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Women's Studies Information Sources

Articles

    Best Sources for this Subject

  Feminist Periodicals
    2001-Present
Reprints on a quarterly basis the table of contents pages of over 150 magazines and journals, from academic journals such as Signs and Feminist Studies to special interest periodicals on women of color, art, law, health care, lesbian issues, and women around the world. Since many international and grassroots titles are not indexed in standard sources, FEMINIST PERIODICALS is the best key to their contents -- an invaluable aid for researchers scanning the current literature.

    Find Articles in Other Databases

  Academic Search Premier Available in Full Text 
    1975-current
Good interdisciplinary coverage of women's studies. Database details. Help with this database
  General OneFile (formerly Infotrac) Available in Full Text 
    1980-current
Good interdisciplinary coverage of women's studies. Database details..
  LexisNexis Academic Available in Full Text 
Excellent source for news / current issues. Database details..
  OmniFile Full-text Mega Edition Available in Full Text 
    Indexing 1984-present, Full-text 1994-present
Good interdisciplinary coverage of women's studies. Database details..
  Project MUSE Available in Full Text 
    Mid-1990s to present
Includes titles on women's history, music, religion, etc. Database details..
  ViVa: Index to Women's History Articles
International bibliography covers 180 journals.

    Print Indexes

  Feminist Periodicals
    2001-Present
Reprints on a quarterly basis the table of contents pages of over 150 magazines and journals, from academic journals such as Signs and Feminist Studies to special interest periodicals on women of color, art, law, health care, lesbian issues, and women around the world. Since many international and grassroots titles are not indexed in standard sources, FEMINIST PERIODICALS is the best key to their contents -- an invaluable aid for researchers scanning the current literature.

Primary Source Materials

    Digital Collections

  American Periodicals Series Available in Full Text 
    1740-1900
Digital images of pages from 1000 titles published between 1740 and 1900. Database details..
  Discovering American Women's History Online
Database that includes links to digital collections of primary sources (photos, diaries and letters, oral histories, etc.).
  Everyday Life & Women in America Available in Full Text 
    1800-1920
Resource for the study of 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes. Database details.
  Gerritsen Collection: Women's History Online Available in Full Text 
    1543-1945
Books and periodicals on women's issues in the United States and Europe. Database details..
  North American Women's Letters & Diaries Available in Full Text 
150,000 pages of diaries and letters by 1,325 women. Database details..
  Women and Social Movements in the United States, Scholar's Edition Available in Full Text 
    1600-2000
History of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. Database details.

    Local Collections

  Albert Gore Research Center
  Microtext Subject Guide: Women's History

Selected Resources

    Book Reviews

  ChoiceReviews Online Available in Full Text 
    1988-Current
Fulltext for reviews published in Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries. Limited to 1 simultaneous user. Database details

    Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

  Routledge International Encyclopedia of WomenIn Print 
Location: 1st Floor - Reference 305.403 R76
  Women's Studies Encyclopedia
Over 700 signed articles by scholars in a wide range of disciplines. Database details..

    Statistics & Data

  GenderStats
  Statistical Abstract
Online version of the print Statistical Abstract of the United States
Location: (Print) - Reference 317.3 Un3s

    Videos & Films

  Women's Audio Visuals in English
Lists documentary, experimental, and feature film and video productions by and about women.

Websites

    Academic Department

  MTSU Women's Studies Program

    Blogs, Listservs & Discussion groups

  The Second Wave and Beyond

    Internet Guides

  American Women Through Time
Timeline that links specific events and time periods with about 800 relevant online sources (diaries, letters, interviews, photographs).
  WSSLinks: Women and Gender Studies


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