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Women's & Gender Studies

Major Research Tools

  • Index

    Coverage: 1992-present.

    Indexes journals, newsletters, and research reports on women and women's issues.

Other Suggested Research Tools

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    A country-by-country examination of national policies concerning induced abortion. From the Population Division of the United Nations.

  • Index

    Coverage: 1986-present

    Index of English language materials on African women, including books, articles, government documents, theses, conference papers, and videos. In most cases, only brief bibliographic citations are provided, but a few citations include links to full text.

  • Data
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    Data and research reports on sexual and reproductive health issues, including abortion.

  • Data
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    News, data, and research reports on women in politics from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers.

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    Information on legislation and court cases on abortion, contraception, and other issues related to reproduction. Includes list of world's abortion laws, "partial-birth" abortion ban legislation by state, and U.S. budget appropriations for reproductive services.

  • Gateway

    Gateway to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States

  • Index

    Coverage: 1994-present

    Index of journal articles, book reviews, and essays about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. Covers Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.

  • Data

    A database of international gender statistics. Sources include the United Nations and the World Bank.

  • Full-text

    Encyclopedia covering the history of Jewish women. Includes thematic essays (e.g., abortion, Hadassah) as well as biographical entries.

  • Index

    Coverage: 1963-present.

    Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers in sociology.

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    Collection of oral histories documenting the activities of leaders and participants in the women's suffrage movement in the United States.

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    Gateway

    Resources, including laws and research, on domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of violence against women.

  • Index

    Publication coverage: 1975-present

    Index of articles on women's history from history and women's studies journals. Emphasis on social history, particularly labor history. From the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.

  • Index

    Index of books and articles on women's participation in political life. Produced by the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union).

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    Digitized books, manuscripts, images, magazines, and catalogs from Harvard University libraries and museums on women in the U.S. economy from 1800-1930.

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    Index

    Covers international law as it relates to women's rights and women's issues. Includes references to scholarly articles, United Nations publications, reports from non-governmental organizations, and legal cases, plus annotated links to other Web sites. From the law library at the University of Toronto.

  • Gateway

    Gateway to women's studies information on the Web with an emphasis on those sites useful for academic purposes.

  • Gateway

    Gateway to reports and statistics on gender equality and gender issues from the United Nations.

  • Gateway

    Gateway to women's studies information on the Web. From the Association of College and Research Libraries' Women's Studies Section.