Arts and Humanities Citation Index
Citation indexes allow you to search for periodical citations on a particular subject. They allow you to take a source relevant to your research and to find other scholarly periodical articles that have cited it. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
This database provides access to full-text North American Women's diaries and letters from the Colonial period to 1990's. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Contemporary Women's Issues
Covers 600 periodicals. Provides global information on women. Journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, along with fact sheets. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
GenderWatch (1974-present)
A full text database containing periodicals, academic journals, newsletters, magazines, regional publications and government reports focused on women's issues. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Literature Online Literary Databases (LION)
Through browsing, keyword, and phrase searching, provides access to authoritative online editions of some 250,000 texts in the English language. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Contemporary Authors (through GaleNet)
Biographies of 100,000 current authors as well as the most-studied literary figures of the early 20th century. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Literature Resource Center
Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 120,000 writers from a variety of periods and disciplines. Includes access to the MLA International Bibliographic database. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
JSTOR
The complete text (full back runs) of core scholarly journals in Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies and Sociology. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Project MUSE
Offers 250 journal titles from 40 scholarly publishers. One of the academic community's primary electronic journals resources, it covers the fields of literature and criticism, history, visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, and others. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
Expanded Academic ASAP (through InfoTrac)
Indexes journals (both scholarly and popular) in many subjects, with abstracts and full-text of a subset of the journal titles. Dates of coverage vary by title, with some extending back to 1980. Examples of titles indexed include: Review of English Studies, African American Review, Comparative Literature, Journal of Modern Literature, James Joyce Quarterly, and The Kenyon Review. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism
Locate literary critics, movements, countries, and historical periods. (Scroll down alphabetical list to get to database)
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A Celebration of Women's Writers: University of Pennsylvania
Collection of more than 200 electronic texts by women writers, including fiction and nonfiction. It has great search features including name, time period, country lived in, and ethnicity. You may also browse by author, century, country, ethnicity, or subject. Includes links to specialty collections on women's writing and online bibliographies.
International Alliance for Women in Music
"This community archive is developed and maintained by members of the IAWM and contains more than 4500 pages of archival resources."
Women in Cinema: a Reference Guide--University of Virginia
Brief essay and guide to resources on women and cinema. This site was created in 1994, but it still provides a useful starting point to the literature.
Women Who Ruled: Queens, Goddesses, Amazons 1500-1650--University of Michigan
"In the Renaissance and Baroque periods unprecedented numbers of women came to rule European states and kingdoms. The unusual phenomenon of female rule prompted a creative outpouring of images of powerful women. This ambitious exhibition explores the visual representation of female power in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries through nearly 100 works of art - including paintings, prints, book illustrations, drawings, sculpture, and decorative arts objects - drawn from nearly 45 major collections around the globe as well as from the University of Michigan Museum of Art."
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Women's Studies Research Guide (pdf document)
This is a selected research guide designed to help researchers devise an effective strategy and identify important resources. While it is not meant to be a comprehensive bibliography, these sources serve to identify the types of resources likely to solve research problems. Additional sources can be identified by examining the subject headings listed in these sources, using research guides in other related disciplines, and searching the library catalog.
Women's Studies Media Collection Guide: GMU Libraries
This is a selected collection guide to video, audio and multimedia resources available at the University Libraries.
Women's Studies Research and Resource Center
"The Women's Studies Research and Resource Center at George Mason University provides referrals and resource information to students, faculty, and staff. Topics covered include women's health and empowerment, sexual assault, sexual harassment, feminism, racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. In addition to providing a library, the Center hosts lectures, conferences, and other public events to promote a sense of community on campus and to raise awareness of women's issues."
So to Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art
Founded in 1993 by an editorial collective of women MFA candidates at George Mason University, So to Speak has served as a space for feminist writing and art for nearly twelve years. Published twice annually.
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