Women's Rights in Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Tradition & History
Recognizing Women's Right to Vote in New York: The Haudenosaunee
Provides an introductory overview of the Haudenosaunee (traditional Iroquois) tradition of women's rights in all aspects of society and culture.
Haudenosaunee Women and Equality
Information from the Oneida Nation including a chart comparing Haudenosaunee and EuroAmerican women's rights in upstate NY in 1848.
Inspiring Women’s Rights: Haudenosaunee Life Stimulates Historical Movement
Essay from the Oneida Nation on the influence of Haudenosaunee women's sovereignty as foundation for women's independence and suffrage.
Native Americans and American Indians: How the Iroquois and Other Indian Nations Helped to Shape the Vision of Women as Equals
Consolidation of articles and web sources from the Centennial of Women's Suffrage.
Databases and Books in the Library
Databases
Encyclopedia of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy) by ISBN: 9780313308802Publication Date: 2000-05-30A comprehensive reference work on the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), containing over 200 entries covering Haudenosaunee history, present-day issues, and contributions to general North American culture. Haudenosaunee (People of the Longhouse) is the name the Iroquois use for their confederacy (Iroquois is the name given them by the French). This encyclopedia surveys the histories of the six constituent nations of the confederacy (Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Tuscarora, adopted about 1725). Several entries also trace ways in which the practices of the Iroquois have filtered into general North American society.
Hoopla books on the Iroquois. (Newburgh Free Library Card required for login.)
Digital Collections at the New York State Library & Archives
Depending on your research interests, the following sources may be helpful:
New York State Online Exhibits
Digital Collections at the New York Public Library
Search a variety of primary sources available from the New York Public Library.
Search a variety of digital material from libraries, historical societies, museums, and archives around the state, including items from the Newburgh Free Library's local history collections.