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LC Classification Outline for Women

You can use the Library of Congress Call Number system to browse the library's shelves. The following is a list of call numbers related to women:

HD 6050 – 6305 Classes of Labor (Including Women)
HQ 1 – 2044 The Family. Marriage. Women
HQ 1101 - 2030.7 Women. Feminism.
HV 1442 -1448 Women.

LC Classification Outline for History

You can use the Library of Congress Call Number system to browse the library's shelves. The following is a list of call numbers related to History:

C Auxiliary Sciences of History (General)
CB History of Civilization
CC Archaeology
CD Diplomatics. Archives. Seals
CE Technical Chronology. Calendar
CJ Numismatics
CN Inscriptions. Epigraphy
CR Heraldry
CS Genealogy
CT Biography
D History (General)
DA Great Britain
DC France - Andorra - Monaco
DD Germany
DE Greco-Roman World
DF Greece
DG Italy - Malta
DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics - Poland
DL Northern Europe. Scandinavia
DP Spain - Portugal
DQ Switzerland
DS Asia
DT Africa
E 11-143 America
E 151-909 United States
F 1-975 United States local history
F 1001-1145.2 British & Dutch America (including Canada)
F 1170 French America
F 1201-3799 Latin America. Spanish America

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American Women's History by Glenna Matthews
Call Number: HQ 1410 .M378 2000
ISBN: 0195113179
Publication Date: 2000
Alphabetical articles on major events, documents, persons, social movements, and political and social concepts connected with the history of women in America.
Celebrating Women in American History by Elizabeth Rholetter Purdy
Call Number: HQ 1410 .C45 2010 Vol. 1-5
ISBN: 0816078793
Publication Date: 2011
Throughout history, the status of women in America has been at the margins of society and the role of women has often been unfairly glossed over in history books. Celebrating Women in American History is a new, five-volume set that introduces readers to that "hidden" history of women in America, bringing their achievements to light and helping them gain the recognition they deserve. This landmark work pays homage to the many contributions to American society made by women from colonial times to the present. Written in engaging and accessible prose by experts in the field and sprinkled with fascinating boxed features, Celebrating Women in American History presents a diverse and panoramic view of women and their accomplishments in American history.
From Eve to Dawn, a History of Women in the World, Volume I by Marilyn French; Margaret Atwood (Foreword by)
Call Number: HQ 1121 .F74 2008 Vol. 1 - 4
ISBN: 1558615652
Publication Date: 2008
Beginning in prehistory, Origins moves on to examine women’s lives in ancient Egypt, China, India, Peru, Mexico, Greece, and Rome. In her reconstruction of wars, laws, and other activities affecting both women and men, French also traces the worldviews underpinning them. She also depicts how women’s relationship to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam changed for good and bad over the centuries.
From Pocahontas to Power Suits by Kay Mills
Call Number: HQ 1410 .M56 1995
ISBN: 0452271525
Publication Date: 1995
Mills's third book is a popular telling of American women's history using biography and the Socratic method. Each chapter examines a different period of history and poses a series of questions about famous women's lives. Mills touches on such major issues as the franchise, education, employment, and military service as well as women's cultural contributions. (Library Journal)
Milestones by Doris L. Weatherford
Call Number: HQ 1410 .W434 1997
ISBN: 0816032009
Publication Date: 1997
Beginning in 1492 and ending in 1995, her book provides brief, informative entries on events and people from all walks of life, including government, industry, the arts, education, and medicine. The entries are organized chronologically within ten chapters and an 11th covering "the multiplicity of women in modern America." (Library Journal)
Women's America by Linda K. Kerber (Editor); Jane Sherron De Hart (Editor)
Call Number: HQ 1426 .W663 2000
ISBN: 0195121805
Publication Date: 1999
Divided into sections which cover the span of women's experiences in the US from colonial times to the present. Each section begins with a short introduction by the editors which sums up the particular historical era being covered and the scope of the documents which follow.

Reference Books

A History of Women in the United States by Front Cover Doris Weatherford
Call Number: Reference: HQ 1410 .H58 2004 vol. 1-4
ISBN: 0717258068
Publication Date: 2004
This four-volume reference is intended for high school students and above, as well as the general public. The first volume opens with introductory essays on the history of feminism; on women in various eras (from early America through World War II and postwar eras); and on women's history in terms of political participation and social activism, race and ethnicity, and cultural representation.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History by Bonnie G. Smith (Editor)
Call Number: Reference - HQ 1121 .O93 2008
ISBN: 0195148908
Publication Date: 2008
With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies, Women in World History is the definitive reference work in the field.