Women in American Religious History

Women in American Religious History: Selected Reference Sources

Bass, Dorothy C. and Sandra Hughes Boyd. Women in American Religious History: An Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Sources. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall, c1986. xiv, 155 p.; 25 cm. (G.K. Hall women's studies publications). [Ref. Z7963.R45 B37 1986]

Benowitz, June Melby. Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1998. xi, 466 p.: ill.; 27 cm. [Ref. BL2525.B45 1998]

Walsh, Mary-Paula. Feminism and Christian Tradition: An Annotated Bibliography and Critical Introduction to the Literature. (Bibliographies and indexes in religious studies, no. 51) Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1999. xiii, 456 p.; 25 cm. [Covers literature from 1968 to 1995, including historical studies; author, subject, and title indexes. Esp. useful are Section I, Chap. 4, "Women in American Religion," and Section V, "The Religious Leadership of Women" (American women).] [Ref. BT83.55.W34 1999]

Hitchings, Catherine F. Universalist and Unitarian Women Ministers. 2nd ed. Boston: Unitarian Universalist Historical Society, c1985. 179 p.; 23 cm. [Ref. BX9967.H57 1985]


Contents: American History | American Religious History - General | American Religious History - Special Topics | American Women's History | Women in American Religious History | Women and Religion | Women Philosophers | Women's Studies | Other Selected Reference Sources | Finding Printed Sources | Finding Archival Sources   

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This guide was originally prepared for HDS 2325, "The Religious History of American Women," September 1999, by Clifford Wunderlich. It was last revised March 11, 2005.

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