Bibliography for Black History

Bousquet, B. & Douglas, C. (1991) West Indian Women at War: British Racism in World War 2 London. Lawrence and Wishart

Bryan, B., Dadzie, S. & Scafe, S. (1984) The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain

Davidson, M. (1997) The Black and Ethnic Minority Woman Manager: Cracking the Concrete Ceiling London: Paul Chapman

File, N. & Power, C. (1981) Black Settlers in Britain 1555-1958 London: Heinemann Educational 3

Fryer, P. (1984) Staying Power: the History of Black People in Britain London: Pluto

Fryer, P. (1993) Aspects of British Black History London: Index Books

Green, J. (1998) Black Edwardians: Black People in Britain, 1901-1914 London: Frank Cass

Gundara, J. & Duffield, I. (eds) (1992) Essays on the History of Blacks in Britain: from Roman Times to the Mid-Twentieth Century Aldershot, Hants: Avebury

Hiro, D. (1992) Black British, White British: a History of Race Relations in Britain 3rd ed. London: Paladin

James, W. & Harris, C. (eds) (1993) Inside Babylon: the Caribbean Diaspora in Britain London: Verso

Killingray, D. (ed) (1994) Africans in Britain Ilford: Frank Cass

Lotz, Rainer E. Pegg, Ian (eds) (1986) Under the Imperial Carpet: Essays in Black History, 1780-1950 Crawley: Rabbit Press

Okokon, S. (1997) Black Londoners, 1880-1990 Stroud: Sutton

Pierson, R. & Chaudhuri, N. (1997) Nation, Empire & Colony: Historicizing Gender and Race

Pilkington, E. (1988) Beyond the Mother Country: West Indians and the Notting Hill White Riots London: Tauris

Ramdin, R. (1987) The Making of the Black Working Class in Britain Aldershot: Wildwood House

Ramdin, R. (1999) Reimaging Britain: Five Hundred Years of Black and Asian History London: Pluto

Shepherd, V. et al (1995) Engendering History: Caribbean Women in Historical Perspective James Curry Publishers London

Shepherd, V. (1999) Women in Caribbean History Oxford: James Curry

Sudbury, J. (1998) Other Kinds of Dreams: Black Women's Organisations and the Politics of Transformation London: Routledge

Visram, R. (1986) Ayars, Lascars and Princes: Indians in Britain 1700-1947 London: Pluto Press

Wilson, A. (1979) Finding A Voice: Asian Women in Britain London: Virago

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Bibliography for Women’s History

Beale, J. (1982) Getting It Together: Women as Trade Unionists London: Pluto

Beddoe, D. (1998) Discovering Women’s History: A Practical Guide to Researching the lives of women since 1800 3rd ed London: Addison, Wesley and Longman

Bruley, S. (1999) Women in Britain Since 1900 London: MacMillan Press

Bryan, B., Dadzie, S. & Scafe, S. (1984) The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain

Cannon, C. (ed) (2000) Our Grandmothers, Our Mothers, Ourselves: A Century of Women’s Lives London: Ogomos

Davies, M. (ed) (1978) Maternity: Letters from Working Women collected by the Women's Co-operative Guild (1st ed. reprinted) London: Virago

Hannon, J., Hughes, A. & Stafford, P. (1996) British Women’s History Manchester University Press

Ifekwunigwe, J. (1999) Scattered Belongings: Cultural Paradoxes of Race, Nation and Gender London: Routledge

Kleinberg, J. (1988) Retrieving Women’s History: Changing Perceptions of the Roles of Women in Politics and Society Berg Publishing

Holdsworth, A. (1988) Out of the Dolls House: The Story of Women in the Twentieth Century London; BBC Books

Langhamer, C. Women’s Leisure in England: 1920-1960 Manchester: Manchester University Press

Lerner, G. (1999) Why History Matters: Life and Thought Oxford: Oxford University Press

