Wednesday, March 26, 2008

From Suffrage to the Senate Profiles America's Political Women


This election year is an appropriate time to search and visit From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women: An Encyclopedia of Leaders, Causes & Issues. In print, the publication is 943 pages contained in 2 volumes. However, it is available anytime, any day to the St. Mary's University community through the Gale Virtual Reference Library. The 2nd edition was published in 2006 and contains more than 120 photos and tables, plus more than 150 new entries.

The encyclopedia covers relevant court cases, legislation, organizations, movements and social issues, as well as biographical sketches on women who have worked in various arenas of American politics, including campaigns and the media.

A chronology of women in American politics from 1638 to the present is provided. Do you know who the first woman to run for president of the United States was? Hint: the year was 1892. Find out, and learn much more by exploring From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women: An Encyclopedia of Leaders, Causes & Issues!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Explore the Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America


Another reference resource recognized as an Outstanding Academic Title in 2007 by Choice, the American Library Association's chief academic book and electronic resource review publication, is the Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America. This publication also received the prestigious American Historical Association's 2006 Waldo G. Leland Prize, which has only been awarded to one publication every five years since 1981.


The Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America was edited by Rosemary Skinner Keller and Rosemary Radford Ruether with associate editor Marie Cantlon and was published by Indiana University Press. In print, the publication is 3 volumes and totals to 1,296 pages. However, it is available anytime, anyday to the St. Mary's University community through the Gale Virtual Reference Library. The encyclopedia is interreligious, interracial, and multicultural and features more than 145 longer essays. The articles focus on institutions, movements, and ideas. More than 150 authors contributed to this work, weaving biographical sketches into their articles to give them a more personal and humanizing quality, and to recognize the women responsible for the gains made over the centuries. The work contains 150 black and white photos. Explore this online reference work during National Women's History Month!

Monday, March 10, 2008

Access the Dictionary of Women Worldwide Anytime, Anywhere


March is National Women's History Month, and this month we are profiling online reference sources about women that the St. Mary's University community can access through the Gale Virtual Reference Library.

Noted by the American Library Association's chief academic book and electronic resource review publication, Choice recognized the Dictionary of Women Worldwide: 25,000 Women Through the Ages as an Outstanding Academic Title in 2007. A synopsis of each woman's life and her accomplishments or historical importance is included with each entry, often followed by bibliographic information. Also included are 85 genealogical charts, and chronological, geographical, and occupational indexes. The dictionary includes many women outside the United States.