Collier Library - Pathfinder

 

WOMEN’S STUDIES

 

SCOPE:  The purpose of this pathfinder is to introduce some of the resources available in Collier Library in the field of WOMEN’S STUDIES. Please note that this guide is not a comprehensive listing of sources, but is intended to be a starting point from which students can begin their research according to their specific needs.

 

The Library of Congress Class that includes WOMEN’S STUDIES is HQ.  BROWSING the following CALL NUMBERS may produce helpful titles: (For a more complete listing see <http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html>

 

HQ  1 – 2044

The Family. Marriage. Women

 

 

HQ 1101 – 2030.7

Women. Feminism

 

 

 

In the event you do not find what you are looking for by browsing, consult UNACAT, the online catalog.  The following are selected SUBJECT HEADINGS, which appear in UNACAT.

 

WOMEN

            —EDUCATION

            —EMPLOYMENT

            —HEALTH AND HYGIENE

            —HISTORY

            —SOCIAL CONDITIONS, ETC.

WOMEN ARTISTS

WOMEN ATHLETES

WOMEN AUTHORS

WOMEN'S STUDIES

(specific names of individuals)

 

Other Subject headings can be identified by using Library of Congress Subject Headings, located on the dictionary stand in the Reference Area.

 

Ø      BEGINNING RESEARCH – SELECTED SOURCES

 

Introduction and overview material

  • Encyclopedia of the American Left. "Women's Studies," pp. 892-893. [Ref  HX  86  .E58  1998]
  • The International Encyclopedia of Education "Women's Studies Programs," Vol. 11, pp. 6765-6769 [Ref  LB  15  .I569  1994]

 

Literature guides and bibliographies

  • American Women:  A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women’s History and Culture in the United States [Gov. Doc. LC 2.2:2004003166] Available on the web at <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/>
  • American Women:  A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women’s History and Culture in the United States [Ref  Z  7164  .U5  A47  2001]
  • Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times; Biographies and Portraits [Ref  Z  7963  .B6  I73] by Norma Olin Ireland
  • Introduction to Library Research in Women's Studies [Ref  Z  7961  .S42  1985] by Susan E. Searing
  • Notable Women in American History:  A Guide to Recommended Biographies and Autobiographies [Ref  Z  7963  .B6  A27  1999] by Lynda G. Adamson
  • Reader’s Guide to Women’s Studies [Ref  Z  7961  .R43] edited by Eleanor B. Amico.  Also available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
  • United States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990:  A Comprehensive Bibliography [Ref  Z  7964  .U49  H85] by Mary Ellen Huls
  • Women and the American Civil War:  An Annotated Bibliography [Ref  Z  1242  .M355  2003] by Theresa McDevitt,  Also available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
  • Women Artists:  An Historical, Contemporary, and Feminist Bibliography [Ref  Z  7963  .A75  B32] by Sherry Piland
  • Women:  A Bibliography of Bibliographies [Ref  Z  7961  .A1  B34] by Patricia K. Ballou
  • Women's Studies:  A Guide to Information Sources [Ref  Z  7961  .C37] by Sarah Carter & Maureen Ritchie
  • Women's Studies: A Recommended Core Bibliography, 1980-1985 [Ref  Z  7963  .F44  L63] by Catherine R. Loeb, Susan E. Searing & Esther F. Stineman

 

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

  • American Women Prose Writers to 1820 [Ref  PS  149  .A54] by Carla Mulford
  • Encyclopedia of American Women in Business:  From Colonial Times to the Present [Ref  HD  6054.4  .U6  K753  2004] by Carol Krismann
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Crime [Ref  HV  6046  .E56  2000]
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures [Ref  HQ  1170  .E53  2003]
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America.  Available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
  • Encyclopedia of Women in American History [Ref  HQ  1410  .E53 2001] edited by Joyce Oldham Appleby
  • Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics [Ref  HQ  1236.5  .U6  E53] by Jeffrey D. Schultz & Laura van Assendelft
  • Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World [Ref  HQ  1127  .S25 2001] by Joyce E. Salisbury
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History [Ref  HQ  1121  .O93  2008] edited by Bonnie G. Smith
  • Routledge Critical Dictionary of Feminism and Postfeminism [Ref  HQ  1115  .R68 2000] edited by Sarah Gamble
  • Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women:  Global Women's Issues and Knowledge [Ref  HQ  1115  .R69 2000] by Cheris Kramarae & Dale Spender
  • The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History [Ref  HQ  1410  .R43] by Wilma P. Mankiller.  Also available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
  • Women’s Studies Encyclopedia [Ref  HQ  1115  .W645] by Helen Tierney

