Edens Library Resources
for Women's Studies



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Selected Reference Books

Great for statistics, definitions, a general overview of the topic...

  • Women's Studies (General)
  • Statistics
  • Biography
  • Resource Guide: Women's Issues Statewide (S.C.) vs. International
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    Women's Studies (General)
  • The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics
    		•  Ref HQ 1236 M347 2000
  • American Women
    		•  Ref HQ 1410 A47 2001
  • The Book of Women's Firsts
    		•  Ref CT 3260 R428 1992
  • Chronology of Women Worldwide
    		•  Ref HQ 1121 C617 1997
  • The Columbia Documentary History of American Women Since 1941
    		•  Ref HQ 1420 C65 2003
  • Encyclopedia of Aging
    		•  Ref HQ 1061 E534 2002 (v.1-4)
  • Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
    		•  Ref HQ 1115 E54 2009 (v.1-2)
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender
    		•  Ref HQ 1115 E43 2001 (v.1-2)
  • Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues
    		•  Ref RA 778 G39 2002
  • Feminism and Women's Rights Worldwide
    		•  Ref HQ 1180 .F424 2010 (v.1-3)
  • The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide
    		•  Ref HQ 1726 G74 2003 (v.1-6)
  • Handbook of American Women's History
    		•  Ref HQ 1410 H36 2000
  • International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports
    		• Ref GV 709 I58 2000 (v.1-3)
  • Lesbian Histories and Cultures
    		•  Ref HQ 75.5 L4395 2000
  • Our Mothers Before Us: Women and Democracy
    		•  Ready Ref HQ 1410 O9 1998
  • The Papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony: Guide and Index to the Microfilm Edition
    		•  Ready Ref HQ 1413 S689
    GUIDE AND INDEX
  • Political and Historical Encyclopedia of Women
    		•  Ref HQ 1236.5 E85 E52 2003
  • Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge
    		•  Ref HQ 1115 R69 2000 (v.1-4)
  • Shaded Lives: African-American Women and Television
    		•  Ref PN 1992.8 A34 S64 2002
  • Sourcebook on Violence Against Women
    		•  Ref HV 6250.4 W65 S68 2001
  • Violence Against Women in Families and Relationships
    		•  Ref HV 6626 V56 2009 (v.1-4)
  • What American Women Did, 1789-1920: A Year-By-Year Reference
    		•  Ref HQ 1154 C665 2001
  • The Woman Source Catalog Review: Tools for Connecting the Community of Women
    		•  Ref HQ 1121 W883 1996
  • Women and Politics Around the World: A Comparative History and Survey
    		• Ref HQ 1236 .W5876 2009
  • Women and Work: A Handbook
    		•  Ref HD 6095 W678 1996
  • Women During the Civil War: An Encyclopedia
    		• Ref E 628 H37 2004 (v.1-2)
  • Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia
    		•  Ref LC 1569 W66 2002
  • Women in Prison: A Reference Handbook
    		•  Ref HV 9471 B365 2003
  • The Women's Chronology
    		•  Ref HQ 1122 T73 1994
  • The Women's Desk Reference
    		•  Ref HQ 1236.5 U6 F73 1993
  • Women's Issues
    		• Ref HQ 1115 W6425 1997 (v.1-3)
  • The Women's Liberation Movement in America
    		•  Ref HQ 1421 B47 1999
  • Women's Progress in America
    		•  Ref HQ 1410 F76 1994
  • Women's Rights (Major Issues in American History series)
    		•  Ref HQ 1236.5 U6 S77 2003
