Let's Start Here - FAS 1302.03 - Writing Women's Lives

Discovering Women

There are so many women who are in the shadow of history or of our knowledge of women who influenced a part of history. Below are some resources you can use to discover someone who might be of interest to you.

Please don't give up easily! Make an appointment with me if you have trouble finding information. I am very creative and knowledgeable about the resources we can use to locate information.

Current biography illustrated This link opens in a new window
Search by "occupation" in the Select a field box.
Entries date back to 1940 but this is often the only reliable source for biography for current, living individuals.

American Indian Histories and Cultures - Biography Page
An alphabetical list of individuals important to the history of Native American, and the Indiginous Peoples of Canada and Mexico. Scan the list for a woman of interest, then search the full collection for her name, and search BearCat and other resources on the "Boundary Breaking Essay" page for further resources.

FAS 1302.03 - Writing Women's Lives: Let's Start Here

Discovering Women

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