Reference Sources

Books

Periodical Articles

Web Sites

Reference Sources

The following sources are available in the Reference Collection. Most of the sources listed are specific to women. General sources in various subject areas are not listed in most cases, but should be considered as they provide additional material.

GENERAL

• Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women Ref. HQ 1115 .R69 2000 v.1-4
• Statistical Abstract of the United States Ref. HA 202 .S797
• Statistical Record of Women Worldwide Ref. HQ 1150. S73 1991
• Women's Issues Ref. HQ 1115. W.6425 1997
• Women's Studies Encyclopedia Ref. HQ 1115 .W645 1989

BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

• The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time Ref CT3202.F395 1996
• A - Z of Native American Women Ref. E 98 .W8 S65 1998
• African American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Ref E185.96.A45 1993
• American Women: The Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation Ref E747.A69 1935-1940
• American Women Managers and Administrators: A Selective Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Leaders in Business, Education, and Government Ref HC102.5.A2L37 1985
• American Women of Nursing Ref RT34.Y7 1965
• Biographies of Representative Women of the South (6 vols. 1861-1938) Ref CT3260.C6
• Black Women in America Ref E185.86.B542 1993
• Black Women in American History Ref E185.86.B543 1990
• Book of Women Ref CT3203. G74 1992
• Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women Ref E185.96.F2 1996
• The First Ladies Ref E176.2.K48 1979
• Lesser-Known Women: A Biographical Dictionary Ref CT3234.W65
• Notable American Women Ref CT3260.N57
• Notable Black American Women Ref E185.96.N68 1992
• Outstanding Women Athletes Ref GV697.A1W69 1992
• New Quotable woman PN6081.5 .Q65 1992
• Presidents' Wives Ref E176.2.W35 1989
• Prominent Women of Georgia Ref F285.N49
• Who's Who of American Women Ref E176.W647
• Women Anthropologists: Selected Biographies Ref GN20.W64 1989
• Women in Higher Education Ref. LC 1569 .W66 2002
• Women in Medicine Ref. 692 .W545 2002
• Women in Sociology Ref HM22.U5W66 1991

HISTORY AND CULTURE

• ABC/CLIO Companion to Women in the Workforce Ref HD6095.S34 1993
• Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics Ref. HQ 1236.5 U6 M3778 1999
• Chronology of Women Worldwide Ref HQ1121.C617 1997
• A Dictionary of American Social Change Ref H41.F5 1982
• Encyclopedia of Women's History in America Ref HQ1410.C85 1996
• From Suffrage to the Senate: an Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics Ref. HQ 1236.5 U6 S32 1999
• Gender Roles Ref HM253.B43 1990
• Liberty's Women Ref HQ1412.L52
• Milestones: A Chronology of American Women's History Ref HQ1410.W434 1997
• Women and Folklore Ref GR470.D4 1983
• FEMINISM/WOMEN'S STUDIES/WOMEN'S ISSUES
• Abortion Decisions of the Supreme Court, 1973 Through 1989: A Comprehensive Review with Historical Commentary Ref KF3771.A7D78 1990
• Abortion Decisions of the United States Supreme Court (by decades) Ref KF3771.A52A26
• Encyclopedia of birth control Ref. HQ766 .E52 2001
• Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues RA 778 .G39 2002
• Equal Rights Amendment KF 4758 .A1 E6
• European Women's Almanac Ref HQ1587.S69 1992
• National Women of Color Organizations Ref HQ1904.H47 1991
• Sexual Harassment in Employment Law Ref KF3467.L56 1992
• Spouse Abuse: An Annotated Bibliography Ref HV6626.E53 1986
• Women's rights in international documents K644 .W66 1991

WOMEN IN THE ARTS AND LITERATURE

Art:

• Women Artists in the United States Ref N6536.W66 1990
• Contemporary American Women Sculptors Ref NB212.W37 1986
• North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century Ref N6503.N67 1995
• Women Artists in America Ref N43.C64
• Women Artists in America II Ref N6536.C52

Music:

• Women Composers Ref ML390.J37
• Women Composers, Conductors, and Musicians of the Twentieth Century Ref ML82.L46
• Women in American Music Ref ML128.W7R6
• Women in Music Ref ML105.H6

Literature:

