The purpose of the Digital Transgender Archive (DTA) is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world. Based in Worcester, Massachusetts at the College of the Holy Cross, the DTA is an international collaboration among more than sixty colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and private collections. By digitally localizing a wide range of trans-related materials, the DTA expands access to trans history for academics and independent researchers alike in order to foster education and dialog concerning trans history.
This online archival collection from Duke University documents various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. You can find documents by doing a keyword search or using the subject categories at the middle of the page..
International Center for Research on Women
Anchored in the principle of human dignity, ICRW advances gender equity, inclusion and shared prosperity. To this end, ICRW works with non-profit, government and private sector partners to conduct research, develop and guide strategy and build capacity to promote evidence-based policies, programs and practices.
Library of Congress historical collections focused on various aspects of women's history.
National Women's History Museum
The National Women’s History Museum has served as the largest online cultural institution dedicated to US women’s history.
Schleisinger Library on the History of Women in America
The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America documents the lives of women of the past. Visit the "Collections" or "Exhibits" for biographical information on key figures in the history of women and historical accounts of important events
The eleven indicators on national norms monitor how national legislation works toward ensuring gender equality in various areas. Quantitative indicators include economic structures, participation in productive activities and access to resources, education, health and related services, human rights of women and girl children, and public life and decision-making.
The Women's Bureau was created by law in 1920 to formulate standards and policies to promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
The Sophia Smith Collection includes the personal and professional papers of individuals and families, organization records, subject collections, oral histories, periodicals, photographs, and audiovisual materials. Further, the collection provides online access to archival materials including images, online exhibits, oral histories, streaming media, and other digital projects dedicated to women's history.
The White House Council on Women and Girls report pulls together information from across the Federal statistical agencies to compile baseline information on how women are faring in the United States today and how these trends have changed over time. The report provides a statistical portrait showing how women’s lives are changing in five critical areas: People, Families, and Income; Education; Employment; Health; Crime and Violence.
The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.
Documents women's impact on the economic life of the United States between 1800 and the Great Depression. This online collection provides digital access to archival books and pamphlets, diaries and memoirs, institutional records, key organizations, magazines, manuscripts, photographs, and trade catalogs. Additionally, the collection includes biographies of notable people and a timeline of critical dates of events in the history of working women.