From the Special Collections and Archives Department of the University of Texas at San Antonio Library. Collection features primary source materials written by or about women.
Biography of the slave daughter of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings and, allegedly, John Wayles, Thomas Jefferson's father-in-law, from the Jefferson Memorial Foundation.
DistinguishedWomen.com biography of an instructor at the New England Female Medical College who convinced the Board of Lady Managers to open a new teaching hospital.
Introduces the diverse women who helped shape today's Alaska.
Edith Abbott's historical analysis of women's work and wages from the colonial era through the early 1900s, with case studies of the cotton, shoemaking, cigarmaking, clothing, and printing industries.
History of American afternoon tea rooms of the 20th century and description of the book Tea at the Blue Lantern Inn by Jan Whitaker.
This organization promotes preservation and recognition of women's contributions to their families and communities in northwest lower Michigan.
During the Civil War, women supporting the Union effort organized to aid the cause significantly. Their work in Missouri typified the effort elsewhere.
Nine hundred documents relating to the role of women in movements throughout American history.
Details of the events which defined the life of a member of the early Puritan settlement in America.
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