• Afro-American Women Writers, 1746-1933: An Anthology and Critical Guide Ref PS508.N3A36 1988
• American Women Prose Writers, 1820-1870 PN 500.5 D37 v.239 2001
• American Women Writers Ref PS147.A4
• American Women Writers: Bibliographical Essays Ref PS147.A44
• American Women Writers, 1900-1945 PS 151 . A45 2000
• American Women Writing Fiction: Memory, Identity, Family, Space Ref PS374.W6A46 1989
• Articles on Women Writers 1960-1975: A Bibliography Ref PR111.S37
• A Bibliographical Guide to African-American Women Writers Ref PS153.N5J67 1993
• Black American Women in Literature Ref PS153.N5G57 1989
• Contemporary Southern Women Fiction Writers: An Annotated Bibliography Ref PS261.R458 1994
• A Dictionary of British and American Women Writers 1660-1800 Ref PR113.D5 1985
• Encyclopedia of British Women Writers Ref PR111.E54 1988
• Feminist Companion to Literature in English Ref PR111.B57 1990
• A Guide to Twentieth-Century Women Novelists Ref PR888.W6W44 1997
• Modern American Women Poets Ref PS151.G63 1984
• Modern American Women Writers Ref PS151.M54 1991
• Modern Women Writers Ref PS374.W6M63 1994
• Personal Writings by Women to 1900: A Bibliography of American and British Writers Ref PS147.D38 1989
• Victiorian Women Poets Ref. PN 500.5 D537 v. 199 1999
• Women in Southern Literature: An Index Ref PS261.W64 1986
• Women and Mass Communications Ref P94.5.W65L45 1991
• Women Writers in the United States: A Timeline of Literary, Cultural and Social History Ref PS147.D38 1996
• Women Writers of Great Britain and Europe Ref PN471.W565 1997
• Women Writers of the Contemporary South Ref PS261.W65 1984
• Women's Words: The Columbia Book of Quotations by Women Ref PN6084.W6B47 1996

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

• The Political Participation of Women in the United States: A Selected Bibliography, 1950-1976 Ref Z7961.S74
• Woman in America: A Guide to Information Resources Ref Z7964.U49T45
• Women: A Bibliography of Bibliographies Ref Z7961.A1B34
• Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research Ref HQ1421.W637 1988
• Women in America: A Guide to Books Ref Z7964.U49H3
• Women in Perspective: A Guide for Cross-Cultural Studies Ref Z7961.J33
• Women's History Sources: A Guide to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States Ref Z7964.U49W64
• The Women's Rights Movement Ref Z7964.U49K75

Books

Browse these call numbers in the Reference and Circulating collections:

• Family HQ500's
• Child Development HQ750's
• Family Planning HQ760's
• Feminism HQ1115-1500's
• Women's Studies HQ1180's

WOMEN and SOUTHERN LITERATURE

Periodicals & Indexes

Indexes and abstracts available in print or in electronic format allow subject access to articles in scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers. Consult the reference librarian for advice on choosing indexes and abstracts most appropriate to your topic.

• Women Studies Abstracts, a quarterly publication which abstracts articles and indexes other material in some 35 journals specific to women's studies and feminism, is available from 1972-present. This resource is housed in the West Wing, West Wall on top of the wall-mounted shelves on the right as you face Clarke Street.
• Academic Search Complete Full-text database covering many topics and discplines, including women's issues.
• Research Library ProQuest Another full-text, multi-disciplinary database covering women's studies and many other topics.
• American Periodical Series Full-text of hundreds of 18th and 19th century magazines, fully searchable. A number of nineteenth century women's publications are available in this database.

• A unique collection of diverse literature (essays, fiction, journals, etc.). It also provides a search tool to allow searches by author, title, and genre.

• Homepage for the non-profit organization which provides access to information and services concerning sexual activity, reproduction and family planning. Good source for statistics relating to these issues worldwide.

• Web guide for beginning researchers that covers around 30 subject areas of US women's history, such as African Americans, Native Americans, Jewish women, historic periods, sexuality, women's rights, and women scientists.

• Site linking to women's studies programs in the United States with web sites.

Breast Cancer Information Center

• Information about breast cancer from articles, fact sheets, etc., plus links to other on-line information resources on breast cancer. Hosted by the Feminist Majority.

• Scholarly archive of e-text editions of poetry by British and Irish women written (not necessarily published) between 1789 (the onset of the French Revolution) and 1832 (the passage of the Reform Act). Unversity of California at Davis project. Texts are drawn from UC--Davis Library's Kohler Collection of British Poetry, housed in the Department of Special Collections.

• Huge list of women writers with links to available web sites, bibliographies, e-texts, etc.

• Database of current and past women office holders and candidates with demographic and political information on officeholders. Includes an examination of trends and movements in politics, a newsletter, fact sheets, and a directory of Women's PACs and Donor Networks.

