Women's History

A Research Guide

 

What key words will help me find information about this topic?

Where can I find print resources about this topic?

What are some good internet sites about this topic?

 

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SELECTED SOURCES AT PAMUNKEY REGIONAL LIBRARY

 

This guide tells how to find information in the library about Women's History. If you need assistance, please feel free to ask the Library staff. 

 

 

1. What key words will help me find information about this topic?

 

To find books that can be checked out, choose the SUBJECT search in the online catalog, and type (one at a time) these subjects:

 

• Women's history

• Feminism

• Women

• Women's rights

 

You may also want to browse subjects: when in the catalog, choose BROWSE and type in “Women”. This will allow you to browse narrower subjects related to women.

 

 

2. Where can I find print resources on women and women's history in the library?

 

Most of the books will be shelved according to their Dewey Decimal Classification number in the Non-fiction Stacks at:

 

 

305.40973	Women - United States
305.4	Social role and status of women
305.4209	Feminism - history

 

 

When you are doing research, make sure that you search in the reference area as well; these books cannot be checked out like the general collection can, but there is a lot of valuable information available.  Some reference books you might look at might include

 

 

R 305.4 COL	Columbia Documentary History of American Women since 1941	Available at Ashland Branch Library.
R 305.4 BER	American Women's Almanac: an inspiring and irreverent women's history	Available at Atlee Branch Library.
R 305.4 GRE	Timetables of Women's History: a chronology of the most important people and events in women's history	Available at West Point Branch Library.

 

Your library may not have all these resources available, but other resources will be available — when in doubt, just ask the Library staff.

 

 

3. What are some good internet sites about this topic?

 

There are a variety of excellent resources on this topic available through the Internet, such as:

 

     The Library of Congress American Memory      http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/awtoc.html

     LIbrarian's Internet Index     http://www.lii.org/pub/topic/history 

 

 

If you have a particular search term that you would like to use, go to our Rollyo page to search all these resources at once.

 

You may also want to check out the resources at the Internet Public Library. These websites will provide you with reliable information.

 

As always, please feel free to ask a Library Staff member, or email us at Ask a Librarian!

 

 

 

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compiled by the PRL Reference and Training Department (2008)