Lewis, J. (1984) Women in England 1870-1950 Hemel Hempstead, Harvester Wheatsheaf

Oldfield, S. (1994) This Working Day World: Women’s Lives and Cultures in Britain: 1914-1945

Purvis, J. (1992) ‘Using Primary Sources when Researching Women’s History from a Feminist Perspective’ Women’s History Review 1, 2

Purvis, J. (1995) Women’s History: Britain 1850-1945 London: Routledge

Reeves, M. (1979) Round A Pound a Week London, Virago

Rowbotham, S. (1977) Hidden From History London: Pluto Press

Rice, M. (1981) Working Class Wives: Their Health and Conditions 2nd ed

Rowbotham, S. (1999) A Century of Women: A History of Women in Britain and the United States London, Viking

Rowbotham , S. (2000) Promise of A Dream London: Allen Lane Penguin Press

Shepherd, V. et al (1995) Engendering History: Caribbean Women in Historical Perspective James Curry Publishers London

Scott, J. (ed). (1999) Feminism and History Oxford: OUP

Tinkler, P. (1995) Constructing Girlhood: Popular Magazines for Girls Growing up in England, 1920-1950 Taylor & Francis

Webster, W. (1997) Imagining Home: Gender, Race & National Identity: 1945 - 1964 Routledge

Wilson, A. (1979) Finding A Voice: Asian Women in Britain London: Virago

Wilson, E. (1980) Only Halfway to Paradise: Women in Postwar Britain 1945-1968 London: Tavistock

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Bibliography for Oral History

Bessel, R. (1993) The Oral History Project Study Guide The Open University

Bornat, J. (1994) 'Is Oral History Auto/Biography?' in Lives & Works a special edition on Autobiography 3, 2 p. 17 - 30

Caunce, S. (1989) Oral History and the Local Historian London, Longman

Echevarria-Howe, L. ‘Reflections from the Participants: The Process and Product of Life Story Work’ Oral History Autumn 1995

Howarth, K. (1998) Oral History: a Handbook Stroud: Sutton

Lummis, T. (1987) Listening to History: The Authenticity of Oral Evidence London, Hutshinson Education

Perks, R. (1995) 'Oral History: Talking About the Past' Historical Association/Oral History Society

Perks, R. & Thompson, A. eds (1998) Oral History Reader London, Routledge

Summerfield, P. (1985) 'Mass Observation: Social Research or Social Movement' Journal of Contemporary History 20 p. 439-452

Thompson. A. (1998) 'Unreliable Memories: The Use and Abuse of Oral History' in Historical Controversies and Historians, ed W Lamont. London, UCL Press

Thompson, A. (1999) ‘Moving Stories: Oral History and Migration Studies’ Oral History, Spring.

Thompson, P. (2000) The Voice of the Past: Oral History 3rd edition London, OUP

H-Oralhist http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/mse/oral

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Bibliography for Feminist Oral History

Bruley, S. (1996) ‘Women's History, Oral History and Active Learning: An experience from Southern England’ Women's History Review 5, 1

Chamberlin, M. (1996) ‘Gender and Memory: Oral History and Women’s History’ in Shepherd, V. et al, Engendering Women’s History James Curry publishers

Daley, C. (1998) “He Would Know, but I just have a feeling”: Gender and Oral History Women’s History Review 7, 3

Edwards, R. (1990) 'Method & Epistemology: A White Women interviewing Black Women' Women’s Studies International Forum 13

Etter-Lewis, G. (1991) ‘Black Women’s Life Stories: Reclaiming the self in Narrative Texts’ in Gluck, S. & Patai, D. (eds.) Women’s Words: The Feminist Practise of Oral History London Routledge

Friedensohn, D. (1997) 'Women's Lives, 1945-1995: Personal Narratives & the Pedagogy of Intergenerational Interviewing 'American Studies Vol. 38, No. 3, Fall, pp. 119-127

Friedman, S. (1995) ‘Beyond White & Other: Rationality and Narratives of Feminist Discourse’ Signs 21 Autumn

