On this page find links to resources that you'll need for research in Women's Studies. Since the topics in this area can vary widely, there's a large selection of resources here. Use the ones that suit your topic best.

For books, start with a TOPCAT search to see what books are in our library. Use a keyword search, unless you're looking for a particular book. If you know the title or author of a book, search for it that way - usually the first few words of a title will find it quickly. See more information on using TOPCAT.

To find articles, start by searching in the indexes listed below. An index tells us where and when individual articles were published. Each index is different - in its looks, the type of topics it covers, and access to full text articles. If there's no link to full text in the index, use the link from the citation to the article, if Trent has access to it. See more information on finding articles.

In the "Other Online Resources" section you'll find links to some of our unique databases, including reference books, statistics, images, and primary resource sites that could be helpful for your topic.

Under "Websites" there are links to free websites that we consider academic and reliable for your research.

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Important Scholarly Indexes		Access		Coverage
	Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) a general index with many full-text articles	Trent		Citation & FT
	ProQuest Women's Studies Databases - search several databases at once	Trent		Citation & FT
	Scholars Portal Journals - search the majority of Trent's scholarly e-journals at once	Trent		Full Text
	Social Sciences Citation Index from Web of Science	Trent		Citation
Other Useful Indexes		Access		Coverage
	Academic OneFile a general index with many full text articles	Trent		Citation & FT
	Alt-Press Watch an index of alternative press - inlcuded in ProQuest Women's Studies	Trent		Full Text
	America: History & Life	Trent		Citation
	Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)	Trent		Citation
	Bibliography of the History of Art	Public		Citation
	CBCA (Canadian Business and Current Affairs) - inlcuded in ProQuest Women's Studies	Trent		Citation & FT
	CPI-Q (Canadian Periodical Index)	Trent		Citation & FT
	Canadian women's periodical index [Ref] HQ1101 .C36 (to 1994 only)	in library		Citation
	GLBT Life and Issues from GALE (Knowledge Ontario)	Trent		Citation & Full Text
	Gender Watch a database concentrating on gender issues - inlcuded in ProQuest Women's Studies	Trent		Full Text
	Historical Abstracts	Trent		Citation
	Iter index for Medieval and Renaissance Studies	Trent		Citation
	JSTOR (online journal storage for 1100+ journals in a variety of subjects)	Trent		Full Text
	Libris Canadiana a database of Canadian literature	Trent		Citation
	MLA International Bibliography (Modern Language Association) for language and literature	Trent		Citation
	Resources for Feminist Research (RFR) [Ref] HQ1101 .C3	in library		Citation
	SAGE Journals Online (includes over 550 full text journals) - included in Scholars Portal Journals	Trent		Full Text
	Women studies abstracts [Ref] Z7962 . W65 (older issues Microfiche set 1637) (to 1999 only)	in library		Citation
Other Online Resources
	African American Women Students at the University of Iowa - archival documents	Public		Primary, Images
	Art Project (by Google) - virtual art museums	Public		Primary, Images
	Black Women in America	Trent		Reference
	Canada's Heritage from 1844: The Globe and Mail	Trent		Primary, News
	China: Trade, Politics and Culture, 1793-1980	Trent		Primary, Images
	Defining Gender, 1450-1910, Online	Trent		Primary
	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online	Public		Reference
	Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford)	Trent		Reference
	Early Canadiana Online	Trent		Primary
	Eighteenth Century Collections Online	Trent		Primary
	Eighteenth Century Journals Online I & II (British)	Trent		Primary, Full Text
	Empire Online	Trent		Primary, Images
	Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America from GALE (Knowledge Ontario)	Trent		Full Text
	House of Commons Parliamentary Papers	Trent		Primary
	Literature Resource Center (LRC)	Trent		Reference
	Mass Observation Online	Trent		Primary, Images
	Medieval Travel Writing	Trent		Primary, Images
	Middletown Women's History Collection - online archival documents from Ball State University	Public		Primary, Images
	National Film Board (NFB) Online Screening Room	Trent		Films
	North American Women's Letters and Diaries: Colonial - 1950 (primary historical documents)	Trent		Primary
	Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History	Trent		Reference
	Primary Sources of the Women's Movement (primary historical documents)	Trent		Primary
	Sidonie de la Houssaye Collection - collected works of nineteenth century Louisiana French writer	Public		Primary
	Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice	Trent		Primary, Images
	SourceOECD - reports, books, periodicals, statistics	Trent		Full Text
	The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985 (London Times newspaper)	Trent		Primary, News
	Washington College of Law Historical Collection - documents from the first law school founded by women for women	Public		Primary, Images
	Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000 (primary historical documents)	Trent		Primary
	World Development Indicators	Public		Stats

 

Alberta Women's Memory Project

The Alberta Women’s Memory Project is a collaboration between scholars and researchers in the university and the community at large. Through our online presence our purpose is to promote the history of women in Alberta. Includes Student Projects in Western Women's History, a webpage featuring postsecondary students' work in western Canadian women's and gender history.

Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)

Online resources, including searchable database of groups, coalitions, organizations, resources, newsletters, conferences and articles relating to women's health issues. The CWHN also works with the Centres of Excellence for Women's Health Program (Health Canada) for policy-focused research on women's health in Canada.

Canadian Women's Movement Archives

Called a valuable resource for the study of "second wave" feminism in Canada, this site also has links to other Canadian resources.

Discovering American Women's History Online

A search portal providing access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States.

Early Modern Women Database

Scholarly resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas, focusing on the period from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800. Also covers the Medieval period and 19th Century. Some links to full text.

GenderNet

From the World Bank, provides access to unique and comprehensive data sets or GenderStats. Country-by-country data is available for such topics as health, education, poverty, etc. and can be downloaded and customized.

HerStoria Discover Women's History Web

This site includes essays on issues in women's history and biographies of individual women.

Virtual Library of Women's History

The main purposes of this virtual library are to list women's history institutions and organizations, locate archival and library collections, and provide links to Internet resources on women's history. In addition, also included are a list of women's studies journals and a few comprehensive link collections useful as a starting point for searching the Internet for women's studies in general. (from the website)

 

Women Make Movies

Site includes an annotated catalogue of films browsable by subject, title, and filmmaker, and useful related links covering bibliographies, feminist film theory, filmographies, and much more.

Women's Health Bureau (from Health Canada)

Resources listed under women's health, health organizations, government agencies, international sites, etc. Part of Canadian Women's Health Network.

Women's Human Rights Resources

From the Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto, this searchable site covers such women's issues as education, equality, feminist theory, health, labour and employment, marriage and family, political rights, prostitution, race and gender, religion, etc.. Each of the 26 main topic areas has 3 sections: articles (citations of published scholarly material); documents (abstracts and some full-text) of cases, UN publications, international reports, and more); and annotated links.

The Women's Library

The Women's Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK. Access is free and open to everyone. Our collections cover a variety of topics, such as women's rights, suffrage, sexuality, health, education, employment, reproductive rights, the family, and the home. The emphasis is primarily on women in Britain, but some international material is included. They are designated by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council as collections of outstanding national and international importance. Includes printed, archive, and museum collections with an online catalogue for searching. This is not a virtual collection and items are not available on the web, but lists of archived material can be viewed to plan a visit.

Women's Studies: A Research Guide

From the New York Public Library, this site also includes an annotated collection of links to Women's Studies Resources on the Internet, grouped within categories such as historical resources, biographies, activism and advocacy, statistics, etc..

Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites

A selective, annotated, highly acclaimed listing of web sites containing resources and information about women's studies / women's issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program. Frequently updated.

WSSLINKS Women and Gender Studies Web Sites

Well-organized, annotated list of links, compiled by the Women's Studies Section of the American Library Association.

E-Books
	CREDO Reference - An online collection of 100 reference books
	Scholars Portal Books
Reference Books
	American women prose writers : 1820-1870  PS 1 29 .D5  V.239 REF
	The annotated index of medieval women   CT 3220 .A56 1992 REF
	Black women in America : an historical encyclopedia  E 185.86 .B542 1993 REF
	Canadian women's directory  HQ 1883 .A55 1992 REF
	Dictionary of women worldwide : 25 000 women through the ages CT 3202 .D53 2007 v. 1-3 REF
	Encyclopedia of gender and information technology HD 6060.6 .E53 2006 v.1-2 REF
	Encyclopedia of witchcraft : the western tradition BF 1566 E56 2006 v.1-4 REF
	The Oxford encyclopedia of women in world history  HQ 1121 .O93 2008 v.1-4 2008
	Reader's guide to Women's Studies HQ 1180 .R43 1998 REF
	Routledge international encyclopedia of women : global women's issues and knowledge HQ 1115 .R69 2000 v.1 REF
	Women, a modern political dictionary   HQ 1595 .A3 L38 2000 REF
	Women during the Civil War : an encyclopedia   E 628 .H37 2004 REF
Bibliographies
	American women writers on Vietnam : unheard voices : a selected annotated bibliography Z 1227 .B88 1990 REF
	Canadian feminist periodical index, 1972-1985   Z 7964 .C3 C363 1991 REF
	Canadian women's movement 1960 - 1990 : a guide to archival resources  Z 7963 .F44 C3 1992 REF
	Changing women, changing history : a bibliography of the history of women in Canada   Z 7964 .C3 P43 1996 REF
	Women's studies : a recommended bibliography  Z 7963 .F44 K75 2004 REF