Finding Books

• The best way to find a book on your topic is to start with a search in the Library Catalog. Once you've found something of interest, you should also browse the stacks in that particular area.
• Possible Subject Headings to use in the Library Catalog:
  

  Women's rights United States History 20th Century
  
  Women United States History
  Women United States

  Women United States Economic Conditions

  Feminism United States

  African American Women
  

• Much of what you will find in the Library Catalog will be secondary works. To locate primary sources, look for subject headings that contain words such as the following: diaries, personal narratives, correspondence, sources.

Encyclopedias and Handbooks

Encyclopedia of Women and Gender
HQ 1115 E52 2001 REF

Black Women in America
E 185.86 .B542 2005 REF

Encyclopedia of American Social History
E 174 E58 1993 REF

New Encyclopedia of the American West
F 591 N46 1998 REF

Notable American Women
CT 213 N6 REF

Reader's Companion to American History
E 174 R43 1991 REF

LGBT, Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family

Searching for Articles using E-Resources A - Z

America History and Life

Women's Studies International

Social Sciences Citation Index

Selected Internet Resources

Women and Social Movements in the United States

WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America

Harvard Library "Women Working 1800-1930 Digital Collection

Lesbian Herstory Archives

American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources

American Memory Project: Library of Congress

Citing and Evaluation Websites

Getting Started On Research MHC Guide

Guides for Citing Sources

Evaluating Web Sites

Having trouble finding what you need? Go to LITS and chat with a librarian at the Reference Desk. Or, with advance notice, set up an appointment to meet with Bryan Goodwin, History liaison.