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Online Reference Sources

Salem History This link opens in a new window
Try the Decades series or Notorious Lives for information on specific women.
Gale In Context: Biography This link opens in a new window
Includes articles from many respected reference sources like the Encyclopedia of World Biography and Who's Who in America. Also links to biographical articles in magazines and newspapers. Formerly known as Biography Resource Center.

Print Reference Sources

The list below is a sampling of titles related to women in American History. Reference works are a great starting point for research because they provide an overview of your topic and many times also provide a list of recommended resources.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2008
This encyclopedia presents a global picture of the historical experience and achievements of women,
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2008
This eight-volume encyclopedia offers a broad survey of world history from 1750 to 2008. Important topics such as the Industrial Revolution, feminism, and globalization--not to mention the idea of modernization itself--receive reasonable treatment for a work of this scope.

Best Bets for Research on American Women

These databases are included in Wofford OneSearch, but you may find it easier to search them independently. There are some search features that are not available in OneSearch.

Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Provides citations and abstracts for research concerning women's studies.
America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
A large collection of fulltext journals in the arts, sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Covers the most important journals from Volume 1, Issue 1 to about five years ago. Project MUSE often covers the rest, as do other database collections.
Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive selection of prestigious humanities and social sciences journals. MUSE is also the sole source of complete, full-text versions of titles from many of the world's leading university presses and scholarly societies.

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