K-6
Adventuring With Books : A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6, 12th ed. (grades pre-K-6)
Urbana, Ill. : National Council of Teachers of English, c1999
Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, editor ; with Cathy Beck ... [et al.] and the Committee to Revise the Elementary School Booklist
-- Annotated bibliography arranged by broad subject categories appropriate for children covering "good books that students and teachers alike enjoy." See "Histories and Herstories" and "Bigger-than-Life Heroes, Heroines, and Events." Indexes by Title, Subject, and Author.
Best Books for Children : Preschool Through Grade 6, 6th ed. (grades pre-K-6)
John T. Gillespie, editor
New Providence, N.J. : R.R. Bowker, c1998
-- Includes subject and grade level index.
Children's Catalog, 8th ed. (grades 1-6)
Anne Price and Juliette Yaakov, editors
Standard Catalog Series
New York : H.W. Wilson Co., 2001
-- This guide to print, media, and on-line resources includes reviews for each title, publication information, as well as grade level. The editors have tried to identify "quality, high interest materials" and arranged the titles in Dewey order. Each Catalog includes an Author Index, Title Index, and Subject and Analytical Indexes and covers more than 4000 recommended titles. Updated with annual supplements between cumulative editions.
The Elementary School Library Collection : A Guide to Books and Other Media, Phases 1-2-3, 22nd ed.
Linda L. Homa, editor
Williamsport, Pa. : Brodart, c2000
Middle School - YA
Best Books for Young Adult Readers (YA)
Stephen J. Calvert, editor
New Providence, N.J. : R.R. Bowker, c1997
Includes subject and grade level index.
Middle and Junior High School Library Catalog, 8th ed. (grades 5-9)
Anne Price and Juliette Yaakov, editors
Standard Catalog Series
New York : H.W. Wilson, 1995-
-- This guide to print, media, and on-line resources includes reviews for each title, publication information, as well as grade level. The editors have tried to identify "quality, high interest materials" and arranged the titles in Dewey order. Each Catalog includes an Author Index, Title Index, and Subject and Analytical Indexes and covers more than 4000 recommended titles. Updated with annual supplements between cumulative editions.
Senior High School Library Catalog, 15th ed. (grades 9-12)
Juliette Yaakov, editor
Standard Catalog Series
New York : H.W. Wilson, 1997
-- This guide to print, media, and on-line resources includes reviews for each title, publication information, as well as grade level. The editors have tried to identify "quality, high interest materials" and arranged the titles in Dewey order. Each Catalog includes an Author Index, Title Index, and Subject and Analytical Indexes and covers more than 4000 recommended titles. Updated with annual supplements between cumulative editions.
General
Fiction Catalog, 12th ed.
(adult) Juliette Yaakov and John Greenfieldt, editors
Standard Catalog Series
New York : b H.W. Wilson Co., c 1991
-- This guide to print, media, and on-line resources includes reviews for each title, publication information, as well as grade level. The editors have tried to identify "quality, high interest materials" and arranged the titles in Dewey order. Each Catalog includes an Author Index, Title Index, and Subject and Analytical Indexes and covers more than 4000 recommended titles. Updated with annual supplements between cumulative editions.
Public Library Catalog : Guide to Reference Books and Adult Nonfiction, 11th ed. (adult)
Juliette Yaakov, editor
Standard Catalog Series
New York : H. W. Wilson Co., 1999
-- This guide to print, media, and on-line resources includes reviews for each title, publication information, as well as grade level. The editors have tried to identify "quality, high interest materials" and arranged the titles in Dewey order. Each Catalog includes an Author Index, Title Index, and Subject and Analytical Indexes and covers more than 4000 recommended titles. Updated with annual supplements between cumulative editions.
VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever
Detroit : Visible Ink
Annual since 1993
-- Over 1800 pages, 10 different indexes, including by subject (women and ....), plus capsule reviews.Academic
Association of College and Research Libraries, Women's Studies Section
Core Lists in Women's Studies
<http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/core/coremain.htm>
Citations for works considered essential in subject areas such as Film, Geography, Health, Popular Culture, Sports, Women of Color, etc.
Choice's Outstanding Academic Books, 1992-1997 : Reviews of Scholarly Titles That Every Library Should Own
Rebecca Ann Bartlett, editor
Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, 1998.
-- Signed reviews of 3112 items selected by CHOICE editors as the best scholarship from 1992-97. Items are arranged by broad subject categories. Entries include LC class number, publishing information and price. Also includes indexes by Author, by Title, and by Topic.
Choice Reviews in Women's Studies, 1990-96
Helen MacLam, editor
Chicago : Association of College and Research Libraries, 1996
-- Full text of standard short, signed CHOICE reviews, publication information, LC classification. Alphabetical by title within broad categories e.g. Social and Behavioral Sciences. Though CHOICE is primarily reviewing items for academic libraries, more than 50% of these titles are "suitable for public libraries or general readers."
