Document collection on women, family and home life in the United States.
Thousands of fully searchable images (alongside transcriptions) of monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides addressing 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes. The collection is especially rich in conduct of life and domestic management literature, offering vivid insights into the daily lives of women and men, as well as emphasizing contrasts in regional, urban and rural cultures.
Includes periodicals, monographs, and pamphlets from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture, Duke University & the New York Public Library. Monographs cover all aspects of family life, and diverse topics from politics to farming. Strong coverage of prescriptive and advice literature, and manuals for domestic management.
1986-2000. Covers population topics, including fertility, mortality, population size and growth, migration, nuptiality & family, research methodology, projections & predictions, historical demography, demographic & economic interrelations. Not updated.
Studies behaviors and attitudes of Americans in key realms of their daily lives, using original survey research and analysis of government data. Major reports have examined the racial wealth gap, the Millennial Generation and marriage & family trends.
Index to scholarly literature of violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault and emotional abuse.
1971-present. Covers all aspects of violence and abuse, including family violence, sexual assault, emotional abuse, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. The index contains more than 21,500 records, which are carefully selected from the most important sources within the discipline.
