Word Origins
Use the Oxford English Dictionary to determine when a word or term originated. The date will help potentially date the start of the inequity in question--or at least indicate when the term came into popular use. Most useful when looking at specific illnesses and diseases.
- Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
Full text version of the foremost English language dictionary.
Popular Newspapers & Magazines
- New York Times with Index This link opens in a new window
This collection provides access to the entire run of the New York Times from 1851 to almost the present day. - Access World News Research Collection This link opens in a new window
Features reliable, credible information from a wide variety of international, national, and local news sources, with information from 1970s to present day. - New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Current access to the digital edition of the New York Times. Requires individual login and password set up. Access for UD faculty, staff, and students only. - Chicago Defender This link opens in a new window
Historical newspaper that provides first-hand accounts and coverage of the politics, society and events from 1909-1975.
What has Congress said?
- ProQuest Congressional This link opens in a new window
Collection of Congressional materials, including hearings, documents, reports, committee prints, with coverage primarily from 1824 to present. Also contains the Serial Set and maps from 1789 to present.
