AAST 285: African American Women's History: Books & eBooks

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These Library of Congress subject headings may be used in OBIS, OhioLINK, WorldCat and many other library catalogs! This is not an exhaustive list -- you may come across many other useful headings, depending on your topic.

African American Women
African American Women Artists
African American Women – Biography
African American Women – Civil Rights
African American Women – History 
African American Women – Political Activists
African American Women – Political Activity
African American Women – Religion
Civil Rights – United States
Civil Rights – United States – History
Women, Black
Women, Black – United States
Women, Black – United States – History

Other subdivisions to look for:           

– Interviews	– Autobiography
– Biography	– Correspondence
– Personal narratives	– Diaries
– Memoirs	– Archives
– Case studies	– Speeches
– History	– Archival sources