Collections documenting the subject of Catholic women in the United States comprise an important part of the holdings in the CUA archives. Particularly rich primary source material exists for national Catholic women's organizations such as the Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the National Council of Catholic Women, and the Christ Child Society. The materials span three centuries of activity from the Ursuline Convent Collection of the early 19th century to the Records of the Daughters of Isabella in 2004. In addition to these primary materials, the archives also holds additional research databases and printed material for further information on Catholic women at CUA and in the United States.

The photographs below are of a hefty scrapbook (19.5 x 25 inches) put together by the California chapter of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA). The scrapbook can be found in CUA's CDA Records (oversize box 109).