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The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) Monthly Catalog provides citations of U.S. government publications. Covers all types of documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and judiciary materials. Database has 507,000 records from 1976 to present.

 

The Smithsonian’s collections include iconic objects that tell the stories of American women, their struggles, and their accomplishments. Explore collection highlights and stories related to women and girls, or search our digital records.

This resource contains a hyperlinked list of National Archives current resources for Women’s histories on The National Archives website. It includes education resources, online exhibitions, research guides, blog posts and podcasts by staff and external writers and links to external websites.

A diverse range of women’s stories can be found throughout the holdings of the Patricia D. Klingenstein Library. Both thematically and chronologically, it provides some of the myriad routes for discovering the history of women. It is not a final survey of the library’s offerings, but rather a living document that will be augmented continuously.

Throughout American history, the intersectionality of gender, class, and race has constructed women's lived experiences. This resource guide highlights the Pennsylvania State Archives' holdings pertaining to women's unique experiences throughout the state's rich history. The guide was created with the hopes of making women's history resources readily accessible to researchers at the Pennsylvania State Archives.

 

Public History Resources

The first women to receive undergraduate degrees from Washington & Jefferson College at the May 29, 1971, Commencement.  Pictured from left are Mrs. Amy Martin, Mrs. Suzanne Jamison, Mrs. Peggy Yee, and Mrs. Marian Ream, image Courtesy and Copyright The Learned T. Bulman '48 Historic Archives & Museum, Washington & Jefferson College

 

Resources for finding W&J Alumni at a glance

 

Your first port of call for Women's and LGBTQ History can be found in W&J Womens History.pdf

 

Digitized Archive Material can be access online in our Clark Family Library Digital Archives

This includes:

  • Red & Black, Washington & Jefferson College's student-run newspaper. The digitized issues run from 1909 to 2016.

 

  • W&J Alumni Directory, 1802 - 1945It includes a general catalogue of graduates and non-graduates of Jefferson College, Washington College, and Washington & Jefferson College.