Research Guides: U.S. History: Multiculturalism: Women & Gender

Recommended Resources

America: History & Life (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Any topic regarding U.S. or Canadian history
GenderWatch This link opens in a new window
Historical & current perspectives on gender & sexuality
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Fulltext of the entire back issues of scholarly journals
Library Search - Advanced This link opens in a new window
Articles, books, & media among SMU Libraries' collections & databases

History Databases at SMU

Primary Sources

Everyday Life and Women in America, c1800-1920 This link opens in a new window
Primary source material for the study of American social, cultural, & popular history
History Vault: Womens Studies Manuscript Collection from the Schlesinger Library: Voting Rights, National Politics and Reproductive Rights This link opens in a new window
Women's rights movement: voting rights, national politics, & reproductive rights
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000 (scholar's edition) This link opens in a new window
U.S. history from women's points-of-view
Women and Social Movements, Modern Empires since 1820 This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents from women about social movements & more
Women and Social Movements, International This link opens in a new window
Primary materials relating to women's activism
Civil Rights and Social Justice (Hein) This link opens in a new window
Primary sources on civil rights & social justice
Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Topics including civil rights, health, education, professional development, & entrepreneurship
Defining Gender This link opens in a new window
Manuscripts, printed works & illustrations address issues from feminine & masculine perspectives
Gender: Identity and Social Change This link opens in a new window
Documents the representations & lived experiences of gender roles from the 1800s-
Travel Writing, Spectacle and World History This link opens in a new window
Women's travel diaries & correspondence from the 1800s-1900s
Women in The National Archives This link opens in a new window
Primary sources covering women's suffrage in Britain, 1903-1928 & the granting of women's suffrage in colonial territories, 1930-1962

Background & Reference

The Oxford Handbook of American Women's and Gender History
Diverse history of women and how ideas about gender shaped their access to political and cultural power in North America.
Encyclopedia of Women in American History
Examines the unique influence and contributions of women in every era of American history, from the colonial period to the present.