In an effort to supply one starting point for those looking for online-only sources, this page gathers the links to institutions, blogs, websites and digitized resources and divides them into historical periods. There are more primary digitized sources elsewhere — as indicated by the link — that take you to the page for that time period. That link will have a greater number of primary sources that have been digitized, whereas this page lists related online resources of all types.
Note for researchers: Many sources may be found free online by doing a title or author search in one of the following digital libraries:
HathiTrust External HathiTrust Digital Library is a digital preservation repository and highly functional access platform. HathiTrust provides long-term preservation and access services to digitized content from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house member institution initiatives. Items in the public domain are in full-view for everyone and items held in copyright are searchable.
Internet Archive External The Internet Archive began in 1996 by archiving the Internet itself, a medium that was just beginning to grow in use. Like newspapers, the content published on the web was ephemeral - but unlike newspapers, no one was saving it. Today they have 26+ years of web history accessible through the Wayback Machine External and we work with 1,000+ library and other partners through our Archive-It External program to identify important web pages.
Gallica External Digital library of the Bibliothèque nationale de France focusing on the cultural history of France and French-speaking areas throughout the world. Contains numerous electronic texts, images, maps, animation, and sound files of French and other publications in history, literature, science, philosophy, law, economics, and political science.
See the section Digitized Primary Sources in Women of Medieval France for a complete list of digitized and online material from this period.
See the section Digitized Primary Sources in Witch Trials & Witchcraft for a complete list of digitized and online material from this period.
See the section Digitized Primary Sources in Women in the Ancien Régime for a complete list of digitized and online material from this period.
See the Guide Women in the French Revolution for a complete list of digitized and online material from this period.
See the section Digitized Primary Sources in Feminism in the Long 19th Century for a complete list of digitized and online material from this period.
See the section Digitized Primary Sources in 20th Century: The Waves of French Feminism for a complete list of digitized and online material from this period.
In addition to this guide to Feminism & Women in French History, staff of the Library of Congress have produced several other detailed guides on French and Francophone resources. They are linked below.