Selected Resources for:
Women’s & Gender Studies

America: History & Life   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=ahl

1954- .

Primary index to research in American and Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Limit by language, time period, and document type (articles, collections of articles, books, and dissertations).

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Contemporary Women's Issues   

http://0-search.rdsinc.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/texis/rds/sessions?userid=gtown_law&products=CWI

1992- .

Indexes more than 2200 publications (books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets). Full-text sources provide information dealing with women's issues in over 190 nations. Includes book reviews.

GenderWatch   

http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=U0ZEPTImU01EPTYmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTM4M0Q@&clientId=5604

1970s- .

Publications focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas and include academic and scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government, non-governmental organization and special reports. The database provides in-depth coverage of subjects that are central to women's lives as well as topics on the impact of gender and gender roles.

Historical Abstracts   

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1450- .

Primary index to materials for research in non-U.S./non-Canadian history, including social and cultural history. Includes abstracts (summaries) of journal articles. Covers world history from 1450 to the present.

Humanities Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=HUMFT

1984- .

Provides citations to the major scholarly English-language journals in humanistic disciplines (including history and literature). For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective .

LGBT Life with Full Text   

http://0-search.ebscohost.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&profile=ehost&defaultdb=qth

Index to the world's literature regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues. This database contains indexing and abstracts for more than 80 LGBT-specific core periodicals. Includes some full text.

Social Sciences Full Text   

http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=SSFT

1985-

Indexes the major scholarly journals in the social sciences, including public policy, since 1983. For prior years, use Humanities & Social Sciences Index Retrospective.

Women Studies Abstracts  

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/record=b1364813~S4

Index to scholarly literature written about women, including book and media reviews. Often includes bibliographic essays. Identifies and annotates special issues of journals and reports.

Location: Ref. Z 7962 .W65

Women's Almanac  

Issue-oriented source of current and historical statistics, chronologies, biographical sketches, and organization listings, divided into two sections (US women and world women). Includes histories of women by US state.

Location: Ref. HQ 1101 .W7562 2002

Gay and Lesbian Atlas  

Location: Ref. HQ 76.3.U5 G355 2004

Women's Atlas of the United States  

Analyzes the demographic characteristics of the female population and offers state-by-state comparisons of such subjects as education, income, health, political participation, and crime.

Location: Ref. G 1201 .E1 G5 1995

Chronology of Women Worldwide: People, Places & Events that Shaped Women's History  

Location: Ref. HQ 1121 .C617 1997

Chronology of Women's History  

Worldwide coverage of landmarks in women's history from 20,000 B.C. to 1993. Entries for most years are organized around the following categories: General Status and Daily Life; Government, Military, and the Law; Literature and Visual Arts; Performing Arts and Entertainment; Athletics and Exploration; Activism; Business and Industry; Science and Medicine; Education and Scholarship; and Religion.

Location: Ref. HQ 1121 .O47 1994

Historical Dictionary of Feminism  

A dictionary of terms related to the history of feminism and the feminist movement. Includes a chronology of events significant to feminism and an extensive bibliography.

Location: Ref. HQ 1115 .B65 2004

Routledge Companion to Feminism and Postfeminism  

Brings together concepts from the feminist movement as they have been redefined over the past century. Part I of the volume provides an overview of feminism's history and cultural context with 15–20-page essays on topics such as the development of feminist thought, "Feminism and the Developing World," and "Feminism and Popular Culture." Part 2 offers 2–3-paragraph dictionary entries about key themes, terminology, and major figures in feminism.

Location: Ref. HQ 1115 .R68 2001

American Masculinities: A Historical Encyclopedia  

A single-volume collection of over 250 short, signed articles. Subjects covered include: arts, literature, and popular culture; body, health, and sexuality; class, ethnic, racial and religious identities; concepts and theories; family and fatherhood; general history; signs and symbols; leisure and work; movements and organizations; people; political and social issues.

Location: Ref. HQ 1090.3 .A453 2003

Companion to Gender History  

Location: Ref. Z 7961 .C37 1990

Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories  

http://0-site.ebrary.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/lib/georgetown/Doc?id=10070673

Multidisciplinary resource focusing on second-wave feminist theory since the 1960s in the English-speaking world. Entries are signed and include a "references and further reading" list.

