Theory and Practice
About Women's History: A Short Overview
A basic introduction to the ideas behind the study of "women's history." From your About Women's History Guide.
About Women's History: Basic Assumptions
What are the basic assumptions behind the study of "women's history"? Is women's history objective? Is any study of history objective? From your About Women's History Guide.
About Women's History: Four Perspectives
Women's history tends to use one of four basic perspectives in deciding how to present the evidence. The differences are sometimes great, sometimes subtle, but it helps to know the perspective of a write (or your own). From your About Women's History Guide.
The First Women's Studies Department
Creation of the first Women's Studies Department at San Diego State University. Read about the beginning of Women's Studies as an academic discipline and the establishment of the first Women's Studies programs.
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, pioneer in women's history and women's studies, moved in her career from leftist to conservative.
Gerda Lerner Quotes
Quotations from Gerda Lerner, a founder of the field of women's history.
Myths of Women's History
Some myths of women's history, and an assessment of the truth -- or not -- of the stories.
Why I Don't Trust Wikipedia - Women's History and Women's Topics on Wikipedia
I don't trust Wikipedia to be a place to find truthful and verifiable fact on topics related to women's history and women's issues. Here's why.
Chodorow, Nancy
Biographical sketch and summary of the work of psychoanalytic feminist and sociologist Nancy Chodorow, a participant and documenter of 1960s and 1970s feminism and early participant in developing women's studies methodology.. Includes bibliography.
History on Trial
Issues in history today, relevant to women's history, in this excerpt from the 1997 book by Gary Nash.
Interview with Patricia Oldham
Not about women's history specifically: an interview with an experienced teacher (female, black) on the profession of teaching history.
Rest of the Story
Questions and issues in women's history, from a millennium-honoring article in the New York Times Magazine.