Women's Studies & Feminist Theory
Finding Scholarly Articles on Women's Studies Topics
The databases and journals listed below are good starting points for research in a broad range of women's studies topics. If you would like help with searching a specific database or journal, or help with databases in general, please do not hesitate to ask a librarian.
Recommended Databases
- GenderWatch (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowAcademic, grey, and popular literature supporting research in LGBTQ studies; family studies; gender and women's studies; 1970-present.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowInterdisciplinary, full-text scholarly articles, books, and primary sources. Coverage back to the first issue of journals; embargo on some current content. Library subscribes to the following archival databases: All Arts & Sciences (I-IV); Ecology and Botany I; Health & General Sciences; and Life Sciences.
- Gender: Identity and Social Change (Adam Matthew) This link opens in a new windowPrimary sources documenting gender roles and relations 19th century-present. Including: women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, the body, the family, and government and politics.
- Archives of Sexuality and Gender This link opens in a new windowPrimary sources including: newsletters, manuscripts, government records, organizational papers, correspondence, posters, etc.
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new windowScholarly, popular, and trade articles from 1975-present in all fields. (Partially paid for by INSPIRE: Indiana's Virtual Library.)
- Women and Social Movements, International (Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new windowWomen and Social Movements, International is a landmark collection of primary materials. Through the writings of women activists, their personal letters and diaries, and the proceedings of conferences at which pivotal decisions were made, this collection lets you see how women’s social movements shaped much of the events and attitudes that have defined modern life.
- Women and Social Movements in the United States (1600-2000) (Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new windowPrimary sources and documents of women in social movements in the U.S.
- History of Feminism This link opens in a new windowCovers the subject from 1776-1928 including primary and secondary resources, books, and journal articles.
- Project Muse This link opens in a new windowFull-text scholarly articles in arts & humanities and social sciences.
- LGBT Thought & Culture This link opens in a new windowBooks, articles, and archival materials documenting political, social and cultural movements, 20th century-present.
- North American Women's Letters and Diaries (Alexander Street Press) This link opens in a new windowCollection of women's diaries and correspondence spanning more than 300 years.
Journals Carried by IUPUC
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