Tag: Women’s Center

March is Women’s History Month

Liz
Strikers ca. 1910-1915

Since 1987, March has been proclaimed National Women’s History Month in the United States. March 8 has also been observed  as International Women’s Day since the early 1900s, born out of the suffrage movements of that era. Learn more about women’s history by delving into the wealth of materials the Bentley Library and the Internet have on the topic!

Starting places on the library’s website include our research guides on both Gender Issues and History, which will point you toward key databases, books, videos, and websites in those areas.

Take a look at the Women’s Studies section of one of our latest databases, Films on Demand, to see videos ranging from a history of women at West Point to speeches given by key figures in women’s rights to a full-length PBS film on the introduction of birth control.

Singer/songwriter Billie Holiday

Our library catalog is packed with books, films, and electronic documents about women’s history; this is just a sampling:

Meanwhile, Bentley’s Women’s Center has its own library of books. Search it right from the Bentley Library’s catalog, or stop by LaCava 120 to browse for yourself. Keep your women’s history local by keeping up with the Women’s Center on Twitter and Facebook, and look for events on HerCampus Bentley, too.

Also locally, you may want to check out the centennial events going on this year at Orchard House in Concord, historic home of writer Louisa May Alcott and her family. More information can be found in this Boston Globe article.*

Learn more about Women’s History Month at the websites of the National Women’s History Project and womenshistorymonth.gov, both of which contain images, histories, and chances to test your knowledge.

The photos on this page came from a Library of Congress flickr set called “Women Striving Forward, 1910s-1940s.”

 

*(Thanks for the tip, Barb!)

Discover the Bentley Women’s Center Library

Lisa

We recently received an email from Kathryn Burgner, VP of Resource, Referral, and Recruitment for Bentley Women’s Center, asking if we could help spread the word about the availability of books at the Women’s Center library. Of course we wholeheartedly agreed to broadcast her message about this special collection! After all, we think of ourselves as being in a partnership with the Women’s Center.  The Bentley Library’s Technical Services Department catalogs each of the books held at the Center so that members of the Bentley community can find them when they conduct searches in the library’s catalog. Currently, the Women’s Center library contains over 500 books on women’s and gender issues.

With the recent relocation of the Women’s Center to LaCava 120, now is the perfect time to acquaint yourself with all that they have to offer.  Here’s what you should know about visiting and borrowing from the Women’s Center library:

  • Book topics include women’s issues, LGTBQ issues, mental health, gender issues, sex and love, self-help, race and diversity issues, and entertainment/leisure.  Some of their more popular titles include He’s Just Not that Into You, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul, and The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, & Broke [Click here to see a complete list of titles]
  • A current Bentley ID is required to borrow books.  The Women’s Center staff will also request the email address and phone number at which you can be reached.
  • Books are loaned for a period of 2 weeks, and may be renewed in-person or via email.
  • Book purchase suggestions are encouraged!  Send your suggestions to GA_Womens_Center@bentley.edu

You can learn more about all the good things that the Women’s Center does by visiting their web site, liking them on Facebook,  and following them on Twitter.  Better yet, stop by LaCava 120 to visit, browse and borrow!