LibGuides: Remember the Ladies: Women of Consequence in 19th C. U.S. History: Reference Sources

Women of Consequence in 19th century U.S. History

This research guide has been assembled to give you easy access to the best possible information on the lives and works of significant women in 19th century America.

Start your research HERE with Reference Sources

The print and electronic Reference Sources below will provide overviews of your individual's life and work:

Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How

Read several to build a more complete picture of your notable woman.

Reference Books / eBooks

Please remember: Print Reference books are for use in the library only.

Black Women in America
Call Number: Ref E185.86 .B542 2005 3 vols (also an online ebook)
ISBN: 0195156773
Publication Date: 2005
Great Events from History: The 19th Century
Call Number: Ref D358 .G74 2006 4 vols (also an online ebook)
ISBN: 9781587652974
Publication Date: 2006
Great Lives from History : African Americans
Call Number: Ref E185.96 .G736 2011 5 vols (also an online ebook)
ISBN: 9781587657474
Publication Date: 2011
Great Lives from History: American Women
Call Number: Ref CT3260 .A44 2016 3 vols (also an online ebook)
ISBN: 9781619259447
Publication Date: 2016
Women in American History: A Social, Political, and Cultural Encyclopedia and Document Collection
Call Number: Ref HQ1410 .W6468 2017 4 vols (also an online ebook)
ISBN: 1610696026
Publication Date: 2017
Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia
Call Number: Ref HQ1115 .W6 1999 17 vols (also an online ebook)
ISBN: 078763736X
Women's Rights in the United States: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Issues, Events, and People
Call Number: Ref HQ1236.5.U6 W677 2015 4 vols (also an online ebook)
ISBN: 1610692144
Publication Date: 2014

And Her Words!

The Quotable Woman
Call Number: Ref PN6081.5 .Q65 2011
ISBN: 0816077258
The Quotable Woman gathers nearly 20,000 great quotations from more than 5,000 women throughout history, beginning with Eve and continuing to the present day.

Reference Databases

The following DATABASES also provide reliable information produced by scholars and experts. Additionally, you may use images from the databases in your presentation.

African-American History
Overview essays, biographies, primary sources, videos and slideshows, images, timelines, and maps and graphs in African-American history. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
American National Biography
Over 19,000 biographies of significant, influential or notorious figures from American history written by prominent scholars, supplemented by thousands of illustrations and cross references both within the database and to other select websites.
Gale in Context: Biography
More than 650,000 biographies from Gale's vast reference collection as well as related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Gale in Context: U.S. History
Comprehensive collection of reference sources, primary documents, periodicals, maps and multimedia. NOTE: Citations can be exported to NoodleTools.
Salem History
Includes the complete content of a number of print reference sets, including Great Lives from History and Great Events from History.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600–2000
Thousands of primary source documents and other resources in American women's history. Click on Browse Persons and search for your individual for items relating to her.