Database of the Week: Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month. Throughout this month, the library will be highlighting selections from our collection that acknowedledge and highlight women throughout history. For more on the history of Women's History Month in the United States, here is some background information from the National Women's History Museum.
Gerritsen Collection of Women's History
A collection of over 4,700 books, pamphlets and periodicals reflecting the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights. Materials dating from 1543-1945 were published in continental Europe, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada, and New Zealand. The anti-feminist case is presented as well as the pro-feminist; many other titles present a purely objective record of the condition of women at a given time.
Women's Magazine Archive
An archive comprising the full backfiles of leading women’s interest consumer magazines. Coverage ranges from the late-19th century through to 2005 and these key primary sources permit the examination of the events, trends, and attitudes of this period.
Women, War, and Society, 1914-1918
A primary source collection of 29,000 documents and 2,400 photographs from more than 1,000 organizations. These primary source materials from the First World War cover the contribution of women to the war. The collection includes charity and international relief reports, pamphlets, photographs, and press cuttings.
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