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 Women's Studies

 A Research Guide

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 I.     Reference Sources

   Guides and Bibliographies:

Cline, Cheryl.  Women's Diaries, Journals, and Letters: an Annotated Bibliography. New York: Garland Pub., 1989.[Ref. CT3230 .C54 1989]
Nearly 3,000 documents are annotated and indexed by profession, subject, location, and title.

The Columbia Documentary History of American Women Since 1941. Harriet Sigerman, ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003.
[Ref. HQ1420 . C65 2003].

This collection of public and private sources features an excellent bibliography of documentary collections and primary and secondary sources organized by topic.

Documents on Women, 1800-1990: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Westport, CT.: Greenwood, 1993. 2 v. [Ref. HQ1410 .H84 1993]
Selective yet comprehensive bibliography of public documents, most with annotations. Organized topically, with an extensive subject index.

Trager, James. The Women's Chronology: A Year by Year Record, from Prehistory to the Present. New York: Henry Holt, 1994. [Ref. HQ1122 .T73 1994]
Arranged chronologically, this work provides an overview of issues and events important to women's history. Includes an excellent index.

Women's Issues. Margaret McFadden, ed. Pasadena, Calif.: Salem Press, 1997. [Ref. HQ1115 .W6425 1997]
This three volume encyclopedia arranges articles alphabetically within broad subject area. Bibliographies follow articles. Includes indexes and filmography as well as a table of significant Supreme Court decisions affecting women.


    Dictionaries and Encyclopedias:

An A to Z of Feminist Theology. Lisa Isherwood, ed. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996.
[Ref. BT83.55 .A243 1996]

Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories. Lorraine Code, ed. London: Routledge, 2000. [Ref. HQ1190 .E63 2000].

Franck, Irene M. and Brownstone, David M. The Wilson Chronology of Women's Achievements: A Record of Women's History from Ancient Times to the Present. New York: The H. W. Wilson Company, 1998. [Ref. HQ1121 .F65 1998].

Harper, Judith E. Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia. New York: Routledge, 2004. [Ref. E628 +H37 2004].

Lightman, Marjorie and Lightman, Benjamin. Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women. New York: Checkmark Books, 2000. [Ref. HQ1136 .L54 2000].

Notable American Women, 1607-1950: A Biographical Dictionary. Edward T. James, ed. Cambridge, Mass., Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1971. 3 v. [Ref. CT3260 .N89]
Biographical information about 1,359 women who achieved distinction in a range of fields and who died before 1951.


Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge. New York: Routledge, 2000.
4 v. [Ref. HQ1115 +R69 2000].

Who's Who of American Women: 2004-2005.. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 2004. [Ref. CT3260 .W6 v.24].

Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia. Ana M. Martinez Aleman. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002.
[Ref. LC1569 .W66 2002].

Women's Studies Encyclopedia. Helen Tierney, ed. Westport: Greenwood Press, 1999.3 vols. [Ref. HQ1115 .W645 1999]


 II.     Indexes and Abstracts:

To obtain citations to periodical articles, use one or more of the specialized indexes listed below:

Academic Search Premiere - Online is a multi-disciplinary database featuring several databases related to Women's Studies, including the American Humanities Index (1975 - present).

Feminae: Medieval Women & Gender Index.

First Search - Online feature several relevant databases such as Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI*).

New York Times Historical Index - Online
(1851- 2001)

Women's Studies Index. Boston: G.K. Hall & Co., 1989- 2001 [Per. HQ1180 .W65]
Citations to more than 80 women's studies journals and popular magazines for women. Interfiled subject and author index.


 III.    Internet Resources:

American Women's History: A Research Guide

Documents of the Women's Liberation Movement (Duke U.)

Social Science Information Gateway: Women's Studies

Women and Gender Studies Web Sites (Association of College & Research Libraries)

Women's Studies Resource Sites (U. Maryland)

Worcester Women's History Project



   



   
   
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
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