Collection includes mostly printed materials such as bibliographies, reports, articles, biographies, textbooks, teaching materials, pamphlets, clippings, conference programs, proposals, and scholarly papers pertaining to women's education primarily in the U.S. There are a few original manuscript items.

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Copyright to unpublished materials may be owned by individual authors and creators, or their heirs or assigns. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.