Critical Contexts

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General multi-purpose database. Good place for researching across the 4 specific historical lenses.

 

 

This is a great place for looking at primary source documents-read what journalists were writing about during the time! This database searches many major newspapers (like the NYTs) going back as far as the mid-1800s.


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Offers images, documents, essays, and bibliographies which examine perspectives on women’s social movements and history. Good for cultural studies lens.

Especially with the biographical lens this is a great starting point. Use it like Wikipedia where you use references and/or links from the article to lead you deeper into a topic.