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The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History

eBook

The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History

Book

A Black Women's History of the United States

The Women's History of the World

The Women's History of the Modern World

How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years

A Black Women's History of the United States

Encyclopedia of Women's History in America

The Power of Her Story: Black Women's Roles in History Volume I

Hearing History: Four Women Recall Life in 1890s Victorian England

History's Famous Women Pirates

A Women's History of Guernsey, 1850s-1950s

Daniela and History's Women Pirates

Evil Women: Unmasking History's Most Notorious Women

The Women's History of the Modern World

How Radicals, Rebels, and Everywomen Revolutionized the Last 200 Years

Summary of Daina Ramey Berry & Kali Nicole Gross' A Black Women's History of the United States

The History of Women's Football

Summary of Leanna Renee Hieber & Andrea Janes's A Haunted History of Invisible Women

Black Women's Yoga History

Memoirs of Inner Peace

Evans, Stephanie Y.

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Library Services, Blogs & More (17)

An important part of your History Day project will be finding and learning from primary sources, documents created during the time period being studied by people who lived then. The websites listed below allow you to view primary sources by topic, time period, or type of primary source, such as amendments, petitions, speeches or editorials. To… Continue reading

Teens

Literary Links

This column, compiled by library staff, appears monthly in the Ovation section of the Columbia Daily Tribune. Each article contains a short list of books on a timely topic. 2025 November History From a First Person View October Art Curious September The Case for Variety August Travel & Time: The Works of Daniel Mason July… Continue reading

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Women’s History Guide

History & Geography

American Women’s History Online

Covers the important people, events, legislation, and issues relevant to the study of women’s history in the United States.

History & Geography

Literary Links: Women’s History in the Work World

Each year the National Women’s History Project chooses a theme for Women’s History Month. This year’s theme is “Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business.” Over the last century, women saw much change and progress in many areas of their lives, but especially in employment. As men went off to war and women pursued higher… Continue reading

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Women’s History Month: Women in Labor and Business

As a teen, I thought history was only about presidents, generals and Henry Ford. Perhaps that had something to do with the textbooks in use back in the day. I didn’t realize the biographies I loved to read — Amelia Earhart was a favorite — also counted as history. For more than thirty years, the National… Continue reading

Adults

Good for Her

In honor of Women’s History Month, I’m celebrating the growing genre of “Good for Her.” Good for Her stories have a female main character that fights against an unjust power or system. She often subverts the expected rules to obtain her justice and doesn’t feel bad about it. Good for Her stories present systemically… Continue reading

Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves

You don’t have to be a woman to be angry with the current state of…*gestures vaguely at everything* As we come to the end of Women’s History Month and you’d like some feminine rage and empowered girls to carry you through, check out some of the titles below.

Know Your Dystopias: Women’s History Month Edition

March is Women’s History Month, but here at the Know Your Dystopias underground bunker I am always looking to the future — the depressing, bleak future. So I will recognize this occasion with a roundup of (mostly) recent contributions to dystopian lit written by women that specifically envision what the future might hold for women… Continue reading

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Literary Links: Activism in Women’s History

Change is inevitable. But change does not have to be random; it can be strongly influenced by people who speak up and take action. Activists are a key component of change, shining a light on the issues at hand, ensuring they are not forgotten until they are resolved. During this Women’s History Month, let us… Continue reading

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Library Events & Classes (6)

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Drop-in Genealogy Help

Tuesday, November 18 › 9:15-11:15 am
Columbia Public Library, Training Center

Drop in for help with researching your family history.

Adults.

The Life and Works of Mark Twain

Saturday, November 22 › 1:30-3 pm
Southern Boone County Public Library, Meeting Room

Join us in celebrating the life and works of Mark Twain with Ashland local Carl Freiling. As a Hannibal native, Carl spent his summers as a teen working at the Mark Twain Cave, which sparked a lifelong interest. The first history major to graduate from MU through the Honors College, Freiling wrote his honors thesis on the famous author.

Teens and adults.

Snack and Chat Book Discussion - "In Broad Daylight"

Tuesday, November 25 › 4-5 pm
Holts Summit Public Library, Meeting Room

“In Broad Daylight” by Harry N. MacLean covers the story of a murder on the main thoroughfare of Skidmore, Missouri in 1981. A man was shot to death, not only in daylight, but in front of 45 locals, and the personal history and rap sheet of the victim, Ken Rex McElroy, is even more jaw-dropping. Join us to discuss this true crime book, the town and its nearly 45-year-old secret.

Adults.

Drop-in Genealogy Help

Tuesday, December 2 › 9:15-11:15 am
Columbia Public Library, Training Center

Drop in for help with researching your family history.

Adults.

Researching Columbia Homes - With Bob Nolte, Recorder of Deeds

Tuesday, December 9 › 6-7:45 pm
Columbia Public Library, Friends Room

Have you ever thought about researching the history of your home or historic property, but don’t know where to begin? Boone County Recorder of Deeds Bob Nolte will explain how to use the records in his office to research properties in Columbia. Presented in conjunction with CoMo Preservation.

Adults.

Drop-in Genealogy Help

Tuesday, December 16 › 9:15-11:15 am
Columbia Public Library, Training Center

Drop in for help with researching your family history.

Adults.

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