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<h2 id="additional-sources">Additional Sources</h2> <ul><li>Chou, Rose L. (Editor) and Annie Pho (Editor). (2018). <i>Pushing the Margins: Women of Color and Intersectionality in LIS.</i> Sacramento CA: Library Juice Press.</li> <li>Grotzinger, Laurel A. (1983). "Biographical Research on Women Librarians" in <i>The Status of Women in Librarianship: Historical Sociological and Economic Issues.</i>ed., <a href="/facts/Kathleen_de_la_Pe%25C3%25B1a_McCook/jSWfxF2H">Kathleen M. Heim</a>. New York N.Y: Neal-Schuman.</li> <li>Hildenbrand, Suzanne. (1996). <i>Reclaiming the American Library Past: Writing the Women In.</i> Norwood N.J: Ablex Pub.</li> <li>Kaur, Rajwant. (2013). <i>Women Librarians in India: A Study in Work-Life Balance.</i> 2013. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications.</li> <li>Maack, Mary Niles. (1983). “Women Librarians in France: The First Generation.” <i>The Journal of Library History</i> (1974-1987) 407–49.</li> <li>Maack, Mary Niles and Joanne Ellen Passet. (1994). <i>Aspirations and Mentoring in an Academic Environment : Women Faculty in Library and Information Science.</i> Westport Conn: Greenwood Press.</li> <li>Myers, Margaret and Mayra Scarborough and Rutgers University Graduate School of Library Service. (1975). <i>Women in Librarianship : Melvil’s Rib Symposium </i>: Proceedings of the Eleventh Annual Symposium Sponsored by the Alumni and Faculty of the Rutgers University Graduate School of Library Service. New Brunswick N.J: Bureau of Library and Information Science Research Rutgers University Graduate School of Library Service.</li> <li>Weibel, Kathleen, <a href="/facts/Kathleen_de_la_Pe%25C3%25B1a_McCook/jSWfxF2H">Kathleen M. Heim</a> and Dianne J. Ellsworth. (1979) <i>The Role of Women in Librarianship 1876-1976: The Entry, Advancement and Struggle for Equalization in One Profession.</i> Phoenix Ariz: Oryx Press.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Du Rietz, Anita, Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år, 1. uppl., Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013 <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>Garrison, Dee (1972–1973). "The Tender Technicians: The Feminization of Public Librarianship, 1876-1905". Journal of Social History. 6 (2): 131–159. doi:10.1353/jsh/6.2.131. JSTOR 3786606. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/Doi_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Henson, Pamela M. (2014-03-27). "The Smithsonian's First Woman Employee: Jane W. Turner, Librarian". Smithsonian Institution Archives. 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ISBN 0-8389-0609-5., p. 280, The death of her husband had forced Theresa Elmendorf to end her unpaid status, and for the next 20 years she held the position of vice-librarian at the Buffalo Public Library. Her new role also meant an increased participation in the American Library Association; in 1911–12 she served as its President, the first woman to hold that position. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" target="_blank">/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Famous Canadian Women's Famous Firsts - Academics and Librarians". Famouscanadianwomen.com. 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