Focusing on the nineteeth and twentieth centuries, Women's Studies Archive provides a history of the social, political, and professional aspects of women's lives and offers a look at the roles, experiences, and achievements of women in society. Through a variety of documents such as diaries, letters, photographs, news clippings, organizational records, and journals, it presents a record of the issues that have affected women, societal contributions, social status, and women's movements.

AAS contributed the following two parts of the collection:

Monographs on and by Women from the American Antiquarian Society

Rare Titles from the American Antiquarian Society, 1820-1922