CMU LibGuides: Women's History: Background

Background

4000 Years of Women in Science
Biographies, photographs, etc.
Collective Biographies of Women (Alison Booth)
Where to find biographies of women throughout the ages.
Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers
The first comprehensive guide to women activists from every part of the world, illuminating the broad range of women's struggles to reform society from the 18th century to the present.
Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography
Overviews women autobiographers and autobiography from the Middle Ages to the present. Entries discuss individual writers, major works, national and ethnic autobiographical traditions, particular autobiographical genres, and special terms, issues, and themes related to women's autobiography from around the world.
First Ladies of the United States
The chronologically arranged biographies examine each first lady's early years and education, her family life, her presidential years, and her legacy.
Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia
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Notable American Women: 1607-1950, Volume I: A-F
Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume II: G-O
Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume III: P-Z
Notable American Women: Completing the Twentieth Century
Notable American Women: The Modern Period
Notable Black American Women
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Notable Latin American Women: Twenty-nine Leaders, Rebels, Poets, Battlers, and Spies, 1500-1900
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Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography.
Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women

American Association of University Women
Promotes equity and education for women and girls.
National Organization for Women
Devoted to achieving full equality for women through education and litigation.