Description

Comprised of literature, published before 1920, about women and issues related to women. The collection includes:

• 12,000 books
• 2,000 pamphlets
• 1,000 photographs
• 100,000 manuscript pages

The majority of the collection falls within the period 1750-1920. Twenty percent of the collection is in western European languages, the remainder is in English. Topics covered include: birth control, education, humanities, the professions, suffrage, and politics.

Location

History of Women is available in the CAPEN Multimedia Center at call number MicFilm HQ 1121.H67 .

Access

All titles are in the UB Libraries Catalog on BISON.
Additional access is available through:
History of Women: Guide to the Microfilm Collection . CAPEN Mutlimedia Center Reference Z7965.H577 1983b.
See also the related microform collections:

• Herstory. MicFilm Z7962.W672 1976
  with access through Herstory : Microfilm Collection Table of Contents. CAPEN Mutlimedia Center Reference Z7962.W672 1976
• Periodicals on Women and Women's Rights. CAPEN Mutlimedia Center Reference  Micfilm HQ1871.K4