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Librarian: Cathy Ryanemail: cgryan@drew.edu

Topic:

Women 1950s in USA

Background info:

Britannica online United states article http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9111233
Scroll to postwar, Eisenhower items in History section

Reference books:

Encyclopedia of American History: Postwar United States, 1946-1968 Reference 973.03 E56e, Vol. 9.
American Chronicle Reference 973.91 A512a
Dictionary of Twentieth Century Culture Reference 973.92 A5122a
Postwar America Reference 973.9203 P858p

Drew Catalog:

Keyword: 1950s and su: women and su: United states
Browse subject: united states social conditions 1945-
United states social life and customs 1945-1970

Recommended databases

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Search terms

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Academic Search Premier

Subject: nineteen fifties and Keyword: feminis* or (woman or women or feminis*) and united states;
Keywords: postwar and (woman or women or feminis*) and United states. Also try housewi* or homemaker and (fifties or postwar)

ProQuest Direct

Keyword: (fifties or postwar) and (woman or women or feminis*) and united states. Also try housewi* or homemaker and (fifties or postwar)

Readers Guide

Keyword: (fifties or postwar) and (woman or women or feminis*) and united states. Also try housewi* or homemaker and (fifties or postwar)

Specialized

 

GenderWatch

Keyword: (fifties or postwar) and (woman or women or feminis*) and united states. Also try housewi* or homemaker and (fifties or postwar)

Women's studies international

(Women or feminis*) and United states. Limit by decade 195-. Also try housewi* or homemaker and (fifties or postwar)

America History and life

Advanced search: Subject women or feminism Limit to time period 1950-1959, articles and book reviews in English


Other suggestions:
Google Library of congress America memory project, search for 1950s women. Read and check the bibliography. Check for Drew holdings of any books you want using browse title search.
Evaluate pages for bias, currency, accuracy with this tool from UC Berkeley http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html