  • Women's Rights: A Global View
    		•  Ref HQ 1236 W6527 2001
  • Women's Studies Encyclopedia
    		• Ref HQ 1115 W645 1999 (v.1-3)
  • The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics
    		• Ref HQ 1154 W95 2005
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    Statistics
  • Demographics of the U.S.: Trends and Projections
    		•  Ready Ref HB 849.49 R875
  • The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World
    		•  Ref G 1046 E1 S43 2009
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
    		•  Ready Ref HA 202
  • The World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics
    		•  Ref HQ 1154 W95 2000
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    Biography
  • A to Z of American Women Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs
    		•  Ref HD 6054.4 U6 S5 2002
  • Amazons to Fighter Pilots: A Biographical Dictionary of Military Women
    		•  Ref U52 A44 2003 (v.1-2)
  • Black Women Scientists in the United States
    		•  Ref Q 141 W367 1999
  • Contemporary Women Artists
    		•  Ref N 8354 C66 1999
  • Dictionary of Women Artists
    		• Ref N 8354 D53 1997 (v.1-2)
  • The Eleanor Roosevelt Encyclopedia
    		•  Ref E 807.1 R4 2001
  • An Encyclopedia of Women Artists of the American West
    		•  Ref N 8214.5 U6 K68 1998
  • Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics
    		•  Ref HQ 1236.5 U6 E53 1999
  • Encyclopedia of Women in Religious Art
    		•  Ref N 7793 W65 A66 1996
  • Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America
    		• Ref E 185.96 F2 1997 (v.1-11)
  • Historical Encyclopedia of American Women Entrepreneurs
    		•  Ref HF 3023 A2 O64 2000
  • Jewish Women in America: An Historical Encyclopedia
    		• Ref DS 115.2 J49 1998 (v.1-2)
  • Larousse Dictionary of Women
    		•  Ref HQ 1115 L37 1996
  • Latin American Women Artists of the United States: The Works of 33 Twentieth-Century Women
    		•  Ref N 6538 H58 H46 1999
  • Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia
    		•  Ref E 184 S75 L35 2006 (v.1-3)
  • Notable American Women 1607-1950
    		• Ready Ref CT 3260 N57 (v.1-3)
  • Notable American Women: Modern Period
    		•  Ready Ref CT 3260 N573
  • Notable Latin American Women: Twenty-Nine Leaders, Rebels, Poets, Battlers and Spies, 1500-1900
    		•  Ref CT 3290 A33 1995
  • Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary
    		•  Ref CT 3290 N68 2001
  • Notable Women of China: Shang Dynasty to the Early Twentieth Century
    		•  Ref HQ 1767.5 A3 N68 2000
  • Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
    		• Ref HQ 1121 .O93 2008 (v.1-4)
  • Significant Contemporary American Feminists: A Biographical Sourcebook
    		•  Ref HQ 1412 S56 1999
  • Who's Who of American Women
    		•  Ref CT 3260 W5 (1958/59-present)
  • Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia
    		•  Ref ML 82 W625 2002 (v.1-2)
  • Women in Congress, 1917-2006
    		•  Ref JK 1030 W66 2006
  • Women in Particular: An Index to American Women
    		•  Ref HQ 1412 H47 1984
  • Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
    		•  Ref HQ 1115 W6 1999 (v.1-16)
  • Women Rulers Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Guide
    		•  Ref D 107 J32 1999