Location: Ref. HQ 1190 .E63 2000

Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America  

Location: Ref. HQ 76.3.U5 E53 2004

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World's Cultures  

Four introductory chapters provide overviews of several broad topics related to sex and gender studies. These chapters are followed by individual articles that focus on sex and gender issues in specific cultures. Extensive bibliographies are provided at the end of each article.

Location: Ref. HQ 16 .E53 2003

Encyclopedia of Women and Gender : Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender  

Two volumes. More than 100 articles of substantial length. Covers broad topics of women and gender, arranged alphabetically by topic. Perspective is social and psychological. Outlines, glossaries, cross references, and bibliographies are provided for each article.

Location: Ref. HQ 1115 .E43 2001

Encyclopedia of Women's Health  

Location: SCIENCE Ref. RA 778 .E5825 2004

Encyclopedia of Women's History in America  

Highlights people, significant events, organizations, legislation, court cases, and issues affecting women. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of one to five titles. Useful appendix offers the complete texts of 39 documents ranging from requests for and objections to women's suffrage, to Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman," to full-text reports from relevant US court cases and recent legislation.

Location: Ref. HQ 1410 .C85 2000

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide  

A six-volume work divided into geographic areas: Asia and Oceania; Central and South America; the Middle East and North Africa; North American and the Caribbean; Sub-Saharan Africa. Each volume is further divided into countries and then the following subtopics: education, employment and economics, family and sexuality, health, politics and law, religion and spirituality, violence, and an outlook for the 21st century.

Location: Ref. HQ 115 .G74 2003

Men & Masculinities: A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia  

A collection of over 400 short, signed articles covering terms, concepts, and biographies. Emphasis is on United States.

Location: Ref. HQ 1090.3 .M436 2004

Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History  

400 articles by more than 300 historians and feminist pioneers (e.g., Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, Wilma Mankiller, Letty Cottin Pogrebin) covering both historical and contemporary questions and the histories of women of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds—all from a strongly feminist perspective. Arranged alphabetically by topic (no biographical entries).

Location: Ref. HQ 1410 .R43 1998

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture  

Location: Ref. HQ 76.96 .R68 2006

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge  

http://0-site.ebrary.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/lib/georgetown/Doc?id=10061012

Four-volume resource addressing the concerns of women and the theory and practice of feminism worldwide, with entries for ideas, regional topics, and actions rather than for individual women. Articles are signed and include a "references and further reading" list.

Location: Ref. HQ 1115 .R69 2000

Women's Studies Encyclopedia  

http://0-site.ebrary.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/lib/georgetown/Doc?id=10017897

Signed articles on “women’s contributions to literature, art, science, learning, philosophy, religion, and their place in history.” Article-end references suggest sources for more detailed information or for different perspectives.

Location: Ref. HQ 1115 .W645 1999

Women's Studies: A Guide to Information Sources  

Cites relevant sources of information about women and women's studies issues world-wide. The book is divided into three sections. The first section cites general sources of material; the second section cites relevant material by geographic region; and the third section provides sources of information by subject.

Location: Ref. Z 7961 .C37 1990

Companion to Gender Studies  

Location: Ref. Z 7961 .C37 1990

Feminism: A Reference Handbook  

Provides a brief history of U.S. feminism; a chronology of 20th-century feminist events; biographical sketches; a detailed review of feminist issues; useful charts and statistical tables; a directory of feminist organizations; and an annotated bibliography of key print and nonprint resources including journals, websites, films, and documentaries.

Location: Ref. HQ 1410 .H365 1998

Handbook of American Women's History  

Provides short articles on significant people, events, concepts, books and periodicals, and organizations in the history of American women. Each signed article contains definitions, historical significance, and a brief bibliography. The introduction provides a selective bibliography of established sources in women's studies, including reference works, monographs, and collections of primary sources.

Location: Ref. HQ 1410 .H36 2000

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era  

Location: SCIENCE Ref. RA 778 .N49 2005

Core Lists in Women's Studies  

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/ACRLWSS/

Maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries, the lists include only those books (currently in print) that a library supporting an undergraduate or master's degree in Women's Studies should own. Updated each January.

