Women’s Work: the First 20,000 Years: Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times by E.J.W. Barber (305.4309 Bar) Barber uses data gathered by sophisticated new methods of studying the past, shaping a wealth of information on textiles as one of women's most important contributions to past societies. She examines the relationship of women and their textile work to society and economics over the huge span of prehistoric and early historic times, and chronicles the growth of the textile industry, fashion, and ancient costume.

Black Women in America: an Historical Encyclopedia. (2 Vols.) 1993. (R 305.48092 Bla) This engaging reference presents a comprehensive picture of Black women in America, from 17th-century slave to contemporary television personalities. The approximately 800 signed entries include both biographical essays on individual women and broad topical essays on such subjects as slavery, religion, civil rights, the law, physicians, and education, which provide in-depth treatment of major contributions of Black women to American life and culture.

Women’s Suffrage in America: an Eyewitness History by Elizabeth Frost-Knappman (R 324.623 Fro) Chronicles the struggle of American women for the right to vote, from 1800 to their victory in 1920. Includes quotations from contemporary witnesses through memoirs, letters, and other documents of the period.

The Book of Women: 300 Notable Women History Passed By by Lynne Griffin (920.72 Gri)

Sisters of the Yam: Black Women and Self-Recovery by Bell Hooks (155.8 Hoo) "By confronting topics avoided in polite company--including progressive black folks--hooks helps us tackle our deepest fears, those we harbor about our self-worth as African Americans, and get on with the business of becoming".--Village Voice Literary Supplement.

First Of All: Significant “Firsts” by American Women by Joan McCullough (R 305.40973 McC)

Originals: American Women Artists by Eleanor Munro (709.22 Mun) From the television series 'The originals/women in art'

Love & Glory: Women of the Old West by Larry Underwood, (978.020922 Und)

A Mouthful of Rivets: Women at Work in World War II by Nancy Baker Wise, (331.4 Wis) The oral history of the women who took part in World War II on the home front. In more than one hundred interviews, Nancy Baker Wise and Christy Wise create a textured portrait of the challenges and triumphs as each woman vividly describes how she overcame discrimination, harassment, emotional and physical challenges, and inadequate training to successfully meet the needs of defense production while bringing the American economy to its height.

Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier by Joanna Stratton, (305.42 Str) A detailed record of women's courage, such a living portrait of the women who civilized the American frontier. Here are their stories: wilderness mothers, schoolmarms, squaws, immigrants, homesteaders, and circuit riders. Their personal recollections of prairie fires, locust plagues, cowboy shootouts, Indian raids, and blizzards on the plains vividly reveal the drama, danger and excitement of the pioneer experience.

First Generations: Women in Colonial America by Carol Berkin (305.420973 Ber) This academic study by Berkin, a history professor at Baruch College in New York City, examines the lives of 17th- and 18th-century women from a feminist perspective that focuses on gender and class. With excellent research skills, the author documents the lives of white as well as Native American and African American women in their diverse roles as wives, mothers, widows, employed workers and slaves.

The Timetables of Women’s History: a Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Women’s History by Karen Greenspan (R 305.409 Gre) A year-by-year chronology of women's history, from the Bronze Age to 1992. Brief entries on statecraft, the military, education, arts, sports, and daily life are wedged between time lines with photos and illustrations, with some 70 short essays running at the bottoms of pages.

Once Upon a Pedestal by Emily Hahn (301.412 Hah)

A Shining Thread of Hope: the History of Black Women in America by Darlene Hine (305.48896 Hin) The "inspiring, lively, well-written, and accessible history celebrating the grit and grace that have helped black American women survive and flourish" (USA Today).

100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century by Kevin Marke

The Book of Women’s Firsts: Breakthrough Achievements of Almost 1000 American Women by Phyllis Read (920.72 Rea) A comprehensive reference that chronicles first achievements of American women from the 16th century to the present, this fascinating and inspiring book covers more than 20 fields of endeavor.

The Women’s History of the World by Rosalind Miles (305.409 Mil)

Reading Black, Reading Feminist: a Critical Anthology (810.9 Rea)

Notable Black American Women (R 920.72 Not) Narrative biographical essays, edited by noted scholar Jessie Carney Smith, discuss each woman's significant achievements and the public response to those achievements. Book I features approximately 425 entries; Book II provides approximately 300 additional entries.

American Women’s History by Doris Weatherford, (305.4 Wea)

When Women Played Hardball by Susan E. Johnson (796.357 Joh) The years between 1943 and 1954 marked the magical era of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. With skill and style, more than 500 women took to the baseball diamonds of the Midwest. In the words of "Tiby" Eisen, leadoff batter for the Fort Wayne Daisies: "We played ball just like the big boys, we broke up double plays with spikes held high and we stole bases in our skirts. We did whatever it took to win".

Statistical Handbook on Women in America (R 305.4 Sta) Some 400 tables and charts clearly array statistical data on American women in four sections that cover demographics, economics, health, and social aspects. Each section includes an introduction and one-sentence highlights of key trends and conclusions for each chart and table.