Author: Kelly Agan, Reference Services Supervisor
Would you like to learn more about the history of women in North Carolina, do research, or locate educational resources? Do you need resources online at your fingertips? Get started by visiting these resources that are freely available and accessible online anytime from anywhere.
“She Changed the World: Barrier Breaking Moments for the Women of NC.”
Explore North Carolina women’s history with NCpedia
- Women’s history collection: this page provides a handy place to start exploring content and topics and includes additional links to primary source collections from North Carolina and around the country
- Biographies of North Carolina women: explore the lives and stories of more than 300 North Carolina women
- North Carolina Women Breaking Barriers interactive timeline: dive into women’s history and explore a sampling of ground-breaking events in the struggle to gain equity and equality in law, education, financial affairs, work, domestic life, and more
Explore educational resources for Women’s History Month in March and beyond
- Women's History Digital Collections (Library of Congress)
- Women’s History Month (National Women’s History Museum)
- Resources and Statistics for Women’s History Month: March 2021 (United States Census)
- Women’s History Month (National Archives)
Primary source collections online
There are so many historical collections and primary source collections available online. Here is a sampling to get you started.
Primary source collections related to North Carolina Women’s History
- Women in North Carolina 20th Century History (NC Digital Collections)
- Women, Marriage and the Law (NC Digital Collections)
- Women's History Collections (UNC Greensboro)
- State Archives Historical Photograph Albums on Flickr (State Archives of NC)
- Women’s History Month (National Constitution Center)
Other history and primary source collections related to women’s history
- Women's History Digital Collections (Library of Congress)
- Women Working, 1800-1930 (Harvard University Library)
- History of Women in America (Harvard University, Schlesinger Library)
- Women Striving Forward, 1910s-40s (Library of Congress Flickr)
- Women's Liberation Print Culture (Duke University Libraries)
- National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress)
- Women's History Digital Classroom Resources (National Women's History Museum)
- Women in Congress (History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives)
- Black Women's Suffrage Digital Collection (Digital Public Library of America)
- Women in Science (Digital Public Library of America)
- Unladylike 2020 (PBS Learning Media)
- Women’s History in Digital Collections (New York Public Library)
Explore resources for getting research help
Do you need help with research? Research guides, created by librarians and archivists, are a great resource for getting expert help. Here are two that provide comprehensive research help.
- Women in North Carolina research guide (State Library of NC)
- Women’s Studies Research Guide (NC State University Libraries)
Do you need more research help? GHL librarians are here to help!
The library is your learning and research partner! You can find us on live chat reference Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by email at slnc.reference@ncdcr.gov.