Women's Movement: References and Resources  

An annotated bibliography on the women's movement in the United States. Includes entries on the history of the feminist movement, women's biography, feminist discourse, and other issues.

Location: Ref. Z 7963 .S9 R93 1996

GEORGE   

http://catalog.library.georgetown.edu/

Check for books on your topic in GEORGE, the library's catalog. Search by keyword, author, title, or subject heading. To find a book by topic, search by Library of Congress Subject Headings, keywords, or try looking up a title you know and click on "Find Similar Items" to search by the subject headings listed in the book's catalog record.

Library of Congress Catalog  

http://catalog.loc.gov/

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution and serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world. An unparalleled world resource, the collection holds more than 138 million items, including more than 32 million cataloged books and other print materials in 470 languages; more than 61 million manuscripts; the largest rare book collection in North America; and the world's largest collection of legal materials, films, maps, sheet music and sound recordings. The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. To make use of its resources as a Georgetown affiliate, consult GU-LC Connection. General information for researchers appears at LC's Researchers page.

WorldCat   

http://0-newfirstsearch.oclc.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/autho=100161383;dbname=WorldCat;screen=advanced;done=http://www.library.georgetown.edu;FSIP

WorldCat is a catalog consisting of over 100 million records for books and other materials in over 60,000 libraries. NOTE: Available only to Georgetown University students, faculty, and staff. A publicly accessible version is available at http://www.worldcat.org/.

WRLC Catalog  

http://catalog.wrlc.org/

The catalog of the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC): George Washington, American, Catholic, George Mason, Gallaudet, and Marymount Universities, the University of the District of Columbia, and Georgetown University. Georgetown students may borrow directly from WRLC libraries or request items via the WRLC Catalog.

American FactFinder  

http://factfinder.census.gov

1990-

Includes data sets for the Decennial Censuses for 1990 and 2000, the Decennial Supplementary Survey, the American Community Survey (1996-), the Economic Census for 1997 (2002 Economic Census Advance Reports are scheduled to be released Jan. 2004) and 2002 Population Estimates. Population topics include: aging, disability, education, gender, income and employment, origins and languages, poverty, race and ethnicity, relationships, transportation and veterans. Housing information includes physical and financial characteristics. The Economic Census includes statistics on business and industry, foreign trade and government.

Location: Older Census materials are often available in print or microfilm. Most Census 2000 materials do not have print equivalents. Ask for help at the Reference Desk.

Historical Census Browser  

http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/collections/stats/histcensus

Data from the U.S. census, 1790-1960.

World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics  

Demographic statistics and trends for women worldwide. Excerpts are available online. The report follows up on progress made since the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women.

Location: Ref. HQ 1154 .W95 2000

LexisNexis Statistical  

http://0-web.lexis-nexis.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/statuniv

Provides access to statistics produced by the U.S. government, major international intergovernmental organizations, professional and trade organizations, commercial publishers, independent research organizations, state government agencies, and universities. Includes American Statistics Index (ASI) back to 1973 and Index to International Statistics (IIS) back to 1983.

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U.S. Dept. of Labor Women's Bureau  

http://www.dol.gov/wb/

Information from the US government agency concerned with working women.

Women Watch  

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

Maintained by the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality, this site is an Internet portal to information on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system. The "News and Highlights" and "News Archives" detail current and past projects of the multi-agency network.

Feminism and Women's Studies  

http://feminism.eserver.org/index.html

Provides links to information, articles, and discussion lists about activism, gender and sexuality, health, history, links, women's studies programs, theory, and women in the workplace. A part of EServer, a collectively managed scholarly Web site that publishes a diverse body of literature, art, and scholarship (journals, essays, theory) and that disseminates information of use to scholars (e.g., calls for papers).

Librarian's Index to the Internet: Women  

http://lii.org/search/file/women

The Librarian's Index to the Internet is a directory of websites that have been vetted by librarians. The "Women" subsection includes links to resources about biographies, education, online periodicals and journals, quotations, and statistics, to name a few.

Women's Studies Online Resources  

http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/

Emphasizes Web sites of interest to academic women's studies programs, furnishing an annotated, topically divided directory of women's studies Web resources links to women- or gender-related discussion lists; a list of women's studies programs and research centers worldwide; and financial aid and career opportunity Web sites for women. Award-winning site maintained by the University of Maryland Baltimore County's Women's Studies Program.

