Dana Porter Library, first floor
University of Waterloo Library
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1
519-888-4567 x42619 or x42445
Alice Riggs Hunt Notebook
Notebook kept by Alice Riggs Hunt, journalist and women's rights activist, while travelling in West Virginia in 1916-1917 to campaign for equal suffrage. The notebook was transcribed in the fall of 2015 by students in Women's Studies 101.
K. Mary E. Shaw Notebooks
Two notebooks by K. Mary E. Shaw while she was studying and teaching at the Battersea Polytechnic Institute in 1904. The notebooks contain syllabi for housewifery and laundry work courses.
Elizabeth Smith Shortt diaries
Diaries kept by Elizabeth Smith Shortt, one of the first 3 women MDs in Canada, while she was in her second year of medical school in 1882. The diaries were transcribed in the winter of 2016 by students in Women's Studies 101.
Suffragette Postcard Collection
13 postcards concerning suffragettes and women's rights.
Local Souvenir Albums
A collection of unique souvenir albums created around the turn of the century, as the town of Berlin grew into the city of Kitchener.
Women's Roles Image and Video Descriptions
This digital collection features images and films of women in various domestic and working roles.
In Fall 2017, students in Women's Studies 101 provided detailed descriptions of these images to improve their accessibility.
Women's Scrapbooks
A collection of scrapbooks compiled by women during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These books offer mixed-media representations of history and the lives of their authors.