Notable American Women, 1607-1950; A Biographical Dictionary, Vols 1-3
Edward T. James, editor
Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971
-- Readable, various length biographies of about 1400 American women who died before 1950. Arranged alphabetically, each is followed by a bibliography of further sources. The 34 page introduction in Vol I contains an excellent overview of American Women's history. Vol II contains an index by field (Abolitionists, Educators, Feminists)
Notable American Women : The Modern Period : A Biographical Dictionary
Barbara Sicherman, Carol Hurd Green with Ilene Kantrov, Harriette Walker, editors
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1980
-- Biographies of 442 women who died between January 1, 1951 and December 31, 1975 arranged as the earlier volumes.
Notable Women in American History : A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies
Lynda G. Adamson, editor
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, c1999
-- For each of the 500 women covered, the book includes a short biography along with a bibliography of recommended titles about each woman. The women covered had to have lived in the U.S., "enriched life for Americans," and been the subject of a full-length biography or autobiography published since 1970. Includes a "birth year" index, and index by occupation, and an index by ethnicity.
Reader's Guide to Women's Studies
Eleanor B. Amico, editor
Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998
-- 500 topics ranging from specific women to Aboriginal Women, Sati, Volunteerism, and more are discussed in readable essays which cite and discuss "some of the best books" in Women's Studies. Includes a general index and a booklist index.
The Timetables of Women's History : A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Women's History
Greenspan, Karen, author
New York : Simon & Schuster, c1994
The Women's Chronology : a Year-by-Year Record from Prehistory to the Present
James Trager, author
New York : H. Holt, 1994
-- Within broad time periods (pre-history, etc.) and year by year from about the 12th Century, entries are grouped by categories such as exploration (for frontierwomen and astronauts), education, and everyday life. Each entry is marked with an appropriate bold printed symbol so the pages can be easily scanned for subjects of interest.
Women in American History : A Bibliography, Vols 1-2
Cynthia E. Harrison, editor
Santa Barbara, Calif. : American Bibliographical Center--Clio Press, c1979-
-- Vol I presents 3395 detailed abstracts from America: History and Life (1964-1977) that dealt explicitly with women. Arranged by the time period (Colonial America, 1783-1865, etc.) and then by topic (Labor Relations and Reform, Temperance).
-- Vol II, sequel to the first volume, presents 3700 abstracts from 1978-1984. Arranged topically - i.e. Women in the Workforce, Women and Biology, Women and Violence.
National Women's History Project (NWHP)
<http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/links/links.html>
The finest collection of women's history links anywhere.
ACRL Women's Studies Section
WSSLINKS - Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
<http://libraries.mit.edu/humanities/WomensStudies/wscd.html>
Women in World History Curriculum
<http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/>
OPLIN's Women's History Month Links
<http://www.oplin.lib.oh.us/index.cfm?ID=11-60-177>
Found by following: History > American History > Women's History Month
Society of American Archivists
Women's Collections Roundtable Directory of Institutions
<http://www.archivists.org/saagroups/womens-collections/institut.html>
Directory of institutions holding women's materials, with contact info and URL.
Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections
<http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/links.htm>
Maintained by the Archives for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Gifts of Speech
<http://gos.sbc.edu/>
Gifts of Speech is dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches by influential contemporary, women from around the world. Currently holds transcripts of speeches, 1848-1995.
International Women's Air & Space Museum, Inc.
<http://www.iwasm.org/>
Under heading of Research Information, "Space - The New Frontier" links to NASA for 50+ biographies of women in space.
The Ninety-Nines in Aviation History
<http://www.ninety-nines.org/history.html>
The Ninety-Nines - International Organization of Women Pilots, founded in 1929 by 99 licensed women pilots, site includes biographies and histories related to women and their role in aviation.
Duke University Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
On-Line Archival Collections
<http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/digital.html>
Collections of text and images with titles such as Women's Liberation Movement, African-American and Civil War Women.
Library of Congress, An Illustrated Guide - Manuscripts
Women's History
<http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/guide/women.html>
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
<http://www.nara.gov/alic/rayd/women.html>
National First Ladies Library
First Ladies of the United States Bibliographies
<http://www.firstladies.org/Flbib2.htm>
National Women's Hall of Fame
<http://www.greatwomen.org/>
Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest
<http://www.jewishwomenexhibit.org/>
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-1940
<http://www.binghamton.edu/~womhist/>
Organized around a collection of more than 600 primary documents, this website offers new ways for students, teachers, and scholars to study American History. Also includes more than 150 images, and 250 links to other websites.
