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Reference Resources
Title Location
Women in World History Reference Coll : HQ1115 .W6 1999
The almanac of women and minorities in American politics Reference Coll : HQ1236.5.U6 M3778 1999
American women Reference Coll : E747 .A69
American women : who they are & how they live Reference Coll : HQ1421 .A486 1997
A concise glossary of feminist theory Reference Coll : HQ1115 .A53 1997
The dictionary of feminist theory Reference Coll : HQ1115 .H86 1995
Dictionary of feminist theologies Reference Coll : BT83.55 .D53 1996
Encyclopedia of American women and religion Reference Coll : BL2525 .B45 1998
Encyclopedia of feminist literary theory Reference Coll : PN98.W64 E53 1997
Encyclopedia of women's associations worldwide Reference Coll : HQ1883 .E53 1993
A feminist dictionary Reference Coll : HQ1115 .K73 1985
Index to women of the world from ancient to modern times Reference Coll : CT3202 .I73 1970
The international who's who of women Reference Coll : CT3235 .I58
The political participation of women in the United States : a selected bibliography, 1950-1976 Reference Coll : Z7961 .S74
Statistical handbook on women in America Reference Coll : HQ1420 .T34 1996
Statistical record of women worldwide Reference Coll : HQ1150 .S73 1991
U.S. working women : a databook Reference Coll : HD6093 .U5 1977
Where women stand : an international report on the status of women in over 140 countries, 1997-1998 Reference Coll : HQ1154 .N39 1997
Women and politics worldwide Reference Coll : HQ1236 .W6363 1994
Women and the military : an encyclopedia Reference Coll : U21.75 .S54 1996
A Women's thesaurus : an index of language used to describe and locate information by and about women Reference Coll : Z695.1.W65 W65 1987
The world's women, 1995 : trends and statistics Reference Coll : HQ1154 .W95 1995
The World who's who of women Reference Coll : HQ1123 .W65


Title Description
Contemporary Women's Issues Provides citations to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets are easily accessible. Coverage: 1992 - Present. Updated weekly.
Social Sciences Abstracts "This source indexes about 400 English-language periodicals in a wide variety of subjects related to the Social Sciences including sociology, family studies, public administration, social work etc. Articles from about 100 of the journals indexed are available full text." Coverage: February 1983 to the present. Updated monthly.
Humanities Abstracts "H.W. Wilson's Humanities databases cover nearly 400 English language periodicals in the diverse subject areas of the humanities. Among the disciplines included are literature and language, history, philosophy, archaeology, classical studies, folklore, gender studies, performing arts, history, religion and theology." Coverage: Astracts, March 1994 - present. Fulltext, January 1995 - present (96 titles).
Women Writers Online Women Writers Online presents all of the texts from the Women Writers Project currently available online, covering a period from 1400 to 1850.
New York Times Historical
Searchable full image of every page of the New York Daily Times and New York Times including all advertisements. Covers 1851-2001.
General Databases These databases cover a broad range of subjects and may also be useful for your research.


Videos/Multimedia Items
Title Location
Women serving religion Media Coll : BL458 .W6585 1995
In women's hands : the changing roles of women Media Coll : F1408 .A6 1993 volume 5
Battle for the minds Media Coll : BV676 .B37 1997
Behind the veil--nuns Media Coll : BX4200 .B54 1991
Blind justice Media Coll : HQ1122 .B54 1993
Body politics In Process--Ask at Reference Desk
Dreamworlds 2 : desire/sex/power in music video Media Coll : PN1992.8.M87 D73 1995
From danger to dignity : the fight for safe abortion Media Coll : HQ767.5.U5 F765 1995
Half the kingdom Media Coll : HQ1172 .H34 1989
In women's hands : the changing roles of women Media Coll : F3508 .I4 1993
The life and times of Rosie the riveter Media Coll : D810.W7 1987
Mary Silliman's war Media Coll : CT275.F5586 B83 1993
Masai women Media Coll : DT443.3.M37 .M375 1990
Men and women working together Media Coll : HD6053 .M46 1990
Men and women differences In process--ask at Reference Desk
Not a bedroom war : new visions of leadership for woman Media Coll : HQ1106 .G56 1993
Not for ourselves alone : the story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony Media Coll : HQ1412 .N67 1999
One woman, one vote Media Coll : JK1896 .O54 1995
A reputation: the rape of Artemisia Gentileschi In Process--Ask At Reference Desk
A room of one's own Media Coll : PR6045.O72 Z475 1980
Sexual stereotypes in media : superman and the bride Media Coll : P96.S5 S49 1993
Slim hopes : advertising and the obsession with thinness Media Coll : BF697.5.B63 S54 1995
Still killing us softly : advertising's image of women Media Coll : HF5822 .S74 1987
Women in medicine Media Coll : R692 .W65 1993
Women and disease Media Coll : RA778.A2 .W65 1991
Women and Islam Media Coll : HQ1784 .W64 1994
Women artists : the other side of the picture Media Coll : N8354 .W66 1999
Women gold medal winners Media Coll : GV721.5 .W65 1988
Women in Islam Media Coll : HQ1170 .W65 1991
Women in politics Media Coll : HQ1236 .W64 1993
The Women of Hull-House Media Coll : HV4196.C4 W6 1992
Women's rights : finding a voice Media Coll : HQ1154 .W885 2000
The Women's vote Media Coll : HQ1236 .W655 1988
The Wonderful horrible life of Leni Riefenstahl Media Coll : PN1998.3.R54 M84 1993


Journals
  • Journal of feminist studies in religion
  • Journal of women's history
  • Ms.
  • Signs
  • The Women's review of books


Web Resources
Women's Studies Concentration Home Page
4000 Years of Women in Science Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Feminist.com Women's Studies and Women's Issues Resources
Feminist Majority Foundation Feminist Gateway

Status of Women in the States
2002-2003

Women Writers: A Literary Magazine for and by Women Writers


About the Images
Images of the following women appear on this page. See if you can find them. For help, click the name to see an individual image of the woman. To read about the woman, click the book.


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