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PRINT RESOURCES LISTED BELOW ARE IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION OF SOJOURNER TRUTH LIBRARY ON THE MAIN FLOOR.

In addition to Reference sources, use the Our Library Catalog to locate circulating books in the Stacks. For assistance with subject headings, consult:

Women in LC's terms: a thesaurus of Library of Congress subject headings relating to women. [REF Z695.1.W65 D53 1988].

You may also want to go to the second floor and browse through the Women's Studies section [call numbers in HQ area ].

INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY

  • Black women in America: an historical encyclopedia. [REF E185.86 .B542 2005].

  • The women's movement today: an encyclopedia of third-wave feminism. [REF HQ1115.W644 2006].

  • The dictionary of feminist theory. [REF HQ1115.H86 1990].

  • Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on. [REF Q1115.E43 2001].

  • Encyclopedia of women's history in America. [REF HQ1410.C85 2000].

  • Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women 4 v. [REF HQ1115.R69 2000].

  • Through women’s eyes: an American history with documents. [REF E178.1.D84 2005].

  • Women during the Civil War: an encyclopedia.[REF E628.H37 2004].

  • Women in early America: struggle, survival, and freedom in a new world. [REF HQ1416.M395 2004].

  • Women and American Television. [REF PN 1992.8.W65L69 1999].

  • Women in the Third World. [REF HQ 1870.9.W6548 1998].

BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND GUIDES

  • The feminist movement: a bibliography. [REF HQ1121 .N66 1992 ].

  • Feminism. [REF HQ1410 .H365 1998]

  • The History of women and science, health, and technology:a bibliographic guide to the professions and the disciplines. [REF HQ1397 .H57 1993].

  • Latinas in the United States:social, economic and political aspects. [REF E184.S75 N672 1995].

Along with the sources listed above, see the Contemporary Social Issues user guide for additional bibliographies about women.

DATES AND STATISTICS

  • Chronology of women's history. [REF HQ1121.O47 1994].

  • The European women's almanac. [REF HQ1587 .S69 1992].

  • Statistical handbook on women in America. [REF HQ1420 .T34 1991].

  • The timetables of women's history . [REF HQ1121 .G74 1994].

  • The women's atlas of the United States. [REF G1201.E1 G5 1995].

  • The World's women, 1970-1990:trends and statistics.
    [REF HQ1154 .W675 1991].

  • The World's women, 1995:trends and statistics. [REF HQ1154.W675 1995].

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

  • African American women: a biographical dictionary. [REF E185.96 .A45 1993].

  • A biographical dictionary of women's movements and feminisms in Central,
    Eastern, and South Eastern Europe. [REF HQ1590.7.Z75 A336 2006].

  • Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: the Qing period, 1644-1911 [REF HQ 1767.5 .A3 B56 1998].

  • Feminists who changed America, 1963-1975.[REF HQ1412.F46 2006].

  • Native American women: a biographical dictionary. [REF E98.W8 B38 1993].

  • Notable American women, 1607-1950; a biographical dictionary. [REF CT3260.N57 1971].

  • Notable American women:the modern period: a biographical dictionary. [REF CT3260.N573 1980].

  • Notable Black American women. [REF E185.96 .N68 1992].

  • Notable Women of China: Shang dynasty to the early twentieth century. [REF HQ 1767.5 .A3 N68 2000]

  • Notable Hispanic American women. [REF E184.S75 N68 1993].

  • Who's who of American women. [REF E176 .W647].

WOMEN IN THE ARTS

  • American women writers: a critical reference guide from colonial times to the present. [REF PS14 .A4 1995].

  • Encyclopedia of African American women writers. [REF PS153.N5 E49 2007].

  • Women and music in America since 1900: an encyclopedia. [REF ML82.W625 2002].

  • Contemporary Women Artists. [REF N 8354 .C66 1999].

  • Contemporary American women poets: an A-to-Z guide.[REF PS151.C665 2002].

  • The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. [REF ML105 .N67 1994].

  • Five centuries of women singers. [REF ML400.E38 2005].

  • Women film directors: an international bio-critical dictionary. [REF PN1998.2 .F67 1995].

HEALTH ISSUES

  • Handbook of girls' and women's psychological health. [REF HQ1206.H2383 2006].

  • The new Harvard guide to women's health. [REF RA778.C2164 2004].

  • Encyclopedia of women's health issues. [REF RA778.G39 2002].

WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE

  • The ABC-CLIO companion to women in the workplace. [REF HD6095 .S34 1993].

  • Affirmative Action. [REF HF 5549.5 .A34 E39 1999].

  • American political women: contemporary and historical profiles. [REF HQ1236.S74 1980].

  • Encyclopedia of American women in business: from colonial times to the present.[REF HD6054.4.U6 K753 2005].

  • Handbook on women workers: trends and issues. [REF HD6093.H35 1993].

  • International women in science: a biographical dictionary to 1950. [REF Q141.H2167 2001].

  • Outstanding women athletes: who they are and how they influenced sports in America. [REF GV697.A1 W69 1992].

  • Women in chemistry and physics: a biobibliographic sourcebook. [REF QD21.W62 1993].

  • The women's business resource guide. [REF HF54.52.U5 W66 1994].

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Women's Studies Abstracts [Ref HQ1101 .W64]
Social Sciences Index [Ref AI3 .S61]
Sociological Abstracts [Ref HM1 .S67]
Humanities Index [Ref AI3 .H8]

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Center for the American Women and Politics
Maintained by Rutgers University, this site focuses on women and their relationship to politics. In addition to publications and newsletters, at the bottom of the page is a link to other sites on the web pertaining to women and politics. http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
This site has biographies of women from throughout the world, divided by field of activity including art, business and finance, education, law, literature and poetry, psychology, social services/activism, and many more. You can also search by name. Additionally, there are links to a long list of sites pertaining to women. http://www.DistinguishedWomen.com

Femina for Women
Femina is a search engine to locate sites on the web pertaining to Women's Issues. It is divided into major subject headings, such as arts and humanities, business and finance, education, health and fitness, media and publications, and more. Each subject heading has subheadings within it. http://www.femina.com/

Gender Related Mailing Lists
Gender-Related Electronic Forums is an annotated, frequently-updated, award-winning listing of publicly-accessible electronic forums (also known as "e-mail lists") related to women or to women-focused gender issues.  http://userpages.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/forums.html

Internet Resources for Women's Studies
This site consists of a list of sites for those interested in women's studies. Links include the National Organization for Women, feminist activist resources, the National Women's History Project, guides to lesbian resources on the Internet, and more. http://www.wellesley.edu/Internet/women.html

Kay VanderGrift's Special Interest Page
This site offers topics for research and discussions in the areas of children's literature and feminist studies;especially useful links to primary sources and VanderGrift's Snow White web site. http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/special/kay/

National Museum of Women in the Arts
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, preserving, acquiring, and researching art by women and by educating the public concerning their accomplishments.  

National Women's Studies Association 
This organization helps to educate and offer professional support in the field. http://www.nwsa.org/

University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian
This site includes publications pertaining to women's studies, including a quarterly journal, bibliographies, and more. It also provides links to other resources, arranged by subject, including health, history, politics, sports, statistics, and much more. http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/

Women's History Collection
These documents are part of the American Memory Project, sponsored in part by the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/browse/ListSome.php?category=Women's%20History

Women's Studies Resources compiled by Karla Tonella for the University of Iowa. http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/wstudies