Texas+History

Chambers County Essay Contest 2016

Women in Texas History (a list of famous female Texans) Famous Women in Texas (a list of famous female Texans with birth/death dates) Essay on the Traits of Texas Women (Read this! It may give you ideas in your own essay!) __ Texas State Historical Association __ (Type in the Search box your person's name)
 * Internet Search **


 * Online Databases **
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 * UN: j036902**
 * PW: learn** || [[image:bhmslibrary/data2.png width="147" link="http://galepages.com/j036902101"]]

**PW: learn** ||

*Do ** NOT ** use Wikipedia as a source!! (You may read it to gain insight about your topic, though.) *Use other search engines beyond Google. Try Sweet Search Bing or Dog Pile *When you find information on the internet, **ALWAYS** evaluate it to make sure it is a credible source. Also, **ALWAYS** save the link! *Try using quotation marks around the person's full name--example: "Molly Goodnight" *Use Google Books to look up electronic books you can read online. *Are you Plagiarising? Find out HERE
 * Search Tips **

Hutchinson, Kay Bailey. Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas. New York: HarperCollins. 2013. Print.
 * Citing Your Sources --Use ****Citiation Machine** to help with your Reference Page
 * 1. Book- **-
 * Author's name. //Title of Book.// City of Publisher: Name of Publisher. Year**. (see example below)

**Author's name."Title of Article."Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages**. (see example below) “Molly Goodnight makes her mark.” Jacksboro Gazette-News 18 May 2010:4. Texas Reference Center. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.
 * 2. Magazine or Newspaper article-- **

Roach, Joyce Gibson. “Goodnight, Mary Ann Dyer (Molly).” Handbook of Texas Online. ([]). 13 Feb. 2014
 * 3. Internet-- **
 * Creator of Website. "Title of Webpage." Title of Website. Date retrieved . **