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Women in US History: Research Paper: Reference Sources: Women in US History

START YOUR RESEARCH WITH REFERENCE SOURCES

These sources provide essential background information - facts like who, what, when, where, why, and how - that will be useful as you dive deeper into your research.

 

  • This will allow you to better understand where the specific information you find later fits in the bigger picture.
  • Make note of terms, also called keywords, relevant to your topic:
    • Examples: names of people; important dates; relevant legislation; words or expressions unique to your topic.
  • You can use these keywords when searching for secondary sources (books and journal articles) and primary sources. 

Examples of Reference Sources: Encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, thesauruses, and indexes.

 

Tips for Citing Reference Sources in NoodleTools

 

REFERENCE SOURCES: WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY

Thank you for using Print Reference books in the library only.


 

Contains Primary Sources means this source contains Primary Sources.

American Women's Biography Reference Sources

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