Microforms

Women's Studies

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Please Note: Print guides are available for most titles listed below. Ask for them at Alderman's 3rd floor service desk.

Large Microform Sets
American Women's Diaries: New England Micfilm 1741 Diaries of eight women, written from the mid-18th through the late 19th centuries. Women's roles, marriage, family, education, slavery and the Civil War are major topics covered in these records. Print guide contains detailed description of each diary.
American Women's Diaries: Southern Women Micfilm 2246 Nineteenth century life - education, courtship, marriage, kinship, childrearing, plantation life, politics and the Civil War - is the focus of this collection. 32 middle and upper class women are represented by their "life diaries", spiritual journals, adolescent diaries and travel journals. Print guide contains detailed description of each diary.
Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching. Papers, 1930-1942 Micfilm 1541 A spin-off from the Commission on Interracial Cooperation, this group raised the South's consciousness and brought about a decrease in Black lynchings.
Collected Correspondence of Lydia Maria Child, 1817-1880 Micfiche 751 Examples of correspondents in this collection strong in documenting Abolitionist history: John Brown, William Cullen Bryant, Frederick Douglass, Margaret Fuller, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone and Charles Sumner.
Columbia University Oral History Project Micfich 353 Contains memoirs from many women. Acess: search by individual's name in VIRGO.
Early American Imprints, Series I, 1639-1800 Micfich 1077 See also digitized version of this set This collection, based on Evans' American Bibliography, contains the full text of all known existing books, pamphlets, and broadsides printed in the United States (or British American colonies prior to Independence) from 1639 through 1800
Early American Imprints, Second Series, 1801-1819 Mcprnrt 8 See also digitized version of this set. Based on the bibliography by Ralph B. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker. American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the first nineteen years of the nineteenth century.
Frauen und Film (1974-1993) Micfilm S-1519 German language journal covering feminism and film.
Gerritsen Collection of Women's History, 1543-1945 Micfilm 1614 and Micfich 1373 4,471 books and pamphlets, plus extensive runs of 265 periodicals, mostly from Western Europe and the U.S. Most material in collection published from 1860-1930.
Herstory Micfilm S-465 Hard to find journals and newspapers of the women's movement from 1956 to 1974.
History of Women Micfilm 2159 A very large set covering a collection of pre-1920 literature... Arranged chronologically, it includesf printed books from pre-1799 to 1920; pamphlets; periodicals, plus manuscripts and photographs. See publisher's reel guide. To search for reel numbers of items listed in this guide, click on Search at top of first screen that displays. Next screen, select History of Women from the Collection Title drop-down menu. You may now enter a term in the full-text search box. Or, enter a term in one of the boxes under Additional Search Options.
Isabella Beecher Hooker Project Micfiche 603 Hooker's correspondance, diaries, and other writings, as well as the suffrage-related correspondence of over 100 other individuals. See publisher's description.
Papers of the League of Women Voters, (1918-1974) Micfilm 1711 Pt. 1. Meetings of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committees : minutes and related documents, 1918-1974. Pt. 2, ser. A. Transcripts and records of National Conventions, 1919-1944, and of General Councils, 1927-1943. Pt. 2, ser. B. Transcripts and records of National Conventions, 1946-1974, and of General Councils, 1945-1973. Pt. 3, ser. A. National office subject files, 1920-1932.
Pamphlets in American History Micfiche 557 Includes 646 nineteenth- and early twentieth-century pamphlets on women's roles and issues. See publisher's description.
Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945 Micfilm 1737
Papers of the League of Women Voters, 1918-1974 Micfilm 1711
Questions Féministes (1977-1982) Micfilm S-1491 Pioneering French feminist journal, founded by Simone de Beauvoir.
Records of Ante Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War Micfilm 1705 Large set, in series (A-N), arranged by region. Print guides are available. Also available are online guides for each series in pdf.
Southern Women and their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Micfilm 1705 UVA has Series A-G. See online guides for each series..
Witchcraft in Europe and America Micfilm 2158 Contains 1,099 works originally published from the 15th to the early 20th century and attempts to show the social and intellectual background that made the persecutions possible. See publisher's reel guide. To search for reel numbers of items listed in this guide, click on Search at top of first pdf screen that displays. Next screen select Witchcraft in Europe and America from the Collection Title drop-down menu. You may now enter a term in the full-text search box. Or, enter a term in one of the boxes under Additional Search Options.
Women and Victorian Values 1837-1910 Micfilm 5965 Prescriptive literature for the Victorian and Edwardian woman. Sources from the Bodleian Library, Oxford (library has pt.1 only)
Women and Health Micfilm 859
Women and the Law Micfilm 860
Women's History Collection; from the International Women's History Archives Micfilm S-465

