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Use the tabs above to find library databases. For help, contact Lynn Parliman (parliman@fordham.edu) or Luisa Porretta (porretta@fordham.edu).

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AMERICAN HISTORY, MODULES I - II (ENDS 4/18/23)  

Materials from the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the finest archives available for the study of American History. Module I: Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859; Module II: Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945.

COLONIAL CARIBBEAN (ENDS 3/31/23)  

Materials from 27 Colonial Office file classes from The National Archives, UK. Covering the history of the various territories under British colonial governance from 1624 to 1870. *Please note that PDF download options are not available during trials.

FEATURED DATABASES FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH:

WOMEN & SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE U.S. 1600-2000  

Thousands of documents, images, bibliographies and teaching aids.

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S PERIODICALS/1786-1933: Social And Political Issues  

Full text of significant women’s periodicals from the late eighteenth century through the early 1930s. Focus is on the role of women in society and the development of women's rights.

ROUTLEDGE HISTORICAL RESOURCES: THE HISTORY OF FEMINISM  

Contains an extensive range of primary and secondary resources over the long nineteenth century (1776–1928), including full books, selected chapters, and journal articles, as well as new thematic essays, and subject introductions.

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JSTOR (EXPANDED COLLECTIONS, JOURNALS, PRIMARY SOURCES - NEW END DATE 6/30/2023)  

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