Green River LibGuides: Women's History Month: Research Women's History at Holman Library

Web Resources

National Women's History Museum
Online exhibits, historical biographies, videos, and more!
Women's History Month
Resources and information from the U.S. national government website on Women's History Month.
U.S. Census Bureau: 2019 Age & Sex Composition
Basic statistics on women and the military, workforce, education, voting, marriage.
National Archives: Women's History

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The Holman Library has several resources to help with researching women's history. Below is just a sampling!

Palmer, Alfred T. Operating a hand drill at Vultee-Nashville, woman is working on a

"Vengeance" dive bomber, Tennessee. c. 1939. Library of Congress Flickr stream.
Web. 2 March 2013.

Library of Congress: Prints and Photographs Catalog
The collection includes "photographs, fine and popular prints and drawings, posters, and architectural and engineering drawings"

Nineteenth Amendment
"For over a century, millions of women carried out a crusade to secure the right to vote. Introducing women as a voting block disrupted a political culture built on exclusion. Suffragists changed the idea of a woman's role in society." From PBS, 2020.
Women First & Foremost
"Hosted by Academy Award-winner Rita Moreno and Dee Wallace Stone, Women First & Foremost offers shining examples of how generations of women have achieved their deserved place at the forefront of history." From PBS.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Search or browse for films on many topics, such as Anthropology, Biology, Business & Economics, Careers, and many more.

This sample search of "green tea" in the image below found over 79,508 books, articles, videos.

Use "Advanced Search" to add additional search options.
The "Filter My Results" options on the left let you sort by type (books, videos, articles), location (library items), and date.

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Find Ms. Magazine in print on library shelves.

Holman Library One Search (All Library Resources)
Search this catalog to find books, ebooks, films, as well as articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more.
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Tips: How to Use the Holman Library One Search

Contemporary Women’s Issues OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Full-text journals covering issues that influence women’s lives across the globe, including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship.
Women’s Studies Archive (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides a history of the social, political, and professional aspects of women's lives focusing on the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes diaries, letters, photographs, news clippings, organizational records, and personal journals.
Archives of Sexuality & Gender (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Access over 1.5 million pages of full-text primary sources about social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world. This database offers a detailed global view of LGBTQ history.
Gender Studies OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Full-text scholarly journal articles covering gender, marriage & family, and LGBTQ+ issues.