Women's Studies
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Background Information
Encyclopedias and other Reference Works
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women : Global women's issues and knowledge
HQ 1115 R69 2000 Info Commons Reference
The best encyclopedia of its kind. Very comprehensive and scholarly.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History (Available only to UA students, faculty and staff)
Includes over 650 biographies of influential women throughout history and over 600 articles covering topics such as history, religion, law, health, culture, and much more.
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society (Available only to UA students, faculty and staff)
This online encyclopedia includes entries covering various topics with a focus on gender, including popular culture, body image, health, crime, gender identities, politics, race, family, religion, science, and more.
Encyclopedia of Women in the American West (Available only to UA students, faculty and staff)
This online encyclopedia includes articles about women in the American West from the mid-1800s to the present. In addition to hundreds of biographies, topical areas include agriculture and ranching, arts & letters, education, entrepreneurs, law, pioneers, religion, and women's organizations. Also includes "The Chronology of America and Its Women."
Women's Studies Encyclopedia (Available only to UA students, faculty and staff)
Covers all aspects of women's studies -from the sciences; literature, arts, and learning; history, philosophy, and religion.
Black Women in America, second edition (Available only to UA students, faculty and staff)
Selected as a 2006 ALA/RUSA Outstanding Reference Source, a 2005 Booklist Editor's Choice, and a 2005 Choice Outstanding Academic Title, this online reference work includes nearly 600 entries with biographies and topical articles.
Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Culture - HQ1170 E53 2003 Main Reference
An interdisciplinary and transhistorical multi-volume work with large research articles and bibliographies.
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Encyclopedia
Resource for information about many aspects of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender culture. Users can search by keyword, or move through the thematic sections offered, such as literature or the arts.
Handbook of American Women's History - HQ1410 .H36 2000 Info Commons Reference
Important events, organizations, and figures in U.S. women's history.
Women's Issues - HQ1115 .W6425 1997 Info Commons Reference
A 3-volume collection of articles focusing on contemporary women's issues in the U.S. and Canada.
Other Background Resources
WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites Links to Archives, Art & Film, Culture, Education, Health, History, Lesbian Sites, Philosophy, Politics, & Science & Technology. Maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resources Sites Activism, arts and humanities, girls, health, international, net info, religion, science, sexuality, women of color.
FeministCOM Selected list of resources by topic; activism, arts & humanities, girls, health/reproductive rights, publications, violence, technology, organizations, women's studies.
Women's Studies Database (University of Maryland) Conference information, film reviews, gender issues, employment, government,calls for papers, reference, syllabi.