VGCC Library Services: HUM 150-American Women's Studies: General Resources

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women studies
gender studies
women history
sex roles
gender roles
feminism

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Women's Studies Books

See the following resources for selected ebooks on women's studies. To search for more, search our electronic resources and/or online catalog.

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The American Women's Almanac by Deborah G. Felder
ISBN: 9781578596362
Publication Date: 2020-02-01
Illustrates the important events and figures surrounding the suffrage movement; literature, art, and music; business leaders and breakthroughs; political history and office holders; advances in science and medicine; and other vital topics.
American Women's History: a Very Short Introduction by Susan Ware
ISBN: 9780199328338
Publication Date: 2015-05-01
Recognizes women as a force in American history and, more importantly, tells women's history as American history.
Opinions Throughout History: Gender: Roles & Rights by Micah Issit (Editor)
ISBN: 9781682179512
Publication Date: 2018-08-01
Discusses the complex issues of gender roles and gender rights throughout history, and includes content beginning with excerpts from the 1777 New York Constitution and ending with 2018 documents significant to the #MeToo Movement.
So Here I Am by Anna Russell; Camila Pinheiro (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781781318270
Publication Date: 2019-02-05
Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation.
Women's Studies: The Basics by Bonnie G. Smith
ISBN: 9781135093891
Publication Date: 2013-02-11
Sets out the main agendas of women's studies and feminism, exploring the global development of the subject over time, and highlighting its relevance in the contemporary world.

Women's Studies Videos

Women's Studies Publications Online

Selected women's studies periodicals from the library's databases. Find more by using the Journal & Ebook Finder

Bitch Magazine (2006-present)
Popular magazine of social commentary and opinion covering feminism and popular culture.
Feminist Review (1999-1 year ago)
Peer-reviewed journal that includes academic articles, experimental pieces, visual and textual media, interviews, short stories, poems and photographic essays.
Gender & History (1998-1 year ago)
Examines changing conceptions of gender, and maps the dialogue between femininities, masculinities and their historical contexts.
Gender Issues (1990-1 year ago)
Peer-reviewed journal covering research on the relationships between men and women; on similarities & differences in socialization, personality, & behavior; & on the changing roles of women around the world.
Journal of Gender Studies (1993-18 months ago)
Interdisciplinary journal publishing articles relating to gender from a feminist perspective.
Journal of International Women's Studies (2001-present)
Scholarly publication providing international coverage and analysis of women's studies, with particular respect to the relationship between theory and activism.
Journal of Women's History (Winter 1995-1 year ago)
Articles and review essays of historical work by women.
Sex Roles (1995-1 year ago)
Multidisciplinary journal with a feminist perspective that explores how gender organizes people’s lives and their surrounding worlds.
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture & Society (1990-1 year ago)
Interdisciplinary journal of women and society that addresses diversity issues involving race, class, sexual preference.
Women's Studies (1972-18 months ago)
Articles, review articles, poetry, short fiction, film and book reviews of scholarship and criticism about women in the fields of literature, history, art, sociology, law, political science, economics, anthropology and the sciences.
Women's Studies Quarterly (2001-6 months ago)
Peer-reviewed journal that combines contemporary developments in feminist theory and scholarship with essays, poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and the visual arts.

Women's Studies Databases

ABC-CLIO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Collection of ebooks covering history and literary criticism. Includes large a collection of slave narratives.
Academic Video Online (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Wide-ranging collection of over 70,000 streaming videos covering a wide range of subject areas. Types of videos include documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, newsreels, and more. Available films include Oscar, Emmy, and Peabody-winning titles.
Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Features current full text and pertinent backfile coverage of topics relevant to women around the world, including civil rights, health, education, professional development, and entrepreneurship. (Formerly Gale Contemporary Women's Issues)
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Credo Reference offers online access to 1,250 reference books covering all major academic disciplines. (If you see an error when trying to access Credo Reference, refresh the page or use a different browser.)
Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly ebook titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete This link opens in a new window
Scholarly ebook titles supporting student and faculty research, and general nonfiction on topics such as school & studying, career development, arts & leisure, and practical life skills.
eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Over 26,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online. For tutorials and other help on using EBSCO ebooks on different computers and devices, visit the eBooks on EBSCOhost support page.
eBooks on EBSCOhost This link opens in a new window
Over 26,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online. For tutorials and other help on using EBSCO ebooks on different computers and devices, visit the eBooks on EBSCOhost support page.
Feature Films for Education This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 750 full-length feature films. This stand-alone collection from Infobase includes current and hard-to-find movies, including dramas, literary adaptations, blockbusters, classic films, science fiction, animation, Oscar-winners, and more.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Thousands of high quality videos on business & economics, health & medicine, humanities & social sciences, and science & mathematics, as well as travel and fitness programming, home and how-to videos, indie films, and popular music performances. Includes Oscar, Emmy and Peabody award winning documentaries, interviews, instructional and vocational training videos, historical speeches and newsreels.
Gender Studies (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering gender studies, family and marital issues, and more. (Formerly Gale Gender Studies Collection)
North American Women's Letters and Diaries This link opens in a new window
Women's writings from the Colonial period to 1950. Includes writings by Abigail Adams, Louisa May Alcott, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Dorothea L. Dix, Julia Ward Howe, and more.

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HUM 150-American Women's Studies: General Resources