Encyclopedias
Some encyclopedias and reference texts are available online or can be previewed with Google Books. References can lead to primary sources.
- Historical Encyclopedia of American LaborCall Number: ref HD 8066 .H57 2004Login to HathiTrust for Smith College access, then "check out" the book.
- Work in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and SocietyCall Number: ref HD 8066 .W637 2003Login as Smith College to check out the ebook in HathiTrust.
- Latinas in the United States: A Historical EncyclopediaCall Number: ref E 184.S75 L35 2006
- Encyclopedia of Race and RacismCall Number: ref E184.A1 E584 2013
The Reader's Companion to U. S. Women's History by ISBN: 9780395671733Publication Date: 1998Login to HathiTrust for Smith College access, then "check out" the book.
Relevant Collections
Smith College Workers, 1980. Daily Hampshire Gazette. Sophia Smith Collection
- Women and Social Movements in the U.S.,Scholar's Edition [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new windowPrimary documents, books, images, scholarly essays, book reviews & teaching tools relating to US history, as seen through women's eyes.
- History Vault: Struggle for Women's Rights 1880-1990 This link opens in a new windowDigitized records of the National Women's Party, the League of Women Voters, and the Women's Action Alliance.
- Women and Social Movements in Modern Empires Since 1820 [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new windowSupplements Women and Social Movements, International, exploring prominent themes such as conquest, colonization, settlement, resistance, and post-coloniality, as told through women’s voices.
- HistoryMakers This link opens in a new windowStreaming oral history archive, documenting African American contributions to American life, culture, social movements & organizations. Subject coverage includes the arts, business, civics, education, entertainment, law, media, medicine, the military, politics, religion, science, sports & style.
- Gerritsen Collection 1543 -1945 This link opens in a new windowAn international collection of books, pamphlets and periodicals on feminism & the women's rights movement worldwide.
- Everyday Life and Women in America [AM Digital] c. 1800-1920 This link opens in a new windowRare books, pamphlets & periodicals relating to US social & cultural history; strong on conduct & household management; contrasts urban & rural cultures.
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