Women's Studies Programs, Departments, & Research Centers  

http://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/programs.html

Part of the UMBC women's studies site, providing hundreds of links to women's studies programs, departments, and research centers worldwide. Note the links to specialized programs (e.g., graduate-level, lesbian & gay studies).

WSSLINKS (Women's Studies Section Links: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites)  

http://www.libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/

Provides access to a wide range of resources in support of women's and gender studies. Maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

Center for American Women and Politics  

http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/

Provides up-to-the-minute information and analysis on the developing women's political movement. Offers timely and accurate summary information, specific demographic and political data on individual officeholders, and a picture of the trends and context in which women's political history is being made.

Early Modern Women Database  

http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/LOCAL/emw/emw.php3

Maintained by librarians at the University of Maryland. Provides links to Web resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. Materials range from bibliographic databases to full-text resources, images, and sound recordings. Most of the resources are freely accessible.

Feminist Theory Website  

http://www.cddc.vt.edu/feminism/enin.html

Provides "research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions and struggles around the world." The three main sections are: 1) various fields within feminist theory (e.g., body studies, post-colonialism, radical feminism, environment, law); 2) different national/ethnic feminisms; and 3) information about individual feminists. Offers a selective bibliography for each of the 31 fields of feminist theory; course syllabi; descriptions of current projects by feminists; and hundreds of links to pertinent websites.

gender Inn  

http://www.uni-koeln.de/phil-fak/englisch/datenbank/e_index.htm

Hosted at the University of Cologne, gender Inn is a searchable database providing access to over 8,300 records pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature. Available in English and German.

People with a History: An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans History  

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/

Located at Fordham University, the Internet Sourcebooks consist of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use. Organization of web resources is historically geographical (Ancient Egypt, Early Modern Europe, North America, etc.) See also NUMBER for the LGBT Internet Sourcebook.

Voice of the Shuttle: Gender and Sexuality Studies  

http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2711

The Voice of the Shuttle (VoS) is an extensive directory of web links in the Humanities maintained at the University of California at Santa Barbara. The Gender and Sexuality Studies subsection of VoS includes Women's Studies & Feminist Theory, Queer Studies, Men's Movements & Men's/Masculinity Studies, Cybergender & Techgender, and Sexual Harassment, Assault, and Abuse.

Voices of Feminism Oral History Project  

http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/vof/vof-intro.html

1950- .

Part of the Sophia Smith Collection in the Women's History Archives at Smith College, the project provides transcripts of interviews with labor, peace, and anti-racism activists; artists and writers; lesbian rights advocates; grassroots anti-violence and anti-poverty organizers; and women of color reproductive justice leaders. Voices of Feminism "documents the persistence and diversity of organizing for women in the United States in the latter half of the 20th century. Interviews average 5-6 hours and cover childhood, personal life, and political work."

WAVE: Women's Audiovisuals in English  

http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/WebZ/initialize?sessionid=01-62346-640148959&reinit=true&next=NEXTCMD%7Fcurrentsearch?sessionid=01-62346-640148959%7F&active=3&dbchoice=1&dbname=WAVE&style=WAVE

Lists documentary, experimental, and feature film and video productions by and about women. Topics include: Health, Violence Against Women, History, Media/Body Image, Sexuality, Literature, Race/Ethnicity/Culture, Religion, and Work/Careers.

Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement  

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/

Scanned and transcribed from original documents held in Duke University's Special Collections Library, this online archival collection documents various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, focusing specifically on the radical origins of the movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

National Archives and Records Administration  

http://www.archives.gov/

The site contains documents and information routinely available to the public as well as those released under FOIA.

Internet Women's History Sourcebook  

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html

Maintained at Fordham University, the Internet Sourcebooks consist of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use. Organization of web resources is historically geographical (Ancient Egypt, Early Modern Europe, North America, etc.) See also NUMBER for the LGBT Internet Sourcebook.

RefWorks  

http://0-www.refworks.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/refworks

RefWorks is an online research management, writing, and collaboration tool designed to help researchers gather, manage, store, and share information and generate citations and bibliographies.