Women in U.S. History: A Resource Guide

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Discover the best books, Web sites, audiovisual items, and other materials to research notable women of the United States. Learn about women from Colonial times to the present day who have made strides in many fields of endeavor including the arts, literature, politics, religion, science, and sports. Materials listed feature women from all regions of the country and from many American cultural groups. The guide concentrates on materials published or produced during the 1990s, and its final section outlines the field of women's history in terms of its historiography, theory and methodology, and its place in education.

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A useful tool, especially for high school teachers.-Choice
Hardy's volume provides a framework for studying women's history as well as a wide variety of relevant material... the scope and point of view of this work make it an important purchase for all academic libraries, especially those with strong women's studies programs.-Booklist
Librarians looking for primary sources on this topic will find this an easy-to-use guide for directing student research.-The Book Report
"A useful tool, especially for high school teachers."-Choice
"Librarians looking for primary sources on this topic will find this an easy-to-use guide for directing student research."-The Book Report
"Hardy's volume provides a framework for studying women's history as well as a wide variety of relevant material... the scope and point of view of this work make it an important purchase for all academic libraries, especially those with strong women's studies programs."-Booklist

Author Bio

LYDA MARY HARDY is a school library media specialist, Gunnison High School, Colorado.