Women’s History Month
Internet Resources
Famous Firsts by American Women, 1587- 1901
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensfirsts1.html
Famous Firsts by American Women, 1901 – Present
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensfirsts2.html
Online Biographies From Infoplease
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenhistbios.htm
National Women's History Project - 2009 Honorees
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/honorees.php
The Gale-Cengage Learning Women’s History Month Website
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/
Women’s History From the Smithsonian Magazine
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/womens-history-month.html
Books
Beaver Dam Campus Library
Encyclopedia of Women’s History in America. By Cathryn Cullen-DuPont. The Encyclopedia of Women's History in America is a concise, one-volume reference that highlights women whose determination and perseverance has led to the recognition of all women today. Call number: Reference HQ 1410.C85 1996
Women’s Issues, Global Trends series. By various authors. The twelve titles in this series profiles leaders from around the world and presents trends in women’s rights and power. Please ask for help in finding these titles at the Beaver Dam library.
Women’s Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the Present. Edited by Lisa Grunwald and Stephen J. Adler. This collection of letters covers both monumental events and the daily experience of women throughout American history. Letters are important for they were the most common way women recorded events, thoughts, and feelings until other outlets opened up to them. The book is divided by time period and the letters are supplemented by information about the author and her letter’s topic. Call number: HQ 1410.W68452005
Working Americans, 1880-2005: Women at Work. By Scott Derks. This book successfully illustrates how women’s work has evolved from 1880-2005. The book is arranged in 12 decade-long chapters that present profiles of 33 women. The profiles present a synopsis of a woman’s life at home, work, and in the community. Each chapter also presents an overview of the decade’s history and relevant statistics, such as average pay and prices for common items. Call number: Reference HD 8066.D47 2005
Fond du Lac Campus Library
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Wisconsin Women. By Greta Anderson. Globe Pequot Press, 2004. A Milwaukee girl who became the Prime Minister of Israel, a German heiress who brought kindergarten to America, an anti-Nazi spy….these are just a few of the remarkable Wisconsin women featured in this book. Call number: CT 3262 .W6 A53 2004
The Norton Book of Women’s Lives. Edited by Phyllis Rose. W.W. Norton & Company, 1993. This anthology boasts a star-studded cast of female authors. Call number: CT 3235 .R67 1993.
Incredible Women Inventors. By Sandra Braun. Second Story Press, 2006. Did you think that all gearheads were men? Think again! Ten women inventors are featured here. Call number: T 39 .B73 2007
West Bend Campus Library
Almanac of American Women in the 20th Century. By Judith Freeman Clark. By compiling basic facts and details about American women from 1900 to 1987 this books seeks to show the ways in which women changed – a were changed by – American history. Call number: HQ 1420.C55 1987
America’s Women: 400 years of dolls, drudges, helpmates and heroines. By Gail Collins. 2003. “America’s Women tells the story of how women shaped the nation and our vision of what it means to be female in America.” Call number: HQ 1410.C588 2003
A History of Their Own: Women in Europe from Prehistory to the Present Vol II. By Bonnie S. Anderson & Judith P. Zinsser. 1989. This book traces the history of women in Europe from the Renaissance to the 1980s. Call number: HQ 1587.A53 1989
Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century. Profiles over 400 women who died between January 1, 1976, and December 31, 1999. This is the final volume of a five volume set tracing the history of notable American women. Call number: CT3260.N5725 2004
The Other Civil War: American Women in the Nineteenth Century. By Catherine Clinton. This book uses a chronological framework to give a wide-ranging account of women’s experiences throughout the United States. Careful attention is paid to class, race, and religion. Call number: HQ 1410.C44 1984.
Updated 3/2009
