Women's history

Suffragette march in New York City, 1915

The majority of the resources listed on this page concern collections that have finding aids. For additional materials concerning related subjects, please search QuickSearch.  Please check back regularly, as we continue to add collections to this site.

Personal papers

For finding aids and additional information contact our reference services. Materials stored off-site must be requested three days in advance. 

In addition to women's personal papers, some materials written by women may be found among other collections by searching for their names in QuickSearch. Many of these materials, which include letters, diaries, poems, account books, and scrapbooks, were cataloged with the subject term "women studies."



Women in businesses and professions

For finding aids and additional information contact our reference services. Materials stored off-site must be requested three days in advance. 


Women in the arts

For finding aids and additional information contact our reference services. Materials stored off-site must be requested three days in advance. 

For women authors and artists in composite collections, see collections appearing in Literature and the Arts

Writing and children's books

Women artists