Women in History Researchers' Resources <http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/research.htm>
General and some Ohio-specific resource list
American Jewish Archives (Cincinnati)
Archival/Manuscript Collections: Women
<http://huc.edu/aja/women.htm>
Finding aids. Also 125th Anniversary exhibit contains segment on women with images.
Bowling Green State University Center for Archival Collections
Bibliography: Women's Studies Resources
<http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/womenbb1.html>
Finding aids to collections with some transcriptions.
Miami University Digital Collections
<http://www.lib.muohio.edu/digital/miamipub.html>
Includes full text and images: 25 Years of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics at Miami University; It Cured Me: Victorian Trade Cards; Native American Women Playwright Archive; History of Women and A History of Feminist Activism at Miami University
Oberlin College Archives
Guide to the Women's History Sources
<http://www.oberlin.edu/~archive/resources/women/mainframe.html>
Finding aids to collections with a small number of images.
Ohio Historical Society
Ohio Memory Project
- African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
<http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/africanam/>
A search in this extensive image/full text database on the terms "women" or "afro-american women" brings up close to 1000 items ranging from a variety of original materials including photos, newspaper articles, manuscripts, local government records, etc.- History Day Guide -- Women's Rights
< http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/archlib/historyday/women.html>
Revolution, Reaction and Reform in Ohio History - Guide to the Ohio Historical Society's Archives/Library Collections
"The Archives/Library's History Day 2002 subject guides are intended to be used as research tools to help students and teachers find letters, journals, diaries, photographs and state and local government records related to Revolution, Reaction and Reform in Ohio History. These guides are intended as a starting point. In addition, please use our Online Collections Catalog to find material related to these topics or use Ohio Pix to search for related photographs online. For further information visit the Archives/Library at the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus, Ohio or use our off-site reference and copying services."- Ohio History
<http://publications.ohiohistory.org/ohstemplate.cfm?action=intro>
The scholarly journal of the Ohio Historical Society. Under "women" in the index, find links to full text of articles such as "War Mothers of Ohio"; "Frances Jennings Casement and the Equal Rights Association of Painesville, Ohio: The Fight for Women's Suffrage, 1883-1889"; and "Woman's Suffrage in the Constitutional Convention of Ohio".- Ohio Pix
<http://www.ohiohistory.org/etcetera/exhibits/ohiopix/>
In addition to the Ohio Women option under Galleries, a search on "women" yields 75 historical images of female Ohioans as legislators, factory workers, prisoners, armed service personnel, etc.- Primary Resources for Teachers
<http://dbs.ohiohistory.org/teachers/>
A search in this image database on "women" brings up entire pamphlets such as Conditions Under Which Ohio Women Work, 1901; The Part Taken by Women in the History and Development of Ohio, 1903; and The Enterprising Housekeeper, 1897.
<http://www.ohiomemory.org/>
Digital scrapbook, scheduled to premier on Statehood Day, March 2nd. Will include a number of original materials from repositories located all aross the state including material on Ohio women. Searchable and browsable by subject area.
Ohio Women´s Hall of Fame
<http://www.state.oh.us/odjfs/women/halloffame/>
Biographies of recent honorees. Also available, a 20 minute video Women in Ohio's History for loan (call 614.466.4496). The video tracks women's history through the lives of Ohio's women (and Hall of Fame members) including: Victoria Woodhull, Annie Oakley, Florence Allen, Millie Benson, Elizabeth Blackwell, Jerrie Mock and Dorothy Fuldheim. The video begins and ends with a Governor Voinovich induction into the Hall of Fame. Note: Hall of Fame Nomination Forms will be available in March.
University of Toledo - Ward M. Canaday Center for Special CollectionsWomen Historians of Greater Cleveland Archive Project
- Women
<http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/mssguide/women.html>
Finding aids for women related collections.- A Hundred Years of Womanhood
<http://www.cl.utoledo.edu/canaday/women_history/index.html>
In celebration of Women's History Month, an online exhibit that highlights the women's social history collection comprised of rare books and periodicals and covers various topics related to the pursuit of perfect womanhood in the United States from 1850 to 1950.
A Guide to Archival and Manuscript Resources on Women in Greater Cleveland
<http://www.cwru.edu/UL/WHGC/homepage.html>
Listings with synopsis of records holdings and facilities of nearly 50 diverse Cleveland-area institutions - from community and service organizations to religious and educational institutions.
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives: Women Collections
<http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/manuscripts/women.html>
List of finding aids, with text of some finding aids online.
Presented for OVAL by Women's Studies Bibliographers from Alden Library, Ohio University:
Judy Daso, retired, Government Documents Librarian <daso@ohio.edu> and Janet Carleton, Digital Projects Librarian, 740/597-2527 <carleton@ohiou.edu>.