Sophie is a digital library

Digital library

A digital library is a library in which collections are stored in digital formats and accessible by computers. The digital content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks...

 and resource center for works produced by German-speaking women, 1740-1939.

Resources available at the site include literary and journalistic texts (some translated into English), musical scores and recordings, screenplays and dramas, and a collection of colonial/travel texts. There is also an image gallery containing portraits and photographs of the artists and illustrations from some of the works.

Sophie is sponsored by the Coalition of Women in German

Women in German

The Coalition of Women in German, often known as WiG, is a professional organization for women engaged in the field of German Studies. The organization was started in 1974...

. It originated as a project of the Germanic Department at Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

 in Provo, Utah

Provo, Utah

Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...

, and is housed there currently.

There is a journal associated with the project, the Sophie Journal.