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Book Review | The Journal of American History, 86.1 | The History Cooperative

Women's History: A Guide to Sources at Hagley Museum and Library. By Lynn Ann Catanese. (Westport: Greenwood, 1997. x, 338 pp. $75.00, isbn 0-313-30270-7.)

The historical profession begets a particular sort of heroine: that innovative scholar who unearths new historical subjects and questions. These bold and curious researchers delve into the archives like a child digging into the Cracker Jack box, confident of finding the prize inside. In nearly every case, though, the pioneering scholar has a silent partner—a skilled archivist colleague (recognized with gratitude in the acknowledgments) whose detailed knowledge of a collection and scholarly sensibilities led her or him to offer, "Might this be useful in some way?" This new guide by archivist Lynn Ann Catanese reveals the rich sources for studying women's history in the Hagley Museum and Library collections, providing an enticing invitation and indispensable aid to scholars in a range of research areas. . . .

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