Subject Guides: Latter-day Saint Women: Top Resources

Studies in Mormon History

Studies in Mormon History
This free online database includes citations to articles, books, and dissertations dealing with the history, culture, and doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Many entries have links to the full text of an article or dissertation. Publication date range: 1830 - present.

SEARCH TIPS:
- Try searching subject keywords like these:
  - Diaries and journals, women
  - Feminists and feminism
  - Publications (Mormon), Relief Society Magazine
    (TIP: swap in Woman's Exponent or Exponent II)
  - Relief Society
  - Woman suffrage
  - Women, 19th century (TIP: swap in 20th century or 21st century)
  - Women, cultural life
  - Women, personal narratives
  - Women, public image
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Additional Scholarship

Academic databases in various disciplines include journal articles about Latter-day Saint women. Choose a database connected to the focus of your research.

SEARCH TIP: Bundle multiple databases for more extensive search results. Look for "Choose Databases" (EBSCO) or "Change Databases" (ProQuest) to add databases to your search.

Publisher	Discipline	Database
EBSCO	Women's Studies	Women's Studies International
	General / Multi-disciplinary	Academic Search Ultimate
	Business / Economics	Business Source Premier EconLit with Full Text
	Communication	Communication Source
	Education	ERIC
	Family Studies	Family & Society Studies Worldwide
	History (U.S.)	America: History and Life
	History (World)	Historical Abstracts
	Literature / Humanities	Humanities Source MLA International Bibliography
	Nursing / Public Health	CINAHL Complete MEDLINE
	Psychology / Sociology	APA PsycINFO
	Religion	ATLA Religion Database

ProQuest	Women's Studies	Gender Watch
	General / Multi-disciplinary	Research Library
	Business / Economics	ProQuest One Business
	Education	ERIC
	Family Studies	Social Science Premium Collection
	Literature / Humanities	Literature Online
	Psychology / Sociology	Social Science Premium Collection

Biographies of Latter-day Saint Women

Books

Brief Sketches

History of Utah: Biographical Volume
Contains numerous biographical sketches of 19th century LDS leaders. See entries for prominent women in "Pioneer Leaders and Their Associates" and "Women of Note."
Church History Biographical Database
Church Historian's Press
The Church Historian's Press has published several significant historical works, including The Joseph Smith Papers and The First Fifty Years of Relief Society: Key Documents in Latter-day Saint Women's History. Many publications are accompanied by biographical sketches of individuals mentioned in these works.

Research Help

Schedule an appointment with or contact these librarians and curators for help with your research:

Elizabeth Smart, Global Women's Studies Librarian

Gerrit van Dyk, Church History & Doctrine Librarian

John Murphy, Curator of 19th-20th Century LDS Manuscripts

Greg Seppi, Curator of 19th-20th Century LDS Publications