Primary Sources: Women

Speeches and political ads for more than 300 women candidates that are easily accessible through the online archives. All include a transcript of the text and many also feature video.

Digitized collection of letters, writings and drawings. (Note: click "Inventory" in left frame to access digital collection.)

Letters and memoirs of three women: a secessionist, a Union supporter, and a schoolgirl whose hometown of Gallatin Tennessee was occupied by Union soldiers.

A collection of diaries, letters, scrapbooks, and photographs from the archives the Seven Sisters colleges.

Includes images, texts, and sound/video clips.

This site documents various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, focusing specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group.

Documents, images and selected writings of an early advocate of free speech, birth control, women's equality and independence, and union organization.

"A collection of letters to and from women in the Middle Ages, from the 4th to the 13th century. The letters, written in Latin, are linked to the names of the women involved, with English translations and, where available, biographical sketches of the women and some description of the subject matter or the historic context of the letter."

An online collection of some of the most influential and important American cookbooks from the late 18th to early 20th century.

This site chronicles the progression of the U.S. feminist movement from 1953-1993. Part III includes links to primary source documents.

Collection of 120 declassified documents (studies, memos, letters, and other official records) documenting the CIA's efforts to examine, address, and improve the status of women employees from 1947 to today.

Outstanding collection of 400+ speeches from influential women, dating from 1848-present.

A full text collection of books and journals in Home Economics and related disciplines, published between 1850 and 1950. Also includes bibliographies on the field.

Online sourcebook attempts to present online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas.

Excellent site dedicated to the study of women's religious communities from 400 to 1600CE. Includes a separate section of primary sources, which can be browsed by title/author/community/region/century. Search function also available.

Digitized documents, maps and images.

Click on "Selected documents" to retrieve several classic documents on women's history.

Collection of 200+ primary sources from all geographic areas. Use the advanced search to limit to type, time period, region and/or topic.

Online audio collection devoted to women’s history. These recordings include interviews, panel discussions, literary and musical performances, news coverage, and other programing broadcast between the mid-1950s and the 1980s. Currently includes 26 files, with more to come. Requires RealAudio.

Access to digitized books, manuscripts and images from the collections of Harvard University Libraries and Museums on women in the U.S. economy from 1870-1930. Searchable, or browsable by topic, individual, dates and events, or organization.

This database lists hundreds of resources -- articles, documents and links -- related to international women's rights law. Specific topics include Armed Conflict, Economic Globalization, Indigenous Women, Key Treaties and Texts, Marriage, Migration, Property Law and Housing Rights, Race and Gender, Reproductive Rights, Social and Economic Rights, Violence Against Women, and World Conferences on Women's Rights.

Digital images related to the British suffrage movement in the early 1900s.