Liaison Librarian to Women's Studies Program: Mary Molineux, 757-221-3076
Sociology, psychology, health, education and human rights. Articles and other material from journals, books, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies on women in over 150 countries. No Full Text. 1992 – present.
Women's studies and the areas of sociology, history, political science & economy, public policy, international relations, arts & humanities, business and education. Indexes more than 2,000 periodical sources. Full Text Linking. 1972 - present.
Swem has a number of other databases that are multidisciplinary. Two of the most useful are
Materials held by hundreds of libraries in the U.S. and a few abroad. Books, websites, computer programs, films, slides, journals, magazines, papers, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, videotapes; over 57 millions records. No Full Text. Before 1000BC – present
Associations
Encyclopedia of Women's Associations Worldwide: A Guide to over 3500 National and Multinational Non-profit Women's and Women-Related Organizations. Jacqueline K. Barrett, Editor. Detroit: Gale, 1993. Ref HQ1883 .E53 1993
National Women's Studies Association
Women's Studies Programs, Departments, and Research Center Worldwide
Bibliographies
Biography
Biography and Genealogy Master List
Encyclopedia Britannica Profiles - Women
Encyclopedia of Women's Autobiography. 2 vols. Victoria Boynton and Jo Malin, eds. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2005. Ref HQ1185 .E63 2005
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. 17 vols. Anne Commire, ed. Waterford, CT: Yorkin, 1999. Ref HQ1115 .W6 1999
Women in Science, Math, and Technology
See Reference Department for specialized biographical sources of women in business, anthropology, literature, art, music, psychology, education, science; women of different ethnic and racial groups; women in other countries.
Careers and Education
Women's Studies' Program - College of William & Mary
Career Opportunities for Women's Studies Majors
Dissertation Fellowships in Women's Studies
Graduate Programs in Women's Studies
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender, 2 v. Editor-in-chief, Judith Worell. Ref HQ1115 .E43 2001
Encyclopedia of Women's History - About.com
Feminsim: A Reference Handbook. Judith Harlan. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1998. Ref HQ1410 .H365 1998
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide. 6v. Editor-in-chief, Lynn Walter. Ref HQ1154 .G74 2003
International Encyclopedia of Women. 4 v. Cheris Kramarae and Dale Spender, General Editors. Ref HQ1115 .R69 2000
History
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Chronology of Women Worldwide: People, Places, Events that Shaped Women's History. Lynne Brakeman, Editor. Ref HQ1121 .C617 1996
Historical Dictionary of Feminism by Janet K. Boles, Diane Long Hoeveler. Ref HQ1115 .B65 2004
History of Women in the United States. Doris L. Weatherford, General Editor. Ref HQ1410 .H58 2004
Women in World History. 17v. Ref HQ 1115 W6 1999
Women's History - Timeline
Resource Pages
International Gender Studies Resources
Women's Studies Librarian's Website ( University of Wisconsin)
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Site
Women's Studies Section (Association of College and Research Libraries)
Women's Studies Core Books (Association of College and Research Libraries--Women's Studies Section)
Primary Sources
African-American Women Writers of the Nineteenth Century
American Memory, Library of Congress - Women
American Women's History: A Research Guide
In the First Person (Use the subject search)
New York Public Library Digital
Primary Sources in Women's History
Many diaries, letters, official documents, etc. are available in academic and large public libraries, state libraries, and historical societies. Be sure to check these out by logging on to their individual websites, including Swem's own Special Collections Division . See Martha Barksdale (1899-1974) Papers as an example of the kind of materials available.
