2012 National Black History Theme: Black Women in American Culture and History

Image of Etta JamesAbout the Theme: Black Women in American Culture and History (Association for the Study of African American Life and History)

About the image: American Singer Etta James (born Jamesetta Hawkins; January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012)

Websites

African American Women’s History (About.com)

African American Women’s History 40 Question Challenge (National Women’s History Project)

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century (New York Public Library)

Black American Feminisms: A Multidisciplinary Bibliography (Sherri L. Barnes, UC Santa Barbara Library)

Brief History of Black Women in the Military (Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation)

Claiming Their Citizenship: African American Women from 1624-2009 (National Women’s History Museum)

Books, eBooks & videos in the CSUMB library

African American women - authors

African American women - artists and musicians

African American women - history

African American women (all subjects)

Reference books in the CSUMB library (shelved in Reference - library use only)

Black Women in America (Oxford University Press, 2005. 3 vols.) REF E185.86 .B542 2005

Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America (Facts on File, 1996. 11 vols.) REF E185.96 .F2 1996

Browse selected journals that include articles about African American women (CSUMB students, faculty & staff only)

African American Review
Black History Bulletin
Black Scholar
Journal of African American History
Journal of African American Studies
Journal of Black Studies

Posted by Eddy Hogan on Jan 30, 2012 -