These are some of the more general resources.
Please also search our catalog and see pages for specific topics and sub-topics, as well as school-specific pages.
See also pages under Military for women in the military and LGBLTQ pages for gender.
Women and the Law of Property in Early America by 
Women Before the Bar: Gender, Law, and Society in Connecticut, 1639-1789 by 
See guide on newspapers and Woman Suffrage for additional resources.
Some suggestion. Please see our full list:
A HeinOnline collection that brings together books, biographies and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law for users to research the progression of women's roles and rights in society over the past 200 years. Also included are more than 70 titles from Emory University Law School's Feminism and Legal Theory Project which provide a platform to view the effect of law and culture on the female gender.
The Connecticut Nurses Census is a part of State Archives Record Group 029: Records of the Military Census Department. The census forms may give basic details such as birthplace, age, marital status, maiden name, and current residence, as well as more specific information such as the name of the nursing school attended, medical specialty, and year of licensure. This census included the registration of both female and male nurses.
Extensive backfile volumes of more than 2,500 full text, core scholarly journals in History, Political Science and other disciplines. The backfiles begin with the very first issues, many of which reach back to the 1800s.
HeinOnline: "This database contains thousands of titles on the American workplace, covering the labor rights movement in the 19th century to the workplace of today."
These are a few examples of broad resources. See also specific topics for more resources from the federal government.
As part of the 2020 Centennial observance of the 19th Amendment, the Connecticut State Library has endeavored to digitize items in the Connecticut State Library.
See also our research guide:
A HeinOnline collection that brings together books, biographies and periodicals dedicated to the role of women in society and the law for users to research the progression of women's roles and rights in society over the past 200 years. Also included are more than 70 titles from Emory University Law School's Feminism and Legal Theory Project which provide a platform to view the effect of law and culture on the female gender.
See also military pages in this guide, and other specific topics.
The focus of this resource is on specific groups serving in the military, but may also include their relationship to the military (for example, efforts to be allowed to serve, etc.).
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by 
Daughters of the Union Northern Women Fight The Civil War by 
The Women's Army Corps by The Connecticut State Library (CSL) has access to federal information, although we may not subscribe to resources listed in other libraries' guides.
When listed call numbers are in the SuDoc classification system, they will often translate to CSL collection. Call numbers listed in other systems may not apply to CSL.
Please be advised that some of these resources--particularly those created in previous eras--contain descriptions for ancestral, racial, ethnic, and gender identity that may be offensive or harmful to individuals investigating these records, and are considered inappropriate to use in modern times. The descriptions and treatment of historically marginalized groups, women, and animals may be upsetting. Also, please note that inclusion in this subject guide does not necessarily constitute endorsement of the views therein--we encourage investigators to use their own judgment when evaluating books, websites, articles, documents, and other resources.
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