Women's
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International Encyclopedia of
Women’s Suffrage |
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By June Hannam |
ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA, 2000
ISBN: 978-1576070642 |
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no: R 324.623 HAN |
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| Women
have had to fight for the right to vote. The well-known story of
women's struggle for the vote in Britain and America has
obscured the importance of suffrage movements in other parts of
the world. This encyclopedia is the first to cover women's
suffrage from a thoroughly international perspective. The
encyclopedia includes an introduction, chronology, bibliography,
index, and illustrations. |
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History of Women in the
United States: A State by State Reference
4 Volumes |
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By Grolier |
Grolier Academic Reference, Danbury,
CT, 2004
ISBN: 978-0717258055 |
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no: R 305.4 HIS |
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Presents a unique and fresh perspective on women from
pre-colonial times to the present. The reference narrates the
history of women in all regions on a state-by-state basis, being
the first women's history to take this local perspective.
Substantive articles on each state include historical
narratives, maps of the state, biographical profiles, timelines,
descriptions of prominent sites relating to women's history, and
extensive bibliographic and directories on women's resources. |
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Women Philosophers: A
Bio-critical Source |
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By Ethel M. Kersey |
Greenwood Press, New York, NY, 1989
ISBN: 978-0313257209 |
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no: R 109.22 K473w |
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source book covers more than 170 women born before 1920 who
wrote about or pondered questions of Western intellectual life.
Using broad criteria, Kersey has included any woman who
conducted serious work in the traditional fields of philosophy,
including metaphysics, ethics, aesthetics, or logic. The volume
includes extensive bibliographies of both primary and secondary
works about each philosopher. An in-depth introduction
establishes the context for the reference, and an appendix
provides charts showing women philosophers by century,
nationality, and discipline. An index of names completes the
source book. |
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New Book of Goddesses &
Heroines |
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By Patricia Monaghan |
Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul,
MN, 1997
ISBN: 978-1567184655 |
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no: R 291.2114 MON 1997 |
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encyclopedia beginning with an essay entitled "Cultures of the
Goddess" that discusses the myths, legends, and goddess worship
of every civilization. Includes more than 50 photographs of
statues, vases, and other artifacts. The book has an index of
goddesses arranged by attributions (e.g., love, death, weather,
and insects), a listing of feast days, and an index that
provides variant names. |
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Native American Women: A
Biographical Dictionary |
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Edited by Gretchen M. Bataille |
Routledge, New York, NY, 2001
ISBN: 978-0415930208 |
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no: R 920.7208997 NAT 2001 |
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| This A-Z
reference contains 275 biographical entries on Native American
women, past and present, from many different walks of life.
Written by more than 70 contributors, most of whom are leading
American Indian historians, the entries examine the complex and
diverse roles of Native American women in contemporary and
traditional cultures. This new edition contains 32 new entries
and updated end-of-article bibliographies. Appendices list
entries by area of woman's specialization, state of birth, and
tribe; also includes photos and a comprehensive index. |
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Women and the Military: An
Encyclopedia |
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By Victoria Sherrow |
ABC-CLIO, Denver, CO, 1996
ISBN: 978-0874368123 |
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no: R 355.0082 Sh57w |
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and the Military looks at the significant contributions women
have made to the services throughout our nation's history. By
including information on all aspects of the combatant,
noncombatant, and support roles of women in the military, this
illustrated encyclopedia chronicles both the accomplishments and
the ongoing struggles experienced by women serving or fighting
for the right to serve. In total, nearly 400 alphabetical
entries cover notable individuals, events, laws, court cases,
concepts, organizations, wars, and military branches. The
introduction provides an informative and useful context for the
entries.An index and a bibliography are provided to locate
related topics of interest. |
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Black Texas Women: A
Sourcebook |
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Ruthe Winegarten |
University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1996
ISBN: 978-0292791008 |
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no: R 305.4896 W725bl |
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| Presents
a comprehensive history of black Texas women. Beginning with
slave and free women of color during the Texas colonial period
and concluding with contemporary women who serve in the Texas
legislature and the United States Congress, The author organizes
her history both chronologically and topically. Provides
extensive archival and oral research and illustrated with over
200 photographs. |
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EBSCO Publications - World
History Collection |
The World History Collection
offers a global look at history with content from Africa, Asia,
North and South America, Europe and the Middle East. World
History Collection contains cover-to-cover full text for 150
titles, including many peer-reviewed journals. Full text dates
as far back as 1964. These hand-selected information sources
cover a wide range of historical topics including anthropology,
art, culture, economics, government, heritage, military,
politics, regional issues, and more. In addition to the full
text, indexing and abstracts are provided for all journals in
the collection. The majority of full text titles are available
in native (searchable) PDF, or scanned-in-color. Searchable
cited references are also included in this database.
This database is available as part of the
TexShare Databases which are commercial database
subscriptions that are paid for by the Texas State Library and
Archives Commission (TSLAC) for use by registered patrons of
Texas public libraries.
Please ask your librarian for a login and password.
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A keyword subject search
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WOMEN |
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1112 ACADEMIC JOURNAL REFERENCE(S)
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136 PERIODICAL REFERENCE(S) |
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745 REVIEW REFERENCE(S) |
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Women of Influence -- FactMonster.com
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768438.html |
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Information
from Factmonster.com arranged in the following
categories: Women Who Left Their "Stamps" on History,
Power Points, Women on Pedestals, Guide to Worldwide
Goddesses, Women Political Leaders - Historical and
Current and much more! |
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American Women Home Page
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/ |
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From the
Library of Congress. The site contains a slightly
expanded and fully searchable version of the print
publication American Women: A Library of Congress Guide
for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the
United States (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress,
2001). |
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Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
http://www.giftsofspeech.org |
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Browse or
search full text of speeches given by past and present
notable women. |
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Women in World History Curriculum
http://womeninworldhistory.com |
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This unique
site is full of information and resources to help you
learn about women’s history in a global, non- U.S.,
context. Here teachers, students, parents, history
buffs, and the interested public can find information on
the following topics |
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