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Women
Studies
Revised
by Mika Slaughter
April
2004
Databases
A
scholarly index that covers a broad range of subject areas
from humanities through science and technology. Many
of the journals that it indexes are held by Poynter Library
, plus a majority of the recent entries are delivered full-text
on-screen.
Comprehensive
guide to alternative sources of information. Coverage is
international and interdisciplinary. Indexes alternative,
radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines.
Provides alternative viewpoints on internationally significant
subjects."
| America
: History and Life |
1964 to date |
Indexes
about 2,000 journals that deal with the history of the United
States and Canada . Citation and abstract only.
Indexes
journals, research reports, and government documents that
cover women's issues globally in over 150 countries.
Many of the entries are provided full-text on-screen.
Provides
full-text coverage of subjects central to women's issues
and gender studies culled from international journals, books,
newsletters, and conference proceedings.
Covers
a core group of about 400 journals in sociology, anthropology,
geography, economics, political science, and law.
Gives citations and abstracts only.
Suggested
Periodicals
Finding
Books
To
find materials on this topic, use the subject headings "Women's
Studies," " Feminism," or "Feminist Theory" when searching
the Libraries of the USF System Online Catalog. The majority of these
works will be grouped under the classification number range
HQ1101 - HQ1890 located on the third floor of the library.
Bibliographies
| Feminism and Christian
Tradition |
BT83.55 .W34 1999 |
| Women and Aging: A Guide
to the Literature |
REF HQ1064 .U5W54 1997
|
Arranged
alphabetically by topic; individual entries are listed by
author and, in some cases, carry short annotations.
Covers the years 1980-1992. Subject and author indexes.
Biographies
| Black Women in America
|
REF E185.86 .B542 1993
|
A
combined encyclopedia with half the entries representing
individual biographies and half covering general topics
and organizations that impacted black women's lives.
Articles are signed, usually illustrated with a portrait,
and conclude with a short bibliography. Volume 2
give a chronology and a detailed 150-page subject index.
| Notable American Women,
1607-1950 |
REF CT3260 .N57 |
Modeled
on the Dictionary of American Biography (20 v. REF
E176 .D563), this title profiles over 1,800 women, the majority
of whom were excluded from the DAB . Biographies
are lengthy, signed, and carry extensive bibliographies.
Only those persons with a death date before the end
of 1950 are included. There is a classified index
at the back of v. 3. A fourth volume, subtitled The
Modern Period, covers women who died between 1951 and 1975.
| Notable Women in American
History: A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies
|
REF CT3260 .A27 1999
|
Arranged
alphabetically by name, each entry carries a biographical
sketch and a list of references to full-length biographies
of the individual. Appendices list names arranged
by year of birth, occupation, and ethnicity.
| Notable Women in World
History: A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies
|
REF CT3230 .A28 1998
|
Arranged
as the above companion volume on American women, this title
carries an additional appendix of names listed by country
of birth.
| Significant Contemporary
American Feminists |
REF HQ1412 .S56 1999
|
"Provides
biographical, analytical, and bibliographical portraits
of fifty contemporary U.S. feminists. . . Early-movement
women [e.g., Ti-Grace Atkinson] who made a lasting impression
but left little behind in the way of biographical information
have been left out." Selected general bibliography
and detailed index at the back.
| Freedom's Daughters:
The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from
1830 to 1970 |
E185 .O43 2001 |
Dictionaries
and Encyclopedias
| Companion to American
Women's History |
REF HQ1410 .C63 2002
|
A
history of women and feminism in the United States containing
bibliographical references and an index.
| Encyclopedia of Women
in the Ancient World |
REF HQ1127 .S25 2001
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| Nature of Woman: An Encyclopedia
and Guide to the Literature |
HQ1115 .W37 |
| Routledge Critical Dictionary
of Feminism and Post-feminism |
REF HQ1115 .R68 2000
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| Women in the Third World:
An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Issues |
REF HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998
|
Lengthy,
signed essays with references are grouped into topical areas,
including a large one devoted to geographical areas.
Appendices give the text of international documents (including
the Beijing Declaration, 1995) and a subject index.
| Women's Studies Encyclopedia
|
REF HQ1115 .W645 1999
|
Signed
articles, often with references, arranged alphabetically
by topic. A detailed index is at the back of volume
3; it is recommended that the student consult the index
first, since the topic headings cover multiple subject areas.
Guides
and Handbooks
| American Women |
HQ1410 .A44 2001 |
A
Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History
and Culture in the United States.
Statistics
| State of Women in the
World Atlas |
REF G1046 .E1S43 1997
|
Maps
and statistical graphs or charts illustrate 34 topical areas
grouped under three major chapter headings (World, Families,
Birthrights). Notes and subject index at the back.
| Where Women Stand |
REF HQ1154 .N39 1997
|
An
international report on the status of women in 140 countries.
