Children and Youth in History
Bring history home to young students with sources they can relate to—and prompt older students to think about the construction of concepts like “child” and “teenager.”
Martha Ballard
Learning about the life of a midwife in 18th-century Maine through her diary and other sources.
New England Puritans
Trying to build a New Jerusalem on the coast of Massachusetts.
Feminist Art
Explorations of the body, self-reference, and the entanglement of art and politics have all been the themes of feminist art—as they have been themes of other art of our time.
Honest Abe
The secret life of Lincoln? Gettysburg-era pride?
Voting Rights and the 14th Amendment
How did women suffer no suffrage through the 14th Amendment?
Jefferson's Blood
Learn about Jefferson’s forgotten descendants, children of his slave mistress.
Museum of Musical Instruments (MoMI)
Find out about the guitar players who came before you, and perhaps, even perfect your own abilities.
Oral History Research Center
What do Vegas showgirls have to say about their time in the city?
Encyclopedia Britannica: The 1911 Edition
Find out what people thought of everything from ablation to vinegar in 1911.
The Commercial Closet
How have GLBT lifestyles been portrayed and used by the commercial media?
William Gedney Photographs and Writings
See American life through Gedney’s eyes and European and Indian life through American eyes.
A Visual Journey: Photographs by Lisa Law, 1965-1971
Check out the music scene, communes, and protests of the 1960s.
Jo Freeman.com
Explore women’s political history and activism from the 1960s onward.
SDA: Survey Documentation and Analysis
Observe statistical trends in U.S. beliefs and demographics from free speech to zodiac signs.
The Pill
How has the birth control pill altered sexuality and feminine gender expectations?
Women Working, 1800-1930
What did women think of their work at home, in the arts, and in business?
Women of Valor
Meet international anarchist and women’s rights activist Emma Goldman.
WestWeb: Western Studies and Research Resources
This gateway site provides a wealth of resources pertaining to the American West.
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Speed up your online search for resources on American women’s history with this research guide.
Center for Working-Class Studies
Begin your study of working class and labor history with this website.
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
Explore over 50 documents which chronicle the history of the Women’s Liberation Movement.
People with a History: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans* History
Use this extensive resource as a starting point for all inquiries into homosexual and transgender history.
Vietnam War Era Ephemera Collection
Explore campus protest ephemera and the youth movements of the 1960s and 70s.
Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution
What roles have Jewish women played in the Second Wave of feminism?
Walt Whitman Archive
Get to know the life, mind, works, and criticisms of poet Walt Whitman.
Coming of Age in the Twentieth Century, Stories from Minnesota and Beyond
What can oral histories tell us about girlhood, adolescence, and more in the United States?
Emma Goldman Papers
Learn more about Emma Goldman, radical and feminist activist, through this collection of primary and secondary sources.
AIDS at 20
New York Times articles from 1981 to 2001 follow the development of the AIDS epidemic.
Votes for Women: Selections from the NAWSA, 1848-1921
10,000 pages of records on the struggle for votes for women, including papers by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
Jewish Women's Archive
Learn more about American Jewish women’s contributions to their communities and the wider world with these exhibits and resources.
Teach Women's History Project
Provides teaching and reference materials on the women’s rights movement of the past 50 years.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
Offers 45 mini-monographs on U.S. women’s history, each organized around an analytical question concerning a social movement.
Salem Witch Trials: Documentary Archive and Transcription Project
Examine the verbatim transcripts of the 1692 Salem Witch Trials.
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
More than 400 speeches by women—politicians, scientists, and celebrities.