#  American Women's History 

 



## Selected Reference Sources

*Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary.* Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. 3 v.; 27 cm. \['Prepared under the auspices of Radcliffe College.'\] \[Ref. CT3260.N57\]

*Notable American Women: The Modern Period: A Biographical Dictionary.* Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1980. xxii, 773 p.; 26 cm. \[Prepared under the auspices of Radcliffe College. Called v. 4 in continuation of: *Notable American Women, 1607-1950*.\] \[Ref. CT3260.N573\]

*[Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century](http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.ebookbatch.ASP_batch:ASP1000169009%20)*. Susan Ware, editor; Stacy Braukman, assistant editor. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2004. xxx, 729 p.; 26 cm. \[Schlesinger: Ref. 920.72 N899n; Andover-Harv. Theol Ref. CT3260 .N5725 2004 ; Gutman Education: Ref. CT3260 .N574 2004; Widener: RR 1711.34.10\]

\[The definitive biographical resource on American women. See the 'Classified List of Selected Biographies' - a list by roles and occupations - in v. 3 and v. 4.\]

Harrison, Cynthia Ellen, and Anne Firor Scott. *Women in American History: A Bibliography.* Santa Barbara, Calif.: American Bibliographical Center--Clio Press, c1979-c1985. 2 v.; 29 cm. (Clio bibliography series; no. 5, 20) \[v. 1 is chronological; v. 2 is topical - 'Women and religion' begins on p. 79. Great index!\] \[Lamont: REF.ROOM HQ1410.Z99 H37x; Schlesinger: Ref. 016.973 H31w; Widener: WID-LC HQ1410.Z99 H37 x\]

Hardy, Lyda Mary. *Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide.* Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 2000. xvi, 344 p.; 25 cm. \[Schlesinger: Ref. 016.973 H269w; Widener: WID-LC HQ1410 .H362 2000x\]

Adamson, Lynda G. *Notable Women in American History: A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies.* Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999. xiv, 450 p.; 25 cm. \[Schlesinger: Ref. 016.92 A221na; Widener: WID-LC CT3260.Z99 A316 1999x\]

Tingley, Elizabeth, and Donald Fred Tingley. *Women and Feminism in American History: A Guide to Information Sources.* Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., c1981. xi, 289 p.; 22 cm. (American Government and history information guide series; v. 12) (Gale information guide library) \[Schlesinger: Ref. 016.3054 T58w; Widener: WID-LC HQ1410.Z99 T56 x, 1981\]

Conway, Jill K., Linda Kealey, Janet E Schulte. *The Female Experience in Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-century America: A Guide to the History of American Women*. New York: Garland Pub., 1982. xxiv, 290 p.; 23 cm. (Garland reference library of social science; v. 35) \[Ref. Z7961.C64 1982\]

Haber, Barbara*. Women in America: A Guide to Books, 1963-1975: With an Appendix on Books Published 1976-1979.* Illini book ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1981. xv, 262 p.; 23 cm. (Illini books) \[An updated ed. of the author's 1978 work published by G. K. Hall, Boston. Both the main work and the appendix have a section called 'Religion.'\] \[Ref. Z7964.U49 H3 1981\]

Opdycke, Sandra. *The Routledge Historical Atlas of Women in America*. New York : Routledge, 2000. 144 p.: col. ill., col. maps ; 26 cm. (Routledge atlases of American history) \[Ref. HQ1410.P68 2000\]

Herman, Kali. *Women in Particular: An Index to American Women*. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press, 1984. xviii, 740 p.: ill.; 29 cm. \[A directory of dead and living women. See esp. the field and career index ('Religious and church work,' pp. 402ff; and the Religious affiliation index, pp. 509ff.\] \[Ref. HQ1412.H47 1984\]

Terris, Virginia R. *Woman in America: A Guide to Information Sources.* Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., c1980. xviii, 520 p.; 23 cm. (American studies information guide series; v. 7) (Gale information guide library) \[Ref. Z7964.U49 T45\]

*Black Women in America : An Historical Encyclopedia*. Darlene Clark Hine, editor. Brooklyn, N.Y. : Carlson Pub., 1993. 2 v. (xxvi, 1530 p.): ill.; 29 cm. \[Signed articles, bibliographies, and index.\] \[Ref. E185.86.B542 1993

*African American Women: An Annotated Bibliography.* Compiled by Veronica G. Thomas, Kisha Braithwaite, and Paula Mitchell. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2001. 219 p.; 25 cm. \[Not a comprehensive bibliography, but most of the annotations are quite useful.\] \[Ref. E185.86.T426 2001\]

*Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia*. Edited by Paula E. Hyman and Deborah Dash Moore; sponsored by the American Jewish Historical Society. New York: Routledge, 1997. 2 v.: ill.; 29 cm. \[Ref. DS115.2 .J49 1998\]

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