Resources to explore every aspect of women’s history, over time and around the world

Every branch of history is also the history of women, but the roles and perspectives of women are frequently overlooked. Only ProQuest’s women’s history databases span the experiences, influences and observations of women over time and around the world for comprehensive interdisciplinary research and learning. Collections include organizational documents, domestic records, personal correspondence, books, videos, historical periodicals, newspapers, dissertations as well as literature and fashion publications.

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Women and Social Movements Library Collection

Women and Social Movements Library Collection

Women and Social Movements Library Collection focuses on women’s public activism globally, from 1600 to the present, with more than 400,000 pages of primary source documents and more than 200 scholarly essays interpreting these sources.

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ProQuest One Women’s Studies

ProQuest One Women’s Studies

Integrating award-winning primary sources, government documents, historical periodicals, videos, and scholarly essays on a purpose-built platform, this resource offers comprehensive support for researching key political and cultural events and movements in women’s history and studies.

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Queer Pasts

Queer Pasts

Queer Pasts is a collection of primary source exhibits for queer history and culture, with introductory essays and 10 to 40 documents per exhibit in original form and searchable transcription.

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