Gagnier, R. (1989) ‘The Literary Standard: Working Class, Life Writing and Gender’ Textual Practise 3

Geiger, S. (1990) ‘What's Feminist about Women's Oral History’ Journal of Women's History Spring 2 pp. 196-182

Gluck, S. (1982) ‘Interlude or Change: Women & the World War 2 work experience: A feminist oral history’ International Journal of Oral History 3, June pp. 92 - 113

Gluck, S. & Patai, D. (eds) (1991) Women’s Words: The Feminist Practice of Oral History London: Routledge

Heilbron, C. (1989) Writing a Women’s Life London, Women’s Press

Matsumoto, V. (1996) ‘Reflections of Oral History: Research in a Japanese Community’ in Wolf, D. (ed) Feminist Dilemmas in Fieldwork Oxford: Westview Press

Oakley, A. (1981) ‘Interviewing Women: A Contradiction in Terms’ in H Roberts, ed. Doing Feminist Research London; Routledge and Kegan Paul p. 30-61

Portelli, A. (1981) ‘The Peculiarities of Oral History’ History Workshop 12 p. 96-107

Personal Narratives Group (1989) Interpreting Women’s Lives: Feminist Theory and Personal Narratives Indiana University Press

Reay, D. (1996) ‘Insider Perspectives on Stealing the Words out of Women’s Mouths: Interpreting the Research Process’ Feminist Review 53

Robins, S. (1998) ‘White Girl in Search of the Party: Oral History, Autobiography and Gendered Silences’ Oral History Spring 1998 p. 46-54

Sangster, J. (1994) ‘Telling Our Stories; Feminist Debates and the Use of Oral History’ Women’s History Review 3, 1 p. 5-28

Smith, A. (1989) Women Remember: An Oral History London Routledge

Stanley, J. (1996) ‘Poking Around in Unspeakable Places: My Practise as Oral Historian Women’s History Notebooks 3, 1 p. 22-33

Stuart, M. (1993) ‘And How Was it for you Mary? Self, Identity and Meaning for Oral Historians’ Oral History 21, 2 p. 80-83

Stuart, M. (1994) ‘You’re a Big Girl Now: Subjectivities, Oral History and Feminism’ Oral History 22, 2 p. 55-63

Vaz, K. M. (ed) (1997) Oral Narrative Research with Black Women London: Sage Publications

Vilanova, M. (1995) ‘International Oral History’ History Workshop 39

Wilson, A. (1978) Finding a Voice: Asian Women in Britain Virago

Zukas, M. (1993) ‘Friendship as Oral History: A Feminist Psychologist’s View’ Oral History 21, 2 p. 73-9

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Books & Articles produced by Oral History

Chamberlain, M. (1975) Fenwomen: A Portrait of Women in an English Village London, Virago

Chamberlain, M. (1989) Growing up in Lambeth London, Virago

Chamberlain, M. (1997) ‘Gender and the Narratives of Migration’ History Workshop Journal 43.

Chinn, C. (1988) They Worked all Their Lives: Women of the Urban Poor 1880-1939 Manchester, Manchester University Press

Davidoff, L. & Westover, B. (eds.) (1986) Our Work, Our Words: Women’s History and Women’s Work London, Macmillan

Hampton, H. (1995) Voices of Freedom: an Oral History of the Civil Rights Movement London: Vintage

Roberts, E. (1984) A Woman’s Place: An Oral History of Working Class Women 1890-1940 Oxford: Basil Blackwell

Roberts, E. (1995) Women and Families: An Oral History 1940-1970 Oxford Basil Blackwell

Sarsby, J. (1988) Missuses and Mouldrunners: An Oral History of Women Pottery Workers at Work and at Home

Smith, A. (1989) Women Remember: An Oral History London, Routledge

Women’s Words (1992) A Woman’s Place: A Celebration of Women’s Lives in Brighton Over the Last Twenty Five Years