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Smith College Workers, 1980. Daily Hampshire Gazette. Sophia Smith Collection

Women and Social Movements in the U.S.,Scholar's Edition [Alexander Street]
Primary documents, books, images, scholarly essays, book reviews & teaching tools relating to US history, as seen through women's eyes.
Struggle for Women's Rights [ProQuest History Vault] 1880-1990
Digitized 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]
Supplements Women and Social Movements, International, exploring prominent themes such as conquest, colonization, settlement, resistance, and post-coloniality, as told through women’s voices.
HistoryMakers
Streaming 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
An 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
Rare books, pamphlets & periodicals relating to US social & cultural history; strong on conduct & household management; contrasts urban & rural cultures.

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