Holman Library

HIST& 215: Women in U.S. History

• To critically examine fashion and ideals of beauty as they are affected by contemporary events.

• To conduct outside research; to collaboratively write a research report; to present publically one’s findings.

Instructor: Dr. Marshman mmarshman@greenriver.edu

Librarian: Teresa Jones tjones@greenriver.edu

• Encyclopedias & Historical Overviews

• Electronic Books

• Journals in the Field

• Research Databases by Subject

• Google Scholar

• Primary Sources: Archives & Museums

• Primary Sources: Digital Collections

• Subject Keywords: Talking About History of Dress

Encyclopedias & Historical Overviews

A to Z of women in world history / Erika Kuhlman 
Reference Collection: 920.72 K96a 2002

ABC-CLIO companion to women in the workplace / Dorothy Schneider and Carl J. Schneider 
Reference Collection: 331.4 S358a 1993

ABC-CLIO companion to women's progress in America / Elizabeth Frost-Knappman
Reference Collection: 305.4 F939a  1994

Arts & humanities through the eras
Reference Collection: 700.9 A792 2005

Encyclopaedia of fashion / Georgina O'Hara
Reference Collection: 391.003 O36e 1986

Encyclopedia of clothing and fashion / Valerie Steele, editor in chief 
Reference Collection: 391.003 E56 2005

Women during the Civil War : an encyclopedia / Judith E. Harper
Reference Collection: 973.708203 H294w 2007

Women in early America : struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world / Dorothy A. Mays
Reference Collection: 305.40973 M474w 2004

Women's roles in nineteenth-century America / by Tiffany K. Wayne
Reference Collection: 305.420973 W359w 2007

Electronic Books

Couture culture : a study in modern art and fashion / Nancy J. Troy
Electronic Book 2003

Fashion classics from Carlyle to Barthes / Michael Carter
Electronic Book 2003

Fashion foundations : early writings on fashion and dress / Johnson, Torntore, Eicher, editors
Electronic Book 2003

Mediating the human body : technology, communication, and fashion / Fortunati, Katz, Riccini, editors
Electronic Book 2003 

Journals in the Field

Dress: The Journal of the Costume Society of America
Includes articles, reviews & short reports. Scholarly articles may be biographies, conservation report, theoretical discussions or analytical & interpretative papers that describe & place costume in cultural or historical context.

Fashion Theory: The Journal of Dress, Body & Culture
Provides an international & interdisciplinary forum for the analysis of cultural phenomena ranging from foot binding to fashion advertising.

Research Databases by Subject

= Recommended

General Research

Academic Search Premier Multi-disciplinary academic database peer-reviewed journals and other magazines

Holman Library Catalog Information on electronic and print books, videorecordings and music.

Oxford Reference Online Electronic dictionaries, encyclopedias, and reference books on a wide range of topics. Includes bilingual dictionaries and maps.

WorldCat Search for books, music, videos, articles and more available from libraries near you.

History, Society & Culture, and Biography

Alt-Press Watch Alternative and independent newspaper, magazine and journal articles.

Biography Resource Center Book excerpts, magazine and journal articles on over 250,000 individuals.

Historical Newspapers Full text and full image articles for The New York Times dating back to the 19th century.

History Reference Center Articles from reference books, encyclopedias and nonfiction books, history periodicals, documents, biographies, photos and maps, and video.

History Resource Center: U.S. Primary documents and articles from magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals for United States history from pre-Colonial times to the present.

Google Scholar

http://scholar.google.com/advanced_scholar_search?hl=en&lr=

Primary Sources: Archives & Museums

The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Kent State University Museum

Primary Sources: Digital Collections

A&L Tirocchi Dressmakers' Project
Providence: Rhode Island School of Design Museum, 2001.

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library
Washington, DC :; Library of Congress, National Digital Library Program.
Enter women and clothing & dress as keywords.

American Women
Washington, DC :; Library of Congress, National Digital Library Program.
A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States.

Dorothea June Grossbart Historic Costume Collection
WSU Library System and College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Art, Wayne State University.

Old Fashioned Magazines Online

Godey's Lady's Book Online
This important journal from the 19th century discusses fashion and provides poems, fiction and advice.

Shoes

Solemates: The Century in Shoes
A browsable decade by decade tour of 20th century fashions in shoes. Selective and illustrative rather than comprehensive.

The Bata Shoe Museum
A nice illustrated overview to shoe history.

Subject Keywords: Talking About History of Dress