 

Directories

  • Information Please Women's Sourcebook [Ref  HQ  1406  .I54]
  • The Women's Business Resource Guide [Ref  HF  54.52  .U5  W66]
  • The Women’s Business Resource Guide:  A National Directory of More than 800 Programs, Resources, and Organizations to Help Women Start or Expand a Business.  Available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)

 

Almanacs & Statistical Sources

  • Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics 2002 [Ref  HQ  1236.5  .U6  M3779] by Mart Martin.  Also available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
  • State Profiles on Women's Health [Ref  RA  408  .W65  S83] edited by Jacqueline A. Horton
  • Statistical Handbook on the American Family [Ref  HQ  536  .S727] edited by Bruce A. Chadwick & Tim B. Heaton
  • Statistical Handbook on Women in America [Ref  HQ  1420  .T34] edited by Cynthia Taeuber
  • Woman’s Almanac:  Twelve How-To Handbooks in One [Ref  HQ  1115  .I37] by Kathryn Paulson & Ryan A. Kuhn

 

Handbooks & Manuals

  • Concise Glossary of Feminist Theory [Ref  HQ  1115  .A53] by Sonya Andermahr
  • Feminism:  A Reference Handbook [Ref  HQ  1410  .H365] by Judith Harlan.  Also available as an Electronic Book (a link is provided in UNACAT to the online full text of this work)
  • Handbook of American Women's History [Ref  HQ  1410  .H36] edited by Angela Howard Zophy
  • New Harvard Guide to Women's Health [Ref  RA  778  .C2164  2004] by Karen Carlson

 

Atlases & Guidebooks

  • The Routledge Historical Atlas of Women in America [Ref  HQ  1410  .P68 2000] by Sandra Opdycke
  • State of Women in the World Atlas [Ref  HQ  1381  .S42] by Joni Seager
  • Susan B. Anthony Slept Here:  A Guide to American Women's Landmarks [Ref  E  159  .K39] by Lynn Sherr & Jurate Kazickas

 

Biographical Sources

  • Amazons to Fighter Pilots:  A Biographical Dictionary of Military Women [Ref  U  52  .A44 2003]
  • American Women in Science:  1950 to the Present:  A Biographical Dictionary [Ref  Q  141  .B254] by Martha J. Bailey
  • Ahead of Their Time:  A Biographical Dictionary of Risk-Taking Women [Ref  HQ  1123  .D86  2002] by Joyce Duncan
  • A to Z of American Women Leaders and Activists [Ref  HQ  1412  .H54  2002] by Donna Hightower-Langston
  • Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Greek and Roman Women:  Notable Women from Sappho to Helena [Ref  HQ  1136  .L54  2000] by Marjorie Lightman & Benjamin Lightman
  • Notable Women in Mathematics:  A Biographical Dictionary [Ref  QA  28  .N68] edited by Charlene Morrow & Teri Perl
  • American Women Historians, 1700s to 1900s:  A Biographical Dictionary [Ref  E  175.45  .S27] by Jennifer Scanlon & Sharon Cosner
  • Who's Who of American Women:  A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women [Ref  CT  3260  .W5  2001]
  • They Also Served:   Twenty-five Remarkable Alabama Women [Alabama  F  325  .Y45] by Mildred G. Yelverton

 

Ø      SUGGESTED DATABASES FOR LOCATING PERIODICAL ARTICLES on WOMEN’S STUDIES

 

American National Biography (online database)

In the First Person (online database)

North American Women’s Letters and Diaries (online database)

Scribner Writers Series (online database)

 

A few frequently used PERIODICALS in WOMEN’S STUDIES are:

Essence

Executive Female

Feminist Studies

Ms

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Woman’s Art Journal

Women & Health

Women’s Sports & Fitness

Working Woman

 

PERIODICAL titles held by the library can be identified by clicking the PERIODICAL HOLDINGS link under “Find Articles” on the library website at http://www.una.edu/library or by searching in UNACAT.

 

INTERLIBRARY LOAN - it is possible to borrow books or obtain copies of articles from other libraries if the material is unavailable locally.  Inquire at the Reference Desk or consult the library’s web site for policy information and request forms at: http://www.una.edu/library/about/departments/ill/.

 

HAVE A QUESTION?  ASK A LIBRARIAN.

 

RV – 09/09