1849-1854, then Mary Birdsall 1855-1856). Initial coverage of temperance issues later expanded to include articles on child-bearing, education, and women’s rights, with many articles by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Primary source documents on women's social movements from 1600 to 2000.
1840 to present
Digital primary sources, including conference proceedings, reports of international women's organizations, publications & web pages of women's organizations, plus letters, diaries & memoirs of women active internationally since the mid-19th century.
Fully-digitized versions of books, manuscripts, pamphlets, consumer trade catalogs and photographs exploring women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression.
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1450 - 1910
Primary sources from British & European archives on conduct & politeness; domesticity & family; consumption & leisure; education & sensibility; the body.
c. 1800 - 1920
Rare books, pamphlets & periodicals relating to US social & cultural history; strong on conduct & household management; contrasts urban & rural cultures.
Digital copies of primary source materials documenting GPU and Milwaukee's gay liberation movement.