Women and Gender Databases
(see also
Social Sciences and
General)
[Indexes]
[Online Books]
- Indexes to Journals and Books:
- Contemporary
Women's Issues (FirstSearch)
- Provides full-text access to global information
on women's issues, their health, and human rights
in over 150 countries. Indexes books, journals,
newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups,
government and international agencies, and fact sheets.
- GenderWatch
(ProQuest)
- (Enlarging the scope of Women 'R') is a
full-text collection of international
journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications,
special reports and conference
proceedings devoted to women's and gender issues
that are uniquely central
to women's daily lives, including family,
childbirth, birth control, daycare, domestic abuse,
work and the workplace, sexual
harassment, aging, aging parents, body image, eating
disorders and social and societal
roles. Interdisciplinary coverage of many fields.
Covers back to the 1970's.
(See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)
- LIUCat
on the Web:
- The online public access catalog of Long Island University's
six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.
- Online Encyclopedias and Books:
Biography -
History -
Literature
- ebrary (ebrary)
- Currently
offers over 25,000 full-text books, sheet music titles, maps, reports, and other authoritative documents from more
than 180 leading academic, trade, and professional publishers. The collections are particularly strong in
business, economics, education, computers, technology, science, medicine, history,
language, literature, humanities, politics, and social sciences. Publishers include The McGraw-Hill Companies,
Random House, Penguin Classics, Taylor
& Francis, Yale University Press, John Wiley & Sons, Greenwood, and more.
- Note: to use ebrary, you must first download and install the
ebrary Reader on your computer (more information).
- Elgar
Companion to Feminist Economics (Credo/xrefer)
- The first comprehensive reference work to focus on key concepts in feminist economics -
from affirmative action to women's budgets - as well as feminist economic critiques and
reconstructions of major economic theories and policy debates.
- Encyclopedia
of Sex and Gender (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Addresses issues of sex and gender at the personal and the social level; examines
issues of identity, status, class, ethnicity, race, and nation; covers sexuality and the body -
social institutions and structures of representation - changing conceptions of "the feminine",
the family and masculinity - religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, public health, economy,
society, and more.
- Encyclopedia
of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers gender differences in female and male psychology in terms of
personality, cognition, and behavior, as well as biologically based differences
and how those differences impact behavior. Includes studies of these differences
in applied settings such as education, business, the home, politics, sports
competition, and more.
- 50
Key Concepts in Gender Studies (Credo/xrefer)
- Entries reflect the complex, multi-faceted nature of gender studies across a
range of social science disciplines to encourage an understanding of the field without
sacrificing the depth of detail and critical evaluation essential to convey the ever-shifting
dynamic of debates around the issues being dealt with. Each entry includes a concise
definition, illustrations of how the concept has been applied, examples that allow a
critical re-evaluation, cross-references, and further reading suggestions.
- Key
Concepts in Feminist Theory and Research (Credo/xrefer)
- Explores the core concepts in feminist theory along with the varied ways in which these ideas
have been re-conceptualized over time through the feminist debates about equality, difference, choice,
care, time, and experience. Includes the implications of postmodernism and post-structuralism, the
significance of theoretical framework, the changing nature of language, and case studies to illustrate
the application of these concepts.
- New
Harvard Guide to Women's Health (Credo/xrefer)
- Complete information on women's health concerns, both physical and
behavioral, spanning from the first period to menopause and beyond.
Recommendations reflecting the current medical thinking cover nutrition,
cardiac health, diagnostic tests, prescription drugs, medical procedures,
autoimmune diseases, over-the-counter medications, hormone replacement
therapy, and more.
- Biography:
(See also: Biography)
- Biographical
Dictionary of Women Economists (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the lives and writings of women who made significant contributions to economics
to shed new light on the rich, but too often neglected, heritage of women's analysis of
economic issues and participation in the discipline of economics. Emphasizes those
who wrote in English but includes notable world figures too.
- Encyclopedia
of Women Social Reformers (Credo/xrefer)
- Documents the visions, struggles, and lives of women around the world
who have lead movements for social change from the 18th century to the present,
covering such topics as abolition, prison reform, peace, property rights, environmental
protection, animal rights, and more. Includes a timeline and biographical entries that
cover the childhood, education, achievements, and challenges of each woman.
- Encyclopedic
Dictionary of Women in Early American Films: 1895-1930 (Credo/xrefer)
- Profiles many of the women who were crucial to the development of film as an
industry - and as an art form - during early days of cinema. Includes those working
behind the scenes as producers or publicists, behind the cameras as writers,
directors, or editors, and in front of the lens as flappers, vamps, or serial queens.
- Notable
American Women: 1607-1950 (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the lives of exceptional women throughout three and a half centuries of
American history including artists, lawyers, reformers, educators, entrepreneurs,
physicists, writers, pioneers, presidents' ladies, film stars, and more in all areas
of endeavor, both famous and obscure.
- Notable
American Women: The Modern Period (Credo/xrefer)
- Life stories of American women who have in some way affected contemporary
American life. Includes crucial dates, ancestry, parents, education, marital status,
children, and a brief essay that focuses on each woman's life and personality, and
evaluates her career from a historical framework.
- Notable
American Women: Completing the Twentieth Century (Credo/xrefer)
- Covers the personal lives and professional achievements, set in the context
of larger historical developments, of American women from a broad spectrum of
ethnic, class, political, religious, and sexual identities whose death dates fall
between January 1, 1976 and December 31, 1999.
- Palgrave
Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography (Credo/xrefer)
- Includes broad historical coverage of women worldwide, as well as those
who have hit the headlines in recent years, such as activists from Afghanistan, Africa,
Australia, India, Mexico, the UK, and the US.
- Penguin
Biographical Dictionary of Women (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Who's
Who in Gay and Lesbian History, Routledge (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- History:
(See also: History--General and
History--United States)
- Encyclopedia
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
- Reader's
Companion to U.S. Women's History (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Women's
History as Scientists: A Guide to the Debates (Credo/xrefer)
- A comprehensive historical review of the debates surrounding women's contributions
and roles in science, with emphasis on women's access to education, training, and professional
careers. Discusses the accomplishments and struggle for acceptance from ancient Greece to the
church treatment of women during the medieval era to the 17th century debates over women's
education to the present day, covering a broad range of disciplines.
- Literature:
(See also: Literature)
- American
Women Writers: A Critical Reference Guide from Colonial Times to the Present (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Contains biographical and critical essays on 1,328 American women
writers covering all genres and all periods of American history.
- Cambridge
Guide to Women's Writing in English (Credo/xrefer)
- (See database page for description)
- Cambridge
Guide to Women's Writings in English (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- Reference guide covering women writers across the English-speaking
world (including Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the Caribbean) from
medieval times to the 20th Century. Covers authors, texts, kinds of writing, genres &
sub-genres, general terms, and large labels like "postmodernism".
- Feminism
in Literature: A Gale Critical Companion
(GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group)
- (See database page for description)
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