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Many useful resources are available in the College of the Redwoods Library, including books, reference books, eBooks, and videos. Additional resources may be available at the Del Norte or Humboldt County Libraries and Cal Poly Humboldt Library. Visit those libraries' websites to search their catalogs. Use OneSearch to find books and other resources about your topic in the CR library and selected, college-level resources on the web.
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Most colleges and universities use the Library of Congress system to organize library materials. Browse for current or interesting books in the following call number ranges that relate to Women's History.
E 184-185.98 United States History (in general, not just women)
HQ 1101-2030.7 Women. Feminism.
HQ 1100 Women, Feminism
HQ 1180 Women's Studies
HQ 1190 Feminist Theory
JK 1717-2217 Political rights. Practical politics. Citizenship. Suffrage.
To use an ebook log into the book with your student id and password. These may not be checked out or downloaded. They will stay open for 15 minutes if nothing is being clicked.
Reference books include encyclopedias, handbooks, manuals, guides, dictionaries, and compilations of resources such as primary documents. Reference books will provide a good overview of your topic, in a short and well organized way, and are good for getting started with any research assignment.
Printed reference materials must be used in the library, but usually you will only need to consult these sources briefly.
These items may be checked out from the College of the Redwoods library. They will be found on the library shelves by their call numbers.
You can also enter the call number in OneSearch and use the virtual browse to locate books with a similar topic.
DVDs are located on the shelves beside the Reference Desk. They can be checked out, or can be viewed on the computers and laptops available in the library. Check out headphones at the circulation desk.
The videos listed below are accessible through the CR Library database, "Films on Demand." You may be prompted to login with your WebAdvisor username and eight digit birth date.
Click the linked title to access the video, or go to the Films on Demand (linked above) and search on the item number provided in parentheses after the title.
Perfect 36: When Women Won the Vote (154862) - Chronicles the dramatic vote to ratify the 19th amendment granting women the right to vote, and the years of debate about women's suffrage that preceded it. (Publisher Summary)
Her Story: The Female Revolution series (128864) - Collection of four videos: Leadership, Personal Story, Religion, and Women and Work. From BBC.
Breaking the Wall of Gender Inequality: How Gender Balance Can Transform the Global Economy (115437) - Over the past 10 years, the importance of gender equality to promote development, innovation and economic growth has been widely recognized. All over the world, political leaders, corporations and international organizations have realised that sexism is not just wrong but also expensive.
Extraordinary Women series (95081) - The pioneers who showed that a woman could be the equal of any man … they overcame all adversities to emerge as triumphant, inspirational icons of the 20th century.
Jane Austen series (140291) - Jane Austen, one of England’s foremost novelists, was never publicly acknowledged as a writer during her lifetime. This three-part series examines Austen's life, her works, and the society in which she lived.
The Longest War: Women & Power series (109744) - Tells the story of the long war to give women an equal share of power in Britain, … bringing to life the heroic women and (a few men) brave enough to demand equality for all.
Unsung Heroes: The Story of America’s Female Patriots series (154871) - More women serve in the armed forces of the United States today than at any other time in history … this series reveals the unheralded achievements of this valiant legion of female patriots. The special also calls attention to the unique challenges faced by today’s women veterans, such as sexual assault, homelessness and the loss of children.
TEDTalks: Jude Kelly—Why Women Should Tell the Stories of Humanity (160754) - For many centuries (and for many reasons) critically acclaimed creative genius has generally come from a male perspective, [and that] affects how we interpret even non-fictional women's stories and rights. [Jude Kelly] calls on artists—women and men—to paint, draw, write about, film and imagine a gender-equal society.
The Ascent of Woman: A 10,000-Year Story series (114439) - Traverses countries and continents to uncover and interrogate key stories of the strong, radical and revolutionary women that have made and changed the course of human history from 10,000 BC to the present day … from ancient Greece to medieval France; from first-century Vietnam to modern America.