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HTY 332: Womanhood in America
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Reference Sources - for background
Black Women in America - Ref E 185.86 .B542
Encyclopedia of Women's History in America - Ref HQ 1410 .C85
Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics - Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 E53
History of Women in the United States - Ref HQ 1410 .H58
Native American Women - Ref E 98 .W8 B38
Notable Hispanic American Women - Ref E 184 .S75 N68
United States Government Documents on Women - Ref HQ 1410 .H85
How to Find Books
Use Fogler Library's catalog, URSUS, to look for books. There are other libraries in this catalog, as well; look for O or ORO to tell if a book is here. If you want to order a book from another library, click on the Request button on the top of the page. You will be asked for your name and barcode (on the back of your MaineCard).
Primary Sources
Web-Based
Discovering American Women's History Online (Middle Tennessee State University)
African-American Women (Duke University)
Civil War Women (Duke University)
Votes for Women (Library of Congress)
Microfilm Collections
Collected Correspondence of Lydia Maria Child
Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Women's Diaries: New England Women
Books
Notable Women in American History
Published Diaries and Letters of American Women
Ways to Identify Journal Articles
Academic Search Premier - some full text; Article Linker
America: History and Life - Article Linker
Project Muse and JSTOR - full text databases
Google Scholar - generally, not as up to date, nor as comprehensive, as the above databases
Article Linker (click for a demo) allows you to automatically check URSUS for electronic and/or print subscriptions.
Interlibrary Loan - use for journal articles we do not have access to
Citing Sources
It is very important to cite words and/or ideas you take straight from another work and put into your paper. For several citation styles, check out Citation Guides.
Still Unsure...?
There are lots of ways to get help. First, try the Help Desk - you can come in, call us at 581-1673, or use the Ask-a-Librarian chat or email service.
Nancy Lewis is the Women's Studies Librarian; you can send her an email on FirstClass (nancy.lewis@umit.maine.edu) or call her at 581-3613 to set up an appointment.
You can also refer to the Introduction to Library Research guide.
Nancy.Lewis@umit.maine.edu | Revised: 09/18/2009
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