Research Guides: Women’s and Gender Studies

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Women’s and Gender Studies Reference Items

The following are recommended Reference titles available on the 3rd floor of Steely Library.

These are suggestions only and do not reflect the full range of materials that may be useful to you. For additional assistance, Ask Steely Library!

Gender and Education: An Encyclopedia
REF LC 213 .G425 2007
Two volumes. "The entries in this work cover the breadth of topics related to gender and education. They provide reference information on the history and condition of gender and education from elementary to high school. Entries cover such topics as: alternative schools, historically black colleges and universities in the United States, military colleges and academies, private and public single-sex and co-educational schools, literacy, mathematics achievement, women's centers, teacher interactions with girls and boys, affirmative action in U.S. higher education, sororities and fraternities, educator sexual misconduct, expectations of teachers for boys and girls, heterosexism and homophobia, bullying, harassment, and violence among students, salaries of male and female educators, school choice and gender equity, disabled students and gender equity, Title IX and school sports, black feminism, womanism, and queer theory." (Amazon.com)
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender
REF HQ1115 .E43 2001
Examines sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender.
International Encyclopedia of Women
REF HQ1115 .R69 2000
Examines global women's issues and knowledge.
Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
REF HQ1190 .E63 2000
Handbook of American Women’s History
HQ1410 .H36 2000
Women’s Studies Encyclopedia
REF HQ1115 .W645 1989
Examines women’s studies as related to science, literature, art, history, philosophy and religion.
Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues
REF RA778 .G39 2002
Examines health, hygiene and diseases among women.
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide
REF HQ1115 G74 2003
Examines women’s issues and social conditions in Europe, Asia, Africa, South and Central America and North America.
From Suffrage to the Senate: America’s political women
HQ1236.5.U6 S32 2006x
An encyclopedia of leaders, causes and issues.
Chronology of Women Worldwide
HQ1121 .C617 1997
Examines people, places and events in women’s history. Contains more than 1,500 entries.
Historical Dictionary of Feminism
REF HQ1115 B65 2004
A part of the Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements series.
Credo Reference Books
On-line reference books covering a wide-array of subjects, including women’s studies and feminism

The Women’s and Gender Studies Research Guide is maintained by Rob Zai. Suggestions and comments are welcome.