Meet+the+Reformers

//**A pathfinder is just the beginning of building your bibliography.**//


 * Questions to use in preparing eulogy:**
 * What criticisms of American society did your reformer have?
 * What methods did they use to improve American life?
 * What details of their life make them a particularly interesting figure?
 * What lasting impact did their reforms have on American society?

Reference materials
This is the place to start any research project. Reference books such as encyclopedias offer short, authoritative information on every topic. **These books cannot leave the library.**


 * Encyclopaedia Britannica- Start your project by searching for your leader and/or topic here. Great source!
 * **REF 973 ENC** //Encyclopedia of American History.// 2003. Presents entries on American history covering the early to mid-nineteenth century, focusing on the country's expansion and reform. Also includes a chronology, bibliography, documents, and index.
 * **REF 973.5 AME** //American eras.// Detroit, MI. : Gale Research, c1998. Explores life in the reform era between 1815 and 1850 from the perspectives of world events, the arts, business and the economy, communications, education, government and politics, law and justice, religion, science and medicine, sports and recreation, and lifestyles, and includes a chronology of world events.
 * **R 973.5 ENC** Encyclopedia of the United States in the nineteenth century. Volume 1, Abolition and Antislavery-Government

Non-Fiction Books
Non-fiction books about this topic are found in various sections of the library. Be sure to do a keyword search using the online catalog (**Destiny**) to find materials under other subject areas.
 * 974.03 R Transcendentalism as a social movement, 1830-1850. Rose, A.
 * 920.72 H Women Suffragists. Helmer, D. 1998.
 * 973.0496 M Let Nobody Turn Us Around : voices of resistance, reform, and renewal/ : an African American anthology. Marable, M.
 * **178.1 C** Chidsey, Donald. //On and off the wagon : a sober analysis of the temperance movement from the Pilgrims through prohibition.//
 * **178.5 S** Severn, Bill. //The end of the roaring twenties : prohibition and repeal.// Traces the history of the temperance movements which led to the Eighteenth Amendment and discusses the reasons for the failures of that law.
 * **305.4 C** Coppens, Linda Miles. //What American women did, 1789-1920 : a year-by-year reference.// A year-by-year chronicle of individual women's achievements in the areas of domesticity, work, education and scholarship, religion, arts, organized reform efforts, and law and politics from 1789 to 1920; also includes a bibliography.
 * **324.6** Women's suffrage in America: an eyewitness history. Frost, E and Cullen-DuPont, K. 1992.
 * **327.172 M** Marchand, C. Roland, 1933-. //The American peace movement and social reform, 1898-1918.// 1973.
 * **973.91 G** Graham, Otis L. //The great campaigns: reform and war in America, 1900-1928.// 1971.

WHS databases
Log into any of these databases by clicking on the link. If you are away from home, you will have to use a remote username and/or password. These can be found on the Library Media Center brochure. Make sure to take one home before leaving school!!
 * [|U.S. History in Context]Try doing an Advanced Search and try typing "United States" + and "temperance" (or another topic).
 * [|ProQuest Historical Newspapers] Search old newspapers for primary sources- Boston Globe (1872-); NY Times (1851-); Wall Street Journal (1880-).
 * SIRS Decades Good for finding out who the major figures were from all of the movements. Find primary sources and articles.

Internet sites

 * Massachusetts Historical Society- they have a lot of online collections that will be useful for this project. Just do a search for the name of your reformer.
 * The Wayland History Society
 * National Women's History Museum they have many links about women in the Reform movement.
 * The Temperance Archive

BPL: electronic resources
You will need a BPL e-card in order to access these databases. Ask Ms. Dalbec if you need help applying for a card.
 * Virtual Reference Library - Includes more than 90 encyclopedias, plus numerous specialized reference sources covering a diversity of subjects including Arts, Biography, Business, Education, Environment, History, Law, Literature, Medicine, Multicultural Studies, Nation & World, Religion, Science, and Social Science. Some "Junior" sources included as well.