Women in American History

Database of primary source documents and images of Women in the United States from prehistory to the 1970s.

These primary historical documents reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of different time

Explore this list of over 30 women of achievement

The Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College is an internationally recognized repository of manuscripts, archives, photographs, periodicals and other primary sources in women's history

Collections of women's history documents, from the Library of Congress.

Images, texts, and sound/video clips.

From the collections of Harvard University Libraries and Museums, access to digitized books, manuscripts and images on women in the U.S. economy from 1870-1930.

From Duke University, manifestos, speeches, essays, and other materials documenting various aspects of the Women's Movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.