Women\’s Studies Journals

In honor of Women\’s History Month, here\’s a list of women\’s studies journals the Dick Smith Library provides online access to: Cover of vol. 37 issue 3 of Frontiers.  Australian Feminist Studies – a peer-reviewed journal that publishes interdisciplinary articles relevant to feminist and women\’s studies.Black Women, Gender + Families – a peer-reviewed journal that published

More Historical Fiction with Female Characters by Female Authors

In honor of Women\’s History Month, here are more historical fiction books in the library\’s collection that feature female characters or subjects, and are written by female authors: The Dressmaker\’s War begins in 1939, and is about a talented English would-be modiste named Ada who makes some bad choices and is trapped by the Nazis into making

Historical Fiction by Female Authors with Female Characters

In honor of Women\’s History Month, here are some historical fiction books in the library\’s collection that feature female characters or subjects, and are written by female authors: Helen Simonson\’s The Summer Before the War starts in the summer of 1914, when 23-year-old, orphaned Beatrice Nash is hired by the school board of the small

Women\’s History Month

March is Women\’s History Month. This is the time of year to recognize the experiences and contributions of America\’s women. Starting in 1981 Congress recognized the second week of March as \”Women\’s History Week.\” In 1987, it was upgraded to a month-long commemoration. Sex ratio by county in 2010. The redder the county the more

Women\’s History Month

March is Women\’s History Month, which makes it an excellent time to research the women who have contributed so much to our university, nation and world. The library has many great books, encyclopedias and journals on women\’s history. For a place to start, check out the results of this search in our Discovery tool.  You\’ll

Woman\’s History Month

March is Woman\’s History Month.  The theme this year is \”Our History is our Strength\”.  Take this quiz by the National Woman\’s History project and test your knowledge to see if  can you \’Identify These Women of Great Vision and Achievement Whose History Is Our Strength\’ Come visit the library to see our Woman\’s History

Top Ten Tuesday: International Women\’s Day

1. In 1908, 15,000 women marched through the streets of New York demanding shorter hours, better pay, and the right to vote. 2. The Socialist Party of America declared the first National Woman’s day in the United States to be February 28, 1909. 3. In 1910 at the second International Conference of Working Women Clara

Women in Aviation

Born in Atlanta, Texas 1892 Bessie Coleman would become the first African – American to hold a pilot\’s license and the first African-American woman to hold a pilot\’s license. At the age of 23 Bessie left Texas for Chicago to live with her two brothers and make something of her life. When she heard the

Top 10 Tuesday – 10 Websites on Historical Women

March is Woman\’s History Month. The following is a list of websites that provide information about women who have done something notable in history. I wanted to do a Top 10 list of Women in History, but that is very subjective to each individual, so I leave it to the reader to decide who should

Writing Women Back into History

What do life rafts, windshield wipers, dandruff shampoo, and chocolate chip cookies all have in common? They were all invented by women.This March marks the 30th anniversary of Women\’s History Month.Visit the National Women\’s History Project website to read short bios of influential women in history and take their quiz to test your knowledge of