journal articles

• Women's Studies International
• Web of Science
• Academic Search Premier
• JSTOR | Project Muse
• LGBT Life (scholarly & news articles)

news and alternative press sources

• Gender Watch (1974 - present)
• Alt-Press Watch (1995 - present)
• Ethnic NewsWatch (1990 - present)
• Research guide: News resources
• GRRRL zine network

• American Studies
• Cinema & Media Studies
• Sociology
• Statistics & Data

• WSS LINKS: Women & Gender Studies Web Sites
• Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Site
• Primary Sources of the Women's Movement, 1960-Present
• Journals and magazines focused on women and gender issues - Women's Studies Library, University of Wisconsin
• Feminist blogs (aggregated on one site!)

• tip: use these sources for quick overviews, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
• Women's Studies Encyclopedia
• Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
• Encyclopedia of Social Theory
• Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered History in America

tip: think of multiple keywords that describe your topic, then use them to expand your search. For example:

• (lesbian or gay or queer or homosexual) and immigration - to search for items about immigration and sexuality
• see our advanced keyword search page for help using "and" & "or"

tip: try a keyword search using key concepts in Women's Studies. For example:

• nation and gender and mexico

for items we don't own: search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

Librarians for Women's Studies

Alana Kumbier
Research & Instruction, x3372

Brooke Henderson
Collections, x3258

Course Guides

The Social Construction of Gender (Spring 2008)
Transnationalism, Migration, and Gender (Spring 2008)
Growing Up Gendered (Spring 2008)
American Health Care History (Spring 2008)
Gender, Justice, and Health (Spring 2008)
Feminist Theory and Social Movements (Spring 2008)

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources

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