• Links to course materials, a searchable bibliography, online articles, book reviews, databases, and images. Hosted by the University of Kentucky.

• Digital collection of materials drawn from radical organizations of the women's movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s, held in Duke University's special collections.

• Archive of biographical information, excerpts from primary resources, and images detailing the women's suffrage movement in Britain. Developed by Spartacus International, a teacher's cooperative that publishes low-cost educational materials.

• Brief introductions and bibliographies on topics relating to feminist theory, such as Post-Colonialism, Psychology, Body Studies, etc. Sections are written by scholars and specialists from around the world and the site is available in English, French and Spanish.

Guide to Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections

• Provides links to women's studies archives by geographic location with brief annotations about the holdings of each archive listed.

• An ongoing project to collect and make available all existing data about all professional Christian women in Europe between 500 and 1500 C.E. Both textual and material sources, primary and secondary, are included although the database is primarily comprised of unpublished archival evidence.

• Bibliography on women, sexuality, and gender (including  masculinity and male homosexuality) during the Middle Ages. Indexes more than 300 journals as well as many essay collections. A work in progress, all years of coverage (1994) are still incomplete.

• Includes an online tour with the museum's founder, an extensive table of contents, links to high-quality illustrations of artworks plus essays about selected artists. In addition, the site allows the viewer access to resources in the museum's impressive library and research center including special collections, reference materials, and bibliographies.

• Text of the newsletter from 1995 to current. Keyword searchable.

• Database of over 13,000 records representing the work of over 4,200 women writing on aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, history of philosophy, and philosophy of mind, of science, of art, and of many other subjects.

• Text of the newsletter from 1995 to current. Keyword searchable.

• Database of over 13,000 records representing the work of over 4,200 women writing on aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, logic, metaphysics, history of philosophy, and philosophy of mind, of science, of art, and of many other subjects.

SAWNET:South Asian Women's NETwork

• Organized collection of links and information about South Asian women's issues.

• Archive of primary resources written by British women of the 19th century. Includes novels, poetry, drama, letters, etc. Maintained by Indiana University.

ViVa: a bibliography of women's history in historical and women's studies journals

• Index to women's and gender history articles in over 100 scholarly journals in history and women's studies published 1975 to the present. Database presently cites over 5,500 articles in Dutch, English, French, and German.

• Educational site listing a growing number of women writers with brief biographical information, links to other sites, bibliography of important materials on the writer, and a list of works by the author. Many entries have been contributed by undergraduate and graduate students rather than by scholars in the field, but for basic introductions this site is a nice starting place. Hosted by the University of Minnesota.

• Links to women's studies resources by subjects. Look under such headings as archives, art and film, education, culture, health, history, philosophy, science and technology, etc. Developed by the Women's Studies Section Collection Development Committee of the Association of College and Research Libraries.

• Travelogues of eighteen travelers of Irish, German, Scotch, English, and French origin. Selected by Mary Halnon to form a more complete and varied picture of the life of American women during this time than can be found in Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. Writings are organized both by date and by topic.

• Bibliographic database currently indexing hundreds of titles of recent works concerned with women in politics. Provides bibliographic references to books, reports and journal articles on all aspects of women's participation in political life worldwide.

• Created by Adriana Craciun (Univ. of Nottingham), this site includes a variety of US, British, Canadian, and European links to texts and Web sites devoted to individual writers and issues. Craciun divides the resources into six sections: Electronic Texts by Women Writers; Annuals, Anthologies and Gift Books; Contemporary Responses to Women Writers; Electronic Text Archives; Cultural and Visual Resources; and Related Web Sites.

• Resources on women's issues worldwide. Includes news, articles, event announcements, etc. Organized by the Institute for Global Communications, an international human rights organization.

• Links to bibliographies, discussion groups, services, collections, etc. Hosted by the University of York Library.

• Site offering bibliographies, core lists of books, links to women's studies programs, services and resources, and other information. Maintained by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian.

Women's Studies Resources Database

• Database containing collections of conference announcements, calls for papers, and employment opportunities, as well as a picture gallery, and a significant number of government documents. Keyword search or browse by type of material (e.g., course syllabi, conferences, etc.). Also offers a Women's Studies Reading Room, with links to on-line papers, articles, books, poetry, etc. Hosted by the University of Maryland.WSSLinks Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
WSSLinks contains annotated links describing Internet-accessible resources, including World Wide Web pages, interest groups, search engines, electronic journals, and newsletters.