Research Guides: Women and Gender in US History (33-360): Resources

Starting points

History of Woman Suffrage, v. 6 (located on the third floor of B.D. Owens Library)
- The names of Missouri suffragists for research were taken from Chapter 24 (page 342- ).
Missouri Historical Review (October 1930, v. 25, n. 1) - The History of Woman Suffrage in Missouri, 1867-1901 by Monia Cook Mooris, pp. 67-82
Missouri Historical Review (October 2014, v. 109, n. 1) - What Men Expected, What Women Did: The Political Economy of Suffrage in St. Louis, 1920-1928 by Linda Harris Dobkin, pp. 1-17 (request through interlibrary loan)
Missouri Historical Review (April-July 1920, v. 14, n. 3-4) - History of Woman Suffrage in Missouri edited by Mary Semple Scott, pp. 281-384
Golden Lane: How Missouri Women Gained the Vote and Changed History (Request book through MOBIUS) or sign-up for a 30-day free trial of Kindle Unlimited to get the electronic copy from Amazon.
In Her Place: A Guide to St. Louis Women's History (on Reserve at Library Services Desk)
- Chapters on the suffrage movement (p. 130- 131, 195-197)
"Organizing for Power"
- Equal Suffrage League of St. Louis
History of Missouri's Women
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Archives
- Requires a subscription to Newspapers.com (7-day free trial) to view the full article
Newspapers.com
- Google often links to results in Newspaper.com. This resource is not free and subscriptions are not available through libraries. However, the Google results page will tell you what newspaper your hit came from. You can take that information to a free newspaper database or sign-up for the Newspapers.com 7-day free trial.
State Historical Society of Missouri (can email Research Centers listed at bottom of page with inquiries)
- Missouri Digital Newspaper Project
  - Scroll to the bottom of the page for a list of digitized Missouri newspapers organized by county and date range
Library of Congress, Chronicling America
- This is a collection of nationwide digitized newspapers. These will be especially helpful if you find your suffragist moved out of Missouri. This is also a good place to start your research if you have no luck searching the Missouri newspapers.
Woman's Who's Who of America
- If your suffragist has a WW14 next to her name, a short biography will be available in this publication. HINT: search google by woman's name and click the Woman's Who's Who of America link.
Missouri Digital Heritage (MDH)
- Missouri birth and death records database.
National Endowment for the Humanities (From the Local to the Global)
- This page provides search tips for searching the Chronicling America website. Scroll to the bottom of the page to the "Want to Learn More" section.
Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender (CHSWG)
Missouri State Archives
- The Missouri State Archives does offer an email research service, but their policy indicates that it may take up to 8 weeks for an answer.
Template for Biographical Sketch
- This sample sketch serves as a template for your biographical sketch.
Find a Grave
- This resource is not always accurate so fact check with other sources

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HeritageQuest Online This link opens in a new window
An essential collection of genealogical and historical sources including primary sources and local and family histories with coverage dating back to the 1700s.

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