Women

Reading Places: Literacy, Democracy, and the Public Library in Cold War America

Submitted by ecn1 on Mon, 08/12/2024 - 20:48

Pawley, Christine. Reading Places: Literacy, Democracy, And The Public Library In Cold War America. Cambridge, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2010.

Deeds and Words: Suffrage and the London Library

Submitted by ecn1 on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 16:49

Crawford, Elizabeth. “Deeds And Words: Suffrage And The London Library”. Women's History Review 32, no. 6. Women's History Review (2023): 879-886.

WI Scrapbooks and Community Archives: Women’s Experiences of Record-keeping in 1960s Rural England

Submitted by ecn1 on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 15:35

Watton, Cherish. “Wi Scrapbooks And Community Archives: Women’s Experiences Of Record-Keeping In 1960S Rural England”. Archives And Records 44, no. 3. Archives And Records (2023): 256-273.

From Princess to Public University: The Augusta Sophia Collection of English Drama

Submitted by ecn1 on Tue, 07/30/2024 - 15:32

Keener, Andrew S. “From Princess To Public University: The Augusta Sophia Collection Of English Drama”. Libraries: Culture, History & Society 8, no. 1. Libraries: Culture, History & Society (2024): 22-44.

Enriqueta Rylands: the Public and Private Collecting of a Nonconformist Bibliophile, 1889-1908

Submitted by ecn1 on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 15:19

Gow, Elizabeth. “Enriqueta Rylands: The Public And Private Collecting Of A Nonconformist Bibliophile, 1889-1908”. The University of Manchester, 2023.

A Woman's Library in 1729: Grisel Erskine

Submitted by ecn1 on Thu, 07/25/2024 - 13:47

Simpson, Murray C. T. “A Woman's Library In 1729: Grisel Erskine”. In The Edinburgh History Of The Book In Scotland. Volume 2: Enlightenment And Expansion, 1707-1800, 447-458. The Edinburgh History Of The Book In Scotland. Volume 2: Enlightenment And Expansion, 1707-1800. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh University Press, 2012.