Resource Spotlight from the BSC Library

March is Women's History Month!

March is Women's History Month, and the BSC Library staff has compiled some resources to help you learn about women and their contributions throughout history!

Web Resources:

Internet Women's History Sourcebook-Collects primary source documents and discussions of women's history

National Archives Women's History Month-Learn the stories of women in the United States through letters, photographs, film, and more!

National  Women's History Museum's Online Exhibits--Check out these online exhibits on key figures and topics in women's history

Smithsonian Women's Story-Find biographies and stories about women in a variety of areas, including activism, education, health, and science

Women's History Month-Collects web resources and exhibits across US government sites

Sample of Documentaries from Films on Demand:

Building a Movement (Covers the campaigns of women of color during the 2018 midterm elections)

Claiming Power (Depicts Stacy Abrams' campaign for governor of Georgia)

Outliers: The Story of Katherine Johnson (Tells the story of Katherine Johnson, who is credited with getting American astronauts into space through her mathematical work at NASA. Liked Hidden Figures? Check this one out!)

Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote (Focuses on the ratification of the 19th Amendment)

Unsung Heroes: The Story of America's Female Patriots (Focuses on the role of American women in war)

Sample of Books from ProQuest Ebook Central:

A Companion to American Women's History by Nancy A. Hewitt (Editor)

ISBN: 9780631212522

Publication Date: 2002-08-16

This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field. Covers the breadth of American Women's history, including the colonial family, marriage, health, sexuality, education, immigration, work, consumer culture, and feminism. Surveys and evaluates the best scholarship on every important era and topic. Includes expanded bibliography of titles to guide further research.

 

A History of U. S. Feminisms by Rory C. Dicker

ISBN: 9781580052344

Publication Date: 2008-05-06

The History of U.S. Feminism is an introductory text designed to be used as supplementary material for first-year women's studies students or as a brush-up text for more advanced students. Covering the first, second, and third waves of feminism, The History of U.S. Feminism provides historical context of all the major events and players since the late nineteenth century through today.The chapters cover first-wave feminism, a period of feminist activity during the nineteenth and early twentieth century which focused primarily on gaining women's suffrage; second-wave feminism, which started in the '60s and lasted through the '80s and is best understood as emphasizing the connection between the personal and the political; and third-wave feminism, which started in the early '90s and arose in part from a backlash against the movements propagated by the second wave.

 

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses by Barbara Ehrenreich; Deirdre English

ISBN: 9781558616615

Publication Date: 2010-07-01

Witches, Midwives, and Nurses is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment, rooted in witch hunters and the rise of capitalism.  As we watch another agonizing attempt to shift the future of healthcare in the United States, we are reminded of the longevity of this crisis, and how firmly entrenched we are in a system that doesn't work. First published by the Feminist Press in 1973, Witches, Midwives, and Nurses is an essential book about the corruption of the medical establishment and its historic roots in witch hunters. In this new and updated edition, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English delve into the current fascination with and controversies about witches, exposing our fears and fantasies. They build on their classic exposé on the demonization of women healers and the political and economic monopolization of medicine. This quick history brings us up-to-date, exploring today's changing attitudes toward childbirth, alternative medicine, and modern-day witches.