Research Guides: Women & Gender Studies: Biographies

Biographies

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Finding biographical information at the library is easy. To find books in the catalog, set the menu to Keyword. Enter a name in quotation marks, and biography. For instance: "Emily Dickinson" and biography. If you don't have a specific person in mind, try playing around with keywords. You could search for "women authors and biography," "Chinese American women and biography," etc.

There are several databases that can help you find biographical information. To access them, select "Database List" from our homepage. Then look for the "List Subjects by Category" green button and choose Biography. We recommend Biographies Plus Illustrated, Biography and Genealogy Master Index, and Contemporary Authors (which focuses on current and recent writers).

Contemporary Authors This link opens in a new window
A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for authors worldwide.
Everyday Life and Women in America This link opens in a new window
This collection addresses all aspects of women's lives in 19th Century America. Primary source contents include books, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides (writings distributed on a single sheet of paper).