Smith College Special Collections
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Imagine a place where every form of human communication and storytelling exist; where world-renowned women's history collections make visible the historically marginalized; where your curiosity, discovery, and scholarship flourish. Welcome to Smith College Special Collections.
Start here to explore our three repositories, the Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History, the Mortimer Rare Book Collection, and the College Archives.
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The Gloria Steinem '56 Reading Room is open to everyone.