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    Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

    Search the Library Catalog by keyword, subject, title, or author. Edens Library offers books and other materials on a variety of Women's Studies subjects, including:
    Feminism
    Women
    Women and peace
    Women artists
    Women -- Health and hygiene    		 Women in politics
    Women in the Bible
    Women -- United States
    Women's studies

    ...Or, you can browse the following sections in the library's General Collection and Reference areas:

    H -- Social Sciences (General)
    HM -- Sociology
    HQ -- Family, Marriage, Women
    HT -- Communities, Classes, Races
    HV -- Social Pathology, Social Service, Criminology
    BF -- Psychology
    RG -- Gynecology and Obstetrics
    CT -- Biography
    Also, browse in specific subject areas, such as:

    GV --For women in sports and dance
    HD -- For women and work
    N -- For women in art
    E -- For women in the United States
    RA -- For women and health

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    Databases for Research

    *For additional databases, see the Databases for Research page.
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    Academic Search Premier


    On-Campus | Remote Access     		"The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier contains indexing for over 8,000 publications, with full text for more than 4,450 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles."
    Expanded Academic ASAP


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
    (1980 - present)

    * Comprehensive periodical database covering all academic disciplines
    * Millions of full-text articles from 2000+ scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines
    * Indexing of additional professional and general periodicals

    General Reference Center (Magazine Index)


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 For high school students through adults
    (1980 - present)

    * Magazine, newspaper and reference articles on a variety of topics of general interest
    * Millions of full-text articles from over 900 general magazine titles
    * Reference information from encyclopedias, dictionaries and almanacs
    * Coverage of school subjects, current events and consumer interest topics

    General OneFile


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
    (1980 - present)

    * Comprehensive periodical database covering all subjects and all types of periodicals
    * Periodicals from nearly all InfoTrac collections merged into a single database
    * Over 25 million full-text articles on all subjects from over 5000 periodical titles
    * Articles from newswires and general, professional, scholarly and children's periodicals
    * Indexing of the New York Times, other major newspapers and 8000+ periodicals

    Project Muse

    On-Campus | Remote Access
    "Provides online, worldwide institutional subscription access to the full text of over 200 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics."
    ERIC



    On-Campus | Remote Access     		"ERIC®, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals."
    Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection


    On-Campus | Remote Access
    "This database provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost."
    SocINDEX with Full-Text

    On-Campus | Remote Access     		"SocINDEX with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. The database features more than 1,910,000 records with subject headings from a 19,300 term sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 397 "core" coverage journals dating back to 1908, and 150 "priority" coverage journals. This database also includes full text for more than 720 books and monographs, and full text for 6,743 conference papers."
    Health and Wellness Resource Center (HWRC)


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 For advanced middle school students through adults
    (1980 - present)

    * Portal to health information from a variety of sources for general users; includes "Alternative Health Module" content
    * Full-text articles from 400 health, nursing, allied health and medical journals, including 30+ alternative health periodicals
    * Health-related articles from 2,200 general interest magazines
    * Medical encyclopedia articles, pamphlets, drug information and hospital directory, including alternative health reference titles and herbal medicine information
    * Access to health news and key health Web sites

    General BusinessFile ASAP


    On-Campus | Remote Access     		For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
    (1980 - present)

    * Articles from academic and general business, industry & management periodicals, newspapers and newswires (3300+ indexed titles; 2600+ full-text)
    * Investment and broker research reports Company directory listings
    * InfoTrac interface

    LegalTrac


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students
    (1980 - present)

    * Index to law and legal periodicals with selected full-text articles
    * Indexing of over 1400 titles; full-text articles from 100+ titles
    * Major law reviews, legal newsletters, bar association journals and international titles
    * Law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles

    LexisNexis Academic


    On-Campus | Remote Access
  • Provides access to more than 6,000 news, business, and legal sources
  • Offers full-text of newspaper, magazine, journal, and wire service articles; television and radio broadcast transcripts; blog postings and other Web publications; biographical information; foreign language news publications; law reviews; federal and state cases and codes; Canadian and European Union court cases and legislation; and patents
  • Also includes LexisNexis Company Dossier; company profiles; SEC filings; country profiles; and Shepard's Citations service for federal and state court cases going back to 1789

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    Custom Newspapers


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    For all age groups

    * Full-text articles from over 100 U.S. and international newspapers
    * New York Times (2000-)
    * Christian Science Monitor (1996-)
    * Post & Courier (Charleston, SC; 2000-)
    * Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1998-)
    * 40+ other domestic papers
    * Times (London; 1996-)
    * 60+ other international papers
    * Updated 1-3 days after publication of the print newspapers.
    * Complete lists of newspapers included, with beginning dates of coverage

    SIRS Knowledge Source


    On-Campus | Not available remotely

    For advanced middle school students through adults

    * Articles, images, reference information, Web sites and more on all subjects
    * Articles selected from 2,500+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources
    * News, current events and organized links to evaluated Web sites
    * Includes special features on - literature, terrorism and other topics
    * Interactive textbook on citizenship with teacher resources
    * Images, maps, country profiles, primary sources and Supreme Court decisions

    *This database is only available on the Columbia College campus.

