WGS325: Black Feminist Thought: Primary Sources

Spanning more than 300 years, this collection will bring the personal experiences of more than 1,000 women to researchers, students, and general readers. Represented are all age groups and life stages, all ethnicities, many geographical regions, the famous and not so famous. More than 500 biographies enhance the use of the database. Coverage: 1500-1900.

Full-text primary resource books and periodicals that reflect the evolution of feminist consciousness and women's rights. International scope. Coverage: 1543-1945.

Primary documents and scholarly commentary covering American history from 1865 to 1902, during the decades between the end of the Civil War and the election of Theodore Roosevelt. Includes songs, letters, photographs, cartoons, government documents, and ephemera. Also video interviews with scholars and topical essays. Covers such themes as race, labor, immigration, commerce, western expansion, and women’s suffrage.

Online, full-image, and searchable content of The New York Times from September 18, 1851 to four years ago (4-year embargo). Includes articles, advertisements, and political cartoons. Search options include keyword, article type, by date, author, or browse by issue.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries (NAWLD) includes the immediate experiences of 632 women, as revealed in approximately 82,000 pages of diaries and letters. When complete, the collection will include more than 150,000 pages of primary materials spanning more than 300 years. The collection also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources in the database. Coverage: 1675-1950.

This collection contains 60 volumes of Romantic poetry composed by Scottish women, along with extensive contemporary critical reviews and numerous scholarly essays specially commissioned for the project.

Includes books, images, documents, scholarly essays, commentaries, and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women’s reform activities. Resources added in 2008 include more than 72,000 pages from State Commissions on the Status of Women, as well as the first three volumes of Harvard University Press' Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary.