Women's and Gender Studies Resources at LSU Libraries



This annotated resource guide covers the following information: REMEMBER:Women's Studies is interdisciplinary so for complete coverage check the sources in related disciplines.


ONLINE CATALOG SEARCHING

LSU Libraries catalog has a new interface. The most effective way to do subject searching is in the advanced search mode. Enter the sample subject searches below in the subject search box BUT before clicking on search, scroll to the bottom of the page and in the match on box select exact content. Here are some examples of subject and word or phrase searching (new terminology for keyword searching) to try:

subject= feminism United States word or phrase= comparable worth
subject = women in literature word or phrase = womens liberation
subject = sex role word or phrase = domestic violence
subject = afro american women word or phrase = black women
subject = women social reformers word or phrase = women and writers
subject = sexual harassment word or phrase = women and science
subject = pay equity word or phrase = gender and law


Searching Hints: Try your terms both as subject and word or phrase(new terminology for keyword searches).

Consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings.
This multivolume set is located at the Middleton Reference Desk. Ask to use it or ask a reference librarian for further assistance. Library of Congress subject headings have not and do not always use terms commonly used in the discipline of Women's Studies, so you have to be creative. You may also check this book for suggestions:

Women in LC's Terms: a Thesaurus of Library of Congress Subject Headings Relating to Women

Z 695.1 W65 D53 1988

Try using AND in your word or phrase search.
If doing a word or phrase search with two or more terms without AND, the system looks for that as a PHRASE. Insert AND between the terms if you do not retrieve a large result.

Try your search without mentioning women.
For example: searching for material on physicians in general might yield items that discuss women physicians but the subject heading "women physicians" may not have been given to the work.

For further help searching the Online Catalog see the Using the Online Catalog Search Guide.


BOOK LOCATIONS

Because women's studies is so interdisciplinary, resources are located throughout the library at various call numbers pertaining to women in each area. HOWEVER, there are two areas of the call number system that do have many books on feminism and women's studies. They are the HQ1000s and the Z7960s. The HQs are books and journals on feminism and the Z7960s contain bibliographies on this topic which you can use these resources as a quick way to locate many citations on your topic.

Reference books represented by the prefix REF in front of the call number are also located in those call number ranges unless otherwise indicated. In Reference the Zs are in the back corner by the windows and the HQs are in the middle of the reference stacks. In the circulating collection, the Z7960s are on the 2nd floor in room 241. The HQs are on the third floor.




BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES

The Biography and Genealogy Master Index is an electronic index to biographical materials found in thousands of reference books. This is an excellent, time-saving source to locating this information. Some additional suggested materials include:

Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America

REF E 185.96 F2 1997
Eleven-volume set which is organized by subjects, including business and professions, music, and social activism, among others.


Index to Women of the World from Ancient to Modern Times

REF Z 7963 B6 I73
Indexes women in biographical sources, many of whom may not be found in traditional biographical indexes. Gives dates, occupations and references. (1970 ed. and 1985 supp.)


Larousse Dictionary of Women

REF HQ 1115 L37 1996

Notable Black American Women

REF E 185.96 N68 1992
2-volume set which includes detailed essays on over 800 entries including topics and organizations pertinent to African American women. Includes historical chronology of events, bibliography, index by occupation, and name index.


Women in Particular: An Index to American Women

REF HQ1412 H47 1984
Index to biographical sources that lists women in five groupings: field and career, religious affiliation, ethnic and racial characteristics, geographical locations, and alphabetical.


Women's Diaries, Journals, and Letters

REF Z 7963 B6 C55 1989
Annotated bibliography of the published private writings of women in English, French, Spanish, German, and Portuguese. Includes indexes by profession, subject, location, and title of work.


The World Who's Who of Women

HQ 1123 W65, 11th ed.



ELECTRONIC SOURCES

Internet Subject Guide for Women's and Gender Studies
This page is a collection of internet sites on women, gender and topics of interest in Women's and Gender Studies.
URL: http//www.lib.lsu.edu/soc/women/index.html

Journals and Indexes in Women's and Gender Studies
This page list useful indexes, abstracts and electronic journals.
URL: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/soc/women/journals.html



GENERAL SOURCES

ABC-CLIO Companion to Women's Progress in America

REF HQ 1410 F76 1994
Contains brief entries on events, organizations, subjects and women in American history.


Dictionary of Bias-free Usage

REF PE 1460 M26 1991
Guide to bias-free writing followed by 5000 entry dictionary that defines the biased nature of the entries and offers alternative choices to use. Very useful because it not only addresses sexist language but also identifies prejudicial terms based on a person's race, age, sexual orientation, disabilities, ethnic origin, or belief system.


Encyclopedia of Feminism

REF HQ1115 T87 1986
One volume encyclopedia of feminist terms, organizations, and people.


A Feminist Dictionary

REF HQ1115 K73 1985
A word book that defines words central to women's lives and/or the women's movement. Each entry comprised of quotes by women. 70-page bibliography included.


A Glossary of Feminist Theory

REF HQ 1190 A53 1997

Historical Dictionary of Feminism

REF HQ 1115 B65 1996
Brief entries on people, events, terms, movements, etc.


Introduction to Library Research in Women's Studies

Z7961 S42 1985 (Located on Second Floor, Stack Area)
Guide to library research in this discipline that discusses the basics of research and gives annotated lists of general, multi-disciplinary, and specialized bibliographies and indexes. Includes chapters on other formats such as periodicals, microform, online databases, etc.


The New Quotable Woman

REF PN 6081.5 N49 1992
Quotations by women accessible by subject or by woman.

Womanwords:a vocabulary of culture and patriarchal society

REF HQ1115 M54 1989
Traces the history of words commonly used to refer to women or women's lives. Explores the interconnections of stereotypes throughout history.


Women's Desk Reference

REF HQ1236.5 U6 F73 1993
A-Z encyclopedia covering the whole spectrum of women's concerns (social, legal, medical, psychological, and other issues) and the key people, organizations, works and events associated with them. Includes citations for further reading and cross-references to related topics.


Women's Studies: a Guide to Information Sources

REF Z 7961 C37 1990
A bibliographical guide to resources such as organizations, films, periodicals, reference works, etc.


Women's Studies Encyclopedia

REF HQ1115 W645 1989
Three-volume encyclopedia that covers women in science and the social sciences, literature, the arts, learning, history, philosophy, and religion.


Women's Issues

REF HQ 1115 W6425 1997
Three-volume encyclopedia of contemporary and historic issues, terms, people, events, etc. of interest to women.



HEALTH SOURCES

Encyclopedia of women's health issues

RA 778 .G39 2002 (Located on Fourth Floor, Stack Area)

Handbook of women's health: an evidence-based approach

RA 778 H225 2001(Located on 4th Floor, Stack Area)
A handbook focusing on a variety of women's health issues including the psychosocial health of women through the life cycle, medical care during pregnancy, breast cancer screening and coronary heart disease to name a few.


The New A to Z of Women's Health

REF RA 778 A494 1995
Written in plain English, this encyclopedia gives substantive descriptions of basic obstetrical and gynecological terms, as well as general medical terms and feminist health folklore.


The New Our Bodies, Ourselves

RA 778 N67 1992
Originally published in 1972, this book covers all aspects of women's health in readable English.



HISTORY SOURCES

Chronology of Women's History

REF HQ1121 O47 1994
Lists some of the landmarks in women's history from 20,000 BC to 1993. Events are grouped into 10 categories within each time period covering all aspects of women's lives. Includes name and subject index and bibliography.


Encyclopedia of Women's History in America

REF HQ 1410 C85 1996
Brief descriptions of people, events, and organizations in American women's history. Includes limited citations for futher research on each entry, a detailed bibliography at the end, and a combined subject-name index. Also includes the full text of 34 important documents in women's history, including "Ain't I a Woman?" and Roe v. Wade.


Handbook of American Women's History

REF HQ 1410 H36 1990
Encyclopedic summary of terms, events, and people in American women's history. Each entry includes bibliographic reference for further research.


Milestones: a Chronology of American Women's History

REF HQ 1140 W434 1997

Women in American History: a Bibliography

Z 7962 .H37 (Located on Second Floor, Stack Area)
Two volume annotated bibliography of sources published from 1963-1976 on women in the U.S. and Canada from colonial times to the present. Includes subject and name indexes.


Women in Western European History

REF Z 7961 F74 1982
Multi-volume bibliographical listing of sources on western European women from antiquity to the twentieth century. Includes subject, name, and author indexes.


The Women's Chronology:a year-by-year record from prehistory to the present

REF HQ 1122 T73 1994
More than 73,000 events are described in chronological order, from pre-history to 1993, and within each date are grouped in 29 subject areas. Includes combined subject-name index.


Women's Movements of the World: an international directory and reference guide

REF HQ 1883 W63 1988
Guide to the current status of women's issues and organizations worldwide. Includes overview essays of each country and names, addresses, membership, and aims and objectives of each organization.


Women's World: a Timeline of Women in History

REF HQ 1122 F69 1995



INDEXES, ABSTRACTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES IN PRINT FORMAT

Anthologies By and About Women: an analytical index

REF HQ1111 .C35
Indexes English language anthology entries in all disciplines. Comprised of several indexes: subject/genre, keyword, contributor and author, and compiler of anthologies. Also lists tables of contents for each anthology indexed.


The Chicana Studies Index:twenty years of gender research, 1971-1991.

REF Z 1361.4 C457 1992
Subject, author, and title index to approximately 1150 journal articles, book articles, books, dissertations, and reports on the Chicana experience from 1971-1991.


Feminist Research Methods:an annotated bibliography

REF Z 7963 F44
A bibliography of articles in various fields where the research was conducted from a feminist perspective.


Journal of Women's History Guide to Periodical Literature

REF Z 7962 F57 1992
Index to periodical literature from 1980-1990. The work is organized by subject and includes a lengthy introduction on the discipline of women's history.


Lesbian Periodical Index

HQ 75.6 U5 P68 1986(Located on Third Floor, Stack Area)
Indexes 42 lesbian periodicals between 1947-1985 that are rarely indexed elsewhere. Arranged by author and subject with separate sections for lesbian writings, book reviews, and visual art.


United States Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990

REF HQ 1410 H85 1993
Two volume bibliography of government publications on women.


Women: A Bibliography of Bibliographies

Z 7961 A1 B34 1986(Located on Second Floor, Stack Area)
Annotated list of bibliographies on women and women's issues world-wide. Covers books and journal articles, as well as pamphlets, microforms, and machine-readable databases.


Women Studies Abstracts(1972-1999 only)

REF Z7962 W65
Quarterly abstracting of many journal publications which do not appear in mainstream humanities and social science indexes.


Women's Studies Index(1989-1991 only)

REF HQ 1180 W68
Annual index of predominantly but not exclusively North American women's journals, including popular, feminist, lesbian, and scholarly publications.



STATISTICAL SOURCES

Statistical Handbook on Women in America

REF HQ1420 .T34 1996
Statistical charts and tables compiled from census and other data on women's lives in America. Includes statistics on demographics, employment and economic status, health, and social characteristics of women's lives. A similar work for worldwide statistics is at the Reference Desk.


Statistical Record of Women Worldwide

REF HQ 1150 S73 1995
Statistical charts and tables on women's lives throughout the world. Covers topics such as attitudes and opinions, business and economics, crime, domestic life, health, and education.


Women's Atlas of the United States

REF G 1201 E1 G5 1995
Contains maps and statistics dealing with women.
Various statistical sources on the web are listed on the Statistics subject guide at URL: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/soc/stats.html


AFRICAN-AMERICAN SOURCES

African American Women: A Biographical Dictionary

REF E 185.96 A45 1993

African-American Women: A Selected Bibliography of LSU Resources

URL: http://www.lib.lsu.edu/soc/women/aawomen.html
A list of books within the LSU Libraries on African-American women.


Black Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook

REF E 185 B56 2001

Black Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia

REF E 185 .86 B542 1993

Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America

REF E 185.96 F2 1997
Eleven-volume set which is organized by subjects, including business and professions, music, and social activism, among others.


Notable Black American Women

REF E 185.96 N68 1992
2-volume set which includes detailed essays on over 800 entries including topics and organizations pertinent to African American women. Includes historical chronology of events, bibliography, index by occupation, and name index.


Women of Color and Southern Women: A Bibliography of Social Science Research, 1975 to 1988 (Located in Women's and Gender Studies, Himes 238)

Z 7964 U49 W637 1988

Women of Color in the United States: A Guide to the Literature

Z 7964 U49 R4 1989(Located on Second Floor, Stack Area)
Lists scholarly books, journal articles, book chapters and dissertations from 1975-1987 on African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic-American, and Native American women.



INTERNATIONAL SOURCES

Encyclopedia of women's associations worldwide: a guide to over 3,400 national and multinational nonprofit women's and women-related organizations

REF HQ1883 .E53 1993

A Thematic Guide to Documents on the Human Rights of Women

REF K 644 A35 T44 1995

Women's Movements of the World: An International Directory and Reference Guide

REF HQ 1883 W63 1988 (Located on Third Floor, Stack Area)



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