Student Tips and How-Tos
Tips on how to research women's history, how to pick a research topic, how to cite a page on this site (or any other Net page), how to pick a women's studies program, and other useful how-to's and explanations.
About Women's History: A Short Overview
The basics of women's history, including the background of the field.
The basics of women's history, including the background of the field.
About Women's History: Four Perspectives
Understand the four basic different approaches to women's history. Each has developed out of the others, and each has its own strengths. Find out the pluses and minuses of each approach.
Understand the four basic different approaches to women's history. Each has developed out of the others, and each has its own strengths. Find out the pluses and minuses of each approach.
About Women's History: Some Assumptions
Understand the assumptions behind the study of women's history.
Understand the assumptions behind the study of women's history.
What Is Subjectivity in Women's History?
"Subjectivity" describes one approach to women's history. What is the definition of subjectivity, what are its key features, and what is the major criticism of this approach?
"Subjectivity" describes one approach to women's history. What is the definition of subjectivity, what are its key features, and what is the major criticism of this approach?
Citing Online Sources
For information on how to cite online sources -- including pages on this site -- you'll need to first check which style guide you're required to use. These resources will help in figuring out a citation in the most commonly-used style guides.
For information on how to cite online sources -- including pages on this site -- you'll need to first check which style guide you're required to use. These resources will help in figuring out a citation in the most commonly-used style guides.
Copyright Issues
For those concerned with issues of copyright, here are some excellent resources for historians, writers, students and teachers.
For those concerned with issues of copyright, here are some excellent resources for historians, writers, students and teachers.
Pick a Research Topic
When you are assigned a paper -- in women's history or any other topic for that matter, how can you pick a specific topic for your assignment? Helpful hints for writing a paper in middle school, high school or college.
When you are assigned a paper -- in women's history or any other topic for that matter, how can you pick a specific topic for your assignment? Helpful hints for writing a paper in middle school, high school or college.
Plagiarism
Some excellent resources for historians, writers, students and teachers. You'll find out how to avoid plagiarism, how to detect plagiarism, as well as some basic definitions of plagiarism. In short: don't take credit for someone else's work or words.
Some excellent resources for historians, writers, students and teachers. You'll find out how to avoid plagiarism, how to detect plagiarism, as well as some basic definitions of plagiarism. In short: don't take credit for someone else's work or words.
Writing Book Reviews
The basics about reviewing books on the topic of women's history, whether for a school, college, or graduate-level course, for a popular or scholarly journal, for a web site, or for some other purpose.
The basics about reviewing books on the topic of women's history, whether for a school, college, or graduate-level course, for a popular or scholarly journal, for a web site, or for some other purpose.