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Francis John Stainforth (1797-1866), an Anglican clergyman, owned the largest private library of Anglophone women’s writing collected during the mid-nineteenth century. His library catalog lists 7,122 editions (over 8,000 volumes) authored and edited…

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Connects foundational texts of critical race and gender scholarship to newer publications. This comprehensive bibliography identifies long-term trends and places recent contributions in historical context.

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The 100 greatest books ever written by African American women.

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AfricanaMemoirs.net is an online resource to encourage research grounded in Black women's life stories. This open access database enhances narrative study and broadens the genres of autobiography, memoir, and epistolary writing. Most importantly,…

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The Marian Anderson Historical Residence Museum is the center for the life and legacy of Marian Anderson. The understated exterior of the 19th century, 3-story Marian Anderson House at 762 South Martin Street bears a plaque from the Philadelphia…

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Recognized as one of the 20th century’s greatest musical performers, Marian Anderson, an African American, was born in Philadelphia (1897-1993), where she is revered and memorialized. With the assistance of a CLIR Hidden Collections grant, the Kislak…

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Over the period of 2006 to 2015, nominations of women account for just 19 percent of all non-acting Oscar nominations (327 women compared to 1,387 men), the Women’s Media Center analysis has found.

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A new study finds the number of women Oscar nominees grew only slightly in Academy Awards given for non-acting categories this year — despite a concerted push by women and their allies to achieve greater representation for females in all parts of the…

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The Kapralova Society is a Canadian non-profit music society, founded in 1998 in Toronto. An affiliate member of the International Alliance for Women in Music, the Society's mission is to promote interest in Kapralova and other women in music through…

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