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Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor
Call Number: ref HD 8066 .H57 2004
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Work in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Policy, and Society
Call Number: ref HD 8066 .W637 2003
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Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia
Call Number: ref E 184.S75 L35 2006
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in Contemporary Politics, Law, and Social movements
Encyclopedia of Race and Racism
Call Number: ref E184.A1 E584 2013
The Reader's Companion to U. S. Women's History by Wilma P. Mankiller (Editor); Gwendolyn Mink (Editor); Marysa Navarro (Editor); Barbara Smith (Editor); Gloria Steinem (Editor)
ISBN: 9780395671733
Publication Date: 1998
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Women and Social Movements in the U.S.,Scholar's Edition [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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] This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
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 This link opens in a new window
Rare books, pamphlets & periodicals relating to US social & cultural history; strong on conduct & household management; contrasts urban & rural cultures.