Tabular and statistical information complement explanatory
text. Glossary, bibliography, and index at the back.
| Women's Atlas of the
United States |
REF G1201 .E1G5 1995
|
National
maps, accompanied by pie charts or graphs, present statistical
information on American women in seven categories (demographics,
education, employment, family, health, crime, and politics).
Descriptive text is interspersed throughout.
Notes and subject index at the back.
Business
| Breaking Through the
Glass Ceiling: Women in Management |
HD6054.3 .W47 2001 |
| Incorporating Women: A History of
Women and Business in the United States |
HD6095 .K85 1998 |
History
| Battle Cries and Lullabies:
Women in War from Prehistory to the Present |
D25.5 .D44 1998 |
| Biographical Dictionary of Ancient
Greek and Roman Women: Notable Women from Sappho to Helena
|
REF HQ1136 .L54 2000 |
| Deep in Our Hearts: Nine White Women
in the Freedom Movement |
E185.98 .A1 D44 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient
World |
REF HQ1127 .S25 2001 |
| History of the American Suffragist
Movement |
JK1896 .W43 1998 |
| History of the Wife |
HQ1206 .Y35 2001 |
| International Encyclopedia of Women's
Suffrage |
REF JF851 .H28 2000 |
| The Other Civil War: American Women
in the Nineteenth Century |
HQ1410.C44
1999 |
| Routledge Historical Atlas of Women
in America |
REF HQ1410 .P68 2000 |
| What American Women Did, 1789-1920:
A Year-By-Year Reference |
REF HQ1154 .C665 2001 |
Literature
| American Women Writers:
A Critical Reference Guide From Colonial Times to the
Present |
REF PS147 .A4 |
| American Women Writers, 1900-1945:
A Bio-bibliographical Critical Sourcebook |
REF PS151 .A45 2000 |
| Contemporary Women Poets |
REF PS151 .C67 1998 |
| Encyclopedia of British Women Writers
|
REF PR111 .E54 1998 |
Multiculturalism
in America
| A to Z of Native American
Women |
REF E98 .W8S65 1998 |
| A Shing Thread of Hope: The History
of Black Women in America |
E185.86 .H68 1998 |
| Surviving on the Gold Mountain :
A History of Chinese American Women and Their Lives |
E184 .C5L6 1998 |
Politics
| Biographical Dictionary
of Congressional Women |
REF JK1012 .F57 1999
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| Encyclopedia of Women in American
Politics |
REF HQ1236.5 .U6E53 1999 |
| From Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia
of American Women in Politics |
REF HQ1236.5 .U6S32 1999 |
| Women Rulers Throughout the Ages:
An Illustrated Guide |
REF D107 .J32 1999 |
Quotations
| Quotable Woman: The First
5,000 Years |
REF PN6081.5 .Q65 2001
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Religion
| Encyclopedia of Women
and World Religion |
REF BL458 .E53 1999 |
| Feminism and World Religions |
BL458 .F455 1999 |
| Women and Christian Origins |
BR195 .W6W63 1999 |
| Women and Redemption: A Theological
History |
BT704 .R835 1998 |
Science
and Technology
| American Women in Science,
1950 to the Present: A Biographical Dictionary |
REF Q141 .B254 1998 |
| History of Women in the Sciences:
Readings From Isis |
Q130 .H58 1999 |
| Ladies in the Laboratory?
American and British Women in Science, 1800-1900 |
Q141 .C69 1998 |
| Restoring the Balance: Women Physicians
& the Profession of Medicine, 1850-1995 |
R692 .M645 1999 |
Sports
| Nike is a Goddess: The
History of Women in Sports |
GV709.18 .U6N55 1998
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General
| Feminism |
REF
HQ1410 .H365 1998;
Index
Table K |
| Feminism: Opposing Viewpoints |
REF
HQ1421 .F46 2001;
Index
Table K |
| Good Girl Messages: How Young Women
Were Misled by Their Favorite Books |
PS374 .G55O44 2000 |
| Investing Herself: Claiming a Feminist
Intellectual Heritage |
HQ1154 .S527 2001 |
| Just Like a Woman: How Gender Science
Is Redefining What Makes Us Female |
HQ1206 .H2325 1999 |
| Neural Geographies: Feminism and
the Microstructure of Cognition |
HQ1190 .W55 1998 |
| Perspectives on Gender |
QA13 .P464 2001 |
| To Believe In Women: What Lesbians
Have Done For America : A History |
HQ75.6 .U5F35 1999 |
| What Are We Fighting For?
Sex, Race, Class, and the Future of Feminism |
HQ1190 .R87 1998 |
| When Women Ask Questions: Creating
Women's Studies in America |
HQ1181 .U5B69 1998 |
| Women and American Television |
REF PN1992.8.W65L69 1999 |
| Women and Men: Cultural Constructs
of Gender |
GN479.65 .B66 2001 |
| World Split Open: How the Modern
Women's Movement Changed America |
HQ1421 .R68 2000 |
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