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Journals and Newspapers
American Ladies Magazine (1828-1836) Micfilm S-10 Edited by Sarah J. Hale, this was the first U.S. women's magazine to last more than five years. Full-text in American Periodicals Series Online.
American Periodicals Series I, II, III , (1740-1900) Micfilm S-10, Micfilm S-12 and Micfilm S-147 See also searchable digitized version of this collection for full text. Use alphabetical title list to browse for titles that pertain to women. e.g. go to L for Ladies, H for Home, etc.
Arthur's Home Magazine (1852-1897) Micfilm S-147 A popular periodical for housewives and children, featuring fashion, light fiction, and verse. Full-text in American Periodicals Series Online.
Britannia (1912-1918) Micfilm S-505 The organ of the Pankhursts' Women's Social and Political Union, later the Women's Party
Early American Newspapers (1690-1922 ) Note: Titles in this collection have individual call numbers. Search by individual title in VIRGO.See also digitized full-text, known as America’s Historical Newspapers:
Englishwoman's Review of Social and Industrial Questions (1866-1910) Micfich S-179 Concerned with the condition and needs of women, with working-class women, and with women's education
Equal Rights (1935-1936) Micfilm S-514 News and articles about the women's rights movement, stressing the achievements of women who succeeded in a man's world.
Essence (1976/1977-1994/1995) Micfilm S-771 Founded in 1970, this popular magazine is devoted to the interests of African American women.
Forerunner (1909-1916) Micfich S-91 Written, edited, and published by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; contains fiction, poetry, editorials, and news reports.
Godey's Magazine (continuing Godey's Lady's Book) Micfilm S-10 A popular high-circulation magazine that published literary works by all the great writers of the period, with illustrations and engravings1830-1898. Full-text in American Periodicals Series Online.
Good Housekeeping (1978-1989) Micfilm S-879
History of Women -- see print guide for index to dozens of periodical titles related to housekeeping in this microfilm set. Micfilm 2159
Ladies' Companion and Literary Expositon (1834-1844) .Micfilm S-10 Well-illustrated, contents include mainly fiction and sentimental poetry, Full-text in American Periodicals Series Online.
Ladies Home Journal (1884-1971) Micfilm S-391 Also available for 1884-1899 through American Periodicals Series Online
Lady's Magazine and Repository of Entertaining Knowledge (1792-1793) Micfilm S-10 The first U.S. women's magazine, it presented fiction, poetry, and fashion. Full-text also in American Periodicals Series Online.
Ladies' Museum (1798-1832) Micfilm S-83 This magazine attempted to combine household hints with intellectual improvement.
Lily, A Ladies' Journal Devoted to Temperance and Literature (1849-1856) Micfilm S-485 Founded by Amelia Bloomer, this magazine advocated women's rights and dress reform.
Lowell Offering (1840-1845) Micfilm S-10 Published by the female factory employees at the Lowell woollen mills in Massachusetts, offers insight into the labor conditions and the socio-economic problems of the period. Full-text in American Periodicals Series Online.
Ms. (1972-1989) Micfilm S-832 Popular U.S. feminist magazine founded by Glora Steinem.
Off Our Backs Micfilm US-1 (1970s) Micfilm S-1468 (1989-2007) U.S. feminist journal
Revolution (1868-1871) Micfilm S-475 An early women's rights journal, edited by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, among others.
Spare Rib Micfich S-660 (1972:July-1978) Micfilm S-1379 (1975-1983:Aug.) British feminist journal.
Vanity Fair (1913-1936) Micfilm S-1107 U.S. women's fashion magazine.
Votes for Women (1907-1915) Micfilm S-498 Until 1912, this journal was the organ of the Pankhursts' Women's Social and Political Union.
Woman Patriot (1918-1932) Micfilm S-513 A U.S."newspaper for home and national defense against woman suffrage, feminism, and socialism. "For a similar viewpoint, see Woman's Protest (listed below.
Woman's Protest (1912-1918) Micfilm S-436 The official publication of the National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. For a similar viewpoint, see Woman Patriot, listed above.
Woman Worker (1907-1921) Micfilm S-507 A journal of women's trade unions, arguing for organization and for improvement of working conditions in factories and workshops.
Woman's Column (1888-1904) Micfilm S-516 Published by the American Woman Suffrage Association and edited by Lucy Stone's daughter, Alice S. Blackwell. Only about 70 scattered issues were available for microfilming.
Women's Journals of the 19th Century, pt.1 (The Women's Penny Paper and Women's Herald) Micfilm N-GB 12 Edited by the British suffragist Henrietta B. Muller. Index/guide includes list of interviewees, including George Eliot, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Rosa Bonheur.
Women's Review of Books (1983-2004) Micfilm S-1328 Published by Wellesley College Center for Research on Women.

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