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History: Women in History: Books

Madson Area Technical College Libraries Research Guide: Women in History

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Most history books will be located in the 900’s and many women's history titles are located in the 300s

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A few of the women's history titles are listed below:

Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers
The Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women
Recommendation from one instructor for Women in History students especially for help with preparing for exams.
The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia

Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics by Jeffrey D. Schultz (Editor); Laura van Assendelft; Helen Thomas (Foreword by)
Call Number: Online Book
ISBN: 1573561312
Publication Date: 1998-11-16
From Suffrage to the Senate, Fourth Edition by Grey House Publishing (Editor)
Call Number: Online Book
ISBN: 9781642650976
Publication Date: 2019-08-01

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures