H&S Society Research Guide

E-Resources -- Women's Studies

Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History This link opens in a new window
Find information on the experiences of women throughout history.

Women's Suffragist Movement

National Archives Woman’s Suffrage Page
Many links, including some primary documents.
Votes for Women
Selections from the Woman’s Suffrage Association Collection, 1948-1921

Keywords -- Women's Studies

Power Search
Use the main search box on the library homepage to search for books, e-books, reference materials, journal articles, news, government documents, and more. Use the check boxes on the left-hand side of the screen to narrow your results.

Keywords for Women’s Studies (in contrast with Gender Studies)

businesswomen
entrepreneurship
feminism
feminism and literature
feminist criticism
feminist theory
sex role
sex role
women
women and literature
women executives
women in development
women in politics
women's issues
women's rights
women's studies
work and family

Imagery Sources

Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party
The Library of Congress has an extensive collection of original texts which should help with the history of the suffrage movement. Use the Search key to target documents. The pictures collection can be used to visualize the people at the time.
Women’s Suffrage: Pictures of Suffragists and their Activities
From the American Memory Collection, Library of Congress