    U.S. History In Context


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 Gale U.S. History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in U.S. History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.
    World History In Context


    On-Campus | Remote Access

    Gale World History in Context is an engaging online experience for those seeking contextual information on hundreds of the most significant people, events and topics in World History. The new solution merges Gale's authoritative reference content with full-text magazines, academic journals, news articles, primary source documents, images, videos, audio files and links to vetted websites organized into a user-friendly portal experience.

    Biography In Context


    On-Campus | Remote Access     		This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to vetted websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.
    Contemporary Authors


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 Provides complete biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
    Dictionary of Literary Biography


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 Provides nearly 10,000 biographical and critical essays on the lives, works, and careers of the world's most influential literary figures from all eras and genres.
    Scribner Writers


    On-Campus | Remote Access    		 Scribner Writer's Series includes 15-20 page signed essays on more than 1,600 authors and literary genres drawn from 13 acclaimed Scribner print series, including African American Writers, African Writers, American Nature Writers, American Writers, Ancient Writers, The Books of the Bible, British Writers, European Writers, Latin American Writers, Modern American Women Writers, Science Fiction Writers, Supernatural Writers, and Writers for Children.

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    Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

    Click on the Subject/Topic below to be connected to a list of Periodical titles available through Edens Library. Articles from these periodicals are available full-text (print and/or electronic) and are excellent resources for exploring current topics in Women's Studies.

  • Women's Studies (General)
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    Recommended Internet Sites for Women's Studies

  • Women's Studies (General)
  • Statistics
  • Women & Domestic Violence
  • Historical
  • International
  • Women's Health
  • Feminism/Women's Rights/Politics
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  • Women & The Arts
  • Women & Computer Studies
  • Women & Religion
  • Women & Science
  • Women & Literature
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    Statistics
    The Alliance For Women
    "The Alliance for Women has a simple and important mission- to improve the status of women in South Carolina. Spearheaded by Columbia College through a unique public-private partnership with the Governor's Office, The Alliance for Women is a network of colleges, universities, government agencies, non-profit organizations, corporations, and individuals dedicated to working together to bring about positive changes that will improve the lives of all citizens of the State."
    Kaiser Family Foundation
    "We serve as a non-partisan source of facts, information, and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health care community, and the public. Our product is information, always provided free of charge — from the most sophisticated policy research, to basic facts and numbers, to information young people can use to improve their health or elderly people can use to understand their Medicare benefits. "
    Social Indicators
    A range of statistical information compiled by the United Nations Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs; topics include population, youth and elderly programs, water supply and sanitation, housing, child-bearing, education, literacy, and more.
    Woman Stats Project
    "Woman Stats Project is the most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world. The Project facilitates understanding the linkage between the situation of women and the security of nation-states. We comb the extant literature and conduct expert interviews to find qualitative and quantitative information on over 294 indicators of women's status in 174 countries. Our database expands daily, and access to it is free of charge. "
    The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics
    " This report uniquely focuses on national reporting of sex disaggregated statistics in such areas as demographics, health, education, work, violence against women, poverty, human rights and decision-making."
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    International
    African Gender Institute (AGI) (Univ. of Cape Town)
    "The AGI's Vision is of Africa as a continent liberated from the legacies of colonial and patriarchal domination, and transformed into a powerful and united region in which women and men are respected as equal, and social justice is a reality for all its people."
    SAWNET: South Asian Women's NETwork (Univ. of Maryland)
    A forum for those interested in South Asian women's issues
    WomensNet (Institute for Global Communications)
    Women'sNet (South Africa)
    "A vibrant and innovative networking support programme designed to enable South African women to use the Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social action"
    WomenWatch - The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women
    Women in Politics (Inter-Parliamentary Union)
    The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics
    " This report uniquely focuses on national reporting of sex disaggregated statistics in such areas as demographics, health, education, work, violence against women, poverty, human rights and decision-making."
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