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Researching Women in Michigan’s Labor Movement: September 2024
Researching Women in Michigan’s Labor Movements: Resource List
Online Newspapers
Free Websites
Free Databases for Michigan Residents
- Michigan Electronic Library: eResources🡪Newspaper Source Plus
 - Library of Michigan Databases (select Newspaper tab)
 
eBook Collections
Free eBooks
Free eBooks for Michigan Residents
- Michigan Electronic Library: eResources🡪E, will list eBook databases
 - Library of Michigan Databases (select eBooks tab)
 
Archives and Libraries with Digital Collections
National Institutions
State Institutions
- Archives of Michigan – Michiganology
 - Library of Michigan Digital
 
Institutions relevant to Upper Peninsula and Labor Movement research
- Michigan Tech University Archives and Historical Collections
 - UPLink: Upper Peninsula Digital Network
 - Wayne State University Walter P. Reuther Library
 
Educator Resources
- Library of Congress Teachers
 - National Archives Educator Resources
 - News Literacy Project: For Educators
 
Physical Books
- Foner, Philip S. American Labor Songs of the Nineteenth Century, University of Illinois Press, 1975.
 - Fowke, Edith. Songs of Work and Protest, Dover Publications, 1973.
 - Nichols, De. Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution, Big Picture Press, 2021.
 - Russell, Mary Doria. The Women of Copper Country, Atria Books, 2019.
 - Wong, Phyllis Michael. We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Michigan State University Press, 2021.