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The Gerritsen Collection

What is The Gerritsen Collection?. An international collection of women's historical primary material.Covers the 16th to 20th CenturiesTraces the evolution of a feminist consciousness and the movement for women's rights.

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The Gerritsen Collection

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    1. The Gerritsen Collection Of Aletta H. Jacobs

    5. The Gerritsen Collection contains: 2,000,000 pages 4,311 books and 265 serials 400 years of material, from 1543 to post-WWII Many languages, including English, French, Dutch, Spanish and Latin

    6. Languages in Gerritsen

    7. Unique Value of The Gerritsen Collection The collection represents different viewpoints on topics. Pro-feminist and anti-feminist. Juxtaposes original works and rebuttals to them. Provides background and context for debate. Contains works by women and men. Works by men undoubtedly influenced the women who read them! Includes men writing in favour of women�s rights and women writing to oppose them.

    8. Subjects Covered by The Gerritsen Collection A diverse range of subjects and types of material are represented in The Gerritsen Collection. These include: Biography and Autobiography Health and Well-Being Women and Work

    9. Subjects Covered by The Gerritsen Collection Because of this diversity, the Collection can be used by many disciplines, such as: Education Literature Political Science Business and Economics Women�s Studies History Journalism Languages � and many more

    10. Here are some examples �

    21. Using The Gerritsen Collection

    32. The Gerritsen Collection �The greatest single source for the study of international women's history and the feminist movement� More than 2 million pages, covering four centuries and thousands of books, periodicals and articles Combined with the latest interface and technology, to enable more people to discover and get more from these materials

    33. The Gerritsen Collection For more information on the collection, to contact ProQuest, or to request a free trial for your institution, please see the following: http://gerritsen.chadwyck.com/marketing/index.jsp Or visit the ProQuest website: http://www.proquest.com/

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