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Women's Studies on Libby
Boston Public Library celebrates Women's History Month through programming across our locations. Check out some of our eBooks and audiobooks on the subject of "Women's Studies" offered through Libby!
Pennies to Power: Women, Wealth & Wisdom
From personal finance plans to historical accounts of women and money, this list will have something you can bank on!
She Said: 25 Titles for Understanding the #MeToo Movement
Here you will find books of nonfiction and fiction exploring the lives of survivors and what it takes to end the cycle. While this list...
Women's History Month: Revolutionary Women Artists
Celebrate women artists who created revolutions through their lives and work with these fiction and nonfiction titles.
Music by Living Women Composers
This selection of nine streamed albums on hoopla is all music written in the past 10 years by living women composers.
Pennies to Power: Women, Wealth & Wisdom
From personal finance plans to historical accounts of women and money, this list will have something you can bank on!
She Said: 25 Titles for Understanding the #MeToo Movement
Here you will find books of nonfiction and fiction exploring the lives of survivors and what it takes to end the cycle. While this list...
Women's History Month: Revolutionary Women Artists
Celebrate women artists who created revolutions through their lives and work with these fiction and nonfiction titles.
Music by Living Women Composers
This selection of nine streamed albums on hoopla is all music written in the past 10 years by living women composers.
Women's Newspapers on Microfilm
The Gerritsen Collection of Woman's History & the History of Women microfilm collections include many periodicals.
Researching Female Ancestors
This Research Guide section offers guidance for researching female ancestors including sources that you may not have thought of.
MA Specialized Newspapers and Publications Online: Women
Scroll down to find a section listing Massachusetts specialized newspapers and publications online featuring women.
Salem Witch Trials
Read this research guide to learn about resources concerning the Salem Witch Trials at the BPL and beyond.
Women's Newspapers on Microfilm
The Gerritsen Collection of Woman's History & the History of Women microfilm collections include many periodicals.
Researching Female Ancestors
This Research Guide section offers guidance for researching female ancestors including sources that you may not have thought of.
MA Specialized Newspapers and Publications Online: Women
Scroll down to find a section listing Massachusetts specialized newspapers and publications online featuring women.
Salem Witch Trials
Read this research guide to learn about resources concerning the Salem Witch Trials at the BPL and beyond.
Our Bodies Ourselves
1970, a group of twelve women working together as the Boston Women's Health Book Collective created a course book, Women and Their Bodies...
Emily Dickinson Collection, 1862-1907
This collection contains approximately 70 letters & 43 poems sent by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) to Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911).
The Woman's Era (Boston: 1894-1897)
The Woman's Era was the first national periodical published by and for Black women in the United States. It ran until January 1897.
Victoria Woodhull Martin Papers, 1883-1927
Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin) Woodhull (1838-1927) was a campaigner for women’s rights and an advocate of sexual freedom.
Our Bodies Ourselves
1970, a group of twelve women working together as the Boston Women's Health Book Collective created a course book, Women and Their Bodies...
Emily Dickinson Collection, 1862-1907
This collection contains approximately 70 letters & 43 poems sent by Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) to Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911).
The Woman's Era (Boston: 1894-1897)
The Woman's Era was the first national periodical published by and for Black women in the United States. It ran until January 1897.
Victoria Woodhull Martin Papers, 1883-1927
Victoria C. (Victoria Claflin) Woodhull (1838-1927) was a campaigner for women’s rights and an advocate of sexual freedom.
Financial Empowerment for Women's History Month
Explore these books and resources made for women by women to start your journey toward financial empowerment!
Women Who Built BPL: Open House Spotlight
A highlight of a few other women who were honored in the Special Collections open house on Tuesday, March 25.
Genealogy: Researching Your Female Ancestors
This class offers some guidance for researching female ancestors including information about sources that you may not have thought of.
Researching Gender and Women's Studies through BPL Databases
Interested in researching the stories of women and gender minorities this Women's History Month? The BPL has the databases to help!
Financial Empowerment for Women's History Month
Explore these books and resources made for women by women to start your journey toward financial empowerment!
Women Who Built BPL: Open House Spotlight
A highlight of a few other women who were honored in the Special Collections open house on Tuesday, March 25.
Genealogy: Researching Your Female Ancestors
This class offers some guidance for researching female ancestors including information about sources that you may not have thought of.
Researching Gender and Women's Studies through BPL Databases
Interested in researching the stories of women and gender minorities this Women's History Month? The BPL has the databases to help!
Women in the catalog
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Boston Public Library, court yard scenes (1924)
Boston Public Library Bookmobile (1963)
Boston Public Library. Bindery. Mary Dornan.
Boston Public Library- Tyler Street Branch book truck [ca. 1926]
Brighton Branch of the Boston Public Library
Braille display, public library [ca. 1930–1965]
Boston Public Library: North End Branch clubroom: Listening to the victrola. Built in 1913
Librarians working at the Boston Public Library [ca. 1920–1940]
Boston Public Library: Boylston St. Bates Hall. Built 1858 [ca. 1889–1895]
Statue of Science, Boston Public Library [ca. 1920]
Public Library on Boylston Street [ca. 1858–1895]
Faneuil Branch, Boston Public Library
Christmas 1950 Boston Public Library
Boston Public Library, Copley Square. Courtyard [ca. 1923]
Boston Public Library Bates Hall catalogue (1925)
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Registration Department [ca. 1920]
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Issue Department: Ruth von Schppe, Alice M. Kernan [ca. 1920]
Boston Public Library: South Boston's class in the right use of books
Story telling at the South End Branch. Boston Public Library [1911–1923]
Boston Public Library: North End Branch. Folk dancing at story hour. Built 1913
View of the main staircase, Boston Public Library [ca. 1945–1955]