LibGuides: WGS 105 (Spring 2023): Home

E-Books

Here is a tip for searching E-Books in our library catalog:

1) Use Search@UW on the Homepage and enter your search (EX: Social Construction of Gender)

2) Once results appear, use the pull down menu and change the search scope to "Books & Media (UWSP)" then click the search icon

3) Once those results appear, choose "Available Online" on the left navigation bar and then click "Books"

This will yield a result list of E-Books in our collection.

Gender Studies Data

Highlighted Books

Sexualities in Context by Rebecca F. Plante
ISBN: 9780813342931
Black LGBT Health in the United States by Lourdes Dolores Follins
ISBN: 9781498535762
Publication Date: 2016
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Gender Studies: Interdisciplinary Research Primer by Macmillan
ISBN: 9780028662817
Publication Date: 2016-

Web Resources

Civil War Women - Duke University
Primary documents on the web
Discovering American Women's History Online
Digital Collection, Walker Library
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
Emma Goldman Papers
Major figure in the history of American radicalism and feminism (1869-1940)
Feministing
Online community run by and for young feminists.
Library of Congress - American Memory Collection
Women's History Digital Archive
Margaret Sanger Papers
National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921
Part of the Library of Congress' American Memory digital collection of historical documents; includes books, pamphlets & artifacts documenting the U. S. suffrage movement.
National Archives - Women
National Center for Transgender Equality
National Women's Studies Association
Ongoing Feminist Revolution
Collective action and individual achievements of women from the 1940s to the present,
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Resources
Site for, by, and about women
UW Madison - Women's Studies Librarian
The Office of the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian was created in 1977 to serve students, faculty, librarians, and administrators across the UW System.

Art of the March
Online archive and interactive presentation of protest signs and posters collected in the aftermath of the historic Boston Women’s March on January 21, 2017
American Association of University Women
Bitch Media
Center for Black Equity
Click! The Ongoing Feminist Revolution
College Women: Documenting the History of Women in Higher Education
Digital Transgender Archive
Feminist Art
Feminist Campus
Feminism in India
"Her Hat Was In the Ring"
Women who campaigned for elected public office before the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in August of 1920
Gender Roles in Final Fantasy XIV
Gender Spectrum Collection
Stock photos beyond the binary
Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment
Guttmacher Institute - Reproductive Health
Lambda Legal
Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.
Lesbian Herstory Archive
Muslima: Muslim Women's Art & Voices
National Feminist Organizations
National Park Service - LGBTQ Heritage
Outhistory
OutHistory tells stories about the queer past, about people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. It uncovers histories of same-gender love and of gender crossing in the recent and distant past.
Queer Zine Archive Project
Women Veterans Historical Project
Women's Health - CDC
Women's place in the art world

Lecture For Using This Guide

Brief Overview Lecture
Welcome WGS class!
This brief video lecture will walk you through this guide and give you some tips for searching for e-books and other sources. Please contact me if you need more help. Thanks! Nerissa

WGS Databases (articles)

Academic Search Ultimate (full text) This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary article database providing information across all areas of academic study.
Alexander Street Press (All Collections) This link opens in a new window
Search across video and archival print subscriptions covering a wide range of topics including history, diversity, and women's studies.
Contemporary Women's Issues (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Periodical collection with articles focused on topics relevant to women around the world. A subset of Gale OneFile
Diversity Studies Collection (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to journals covering the topics of cultural differences, race relations, as well as diversity across the global community. A subset of Gale Onefile
Gender Studies Collection (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Offers access to scholarly journals and magazines related to gender studies, family, marriage, and the LGBTQ community. A subset of Gale OneFile.
GenderWatch (Full Text) This link opens in a new window
A full text database of publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas including business, education, culture, health, history, political science, and gender and women's studies and more. Publications include academic journals, magazines, newspapers, and other reports and proceedings.
Humanities International Complete (Full Text) This link opens in a new window
Provides full text of hundreds of journals, books in the humanities, including all data from Humanities International Index. Provided by Badgerlink

Women's & Gender Studies - Key Journals

This list of journals in women, gender, and sexuality studies is here as a quick guide to what we subscribe to and where those journals are indexed for browsing. If you are looking for articles on a particular topic, please search the databases listed here in the Guide for full-text articles.

Online Videos

Films on Demand Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
Films on Demand provides online access to educational videos and video clips across a wide range of academic disciplines. Public Performance Rights available for all titles.
Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
Kanopy features award-winning documentaries, training films, feature films and film shorts. Contact the library or use the supplied form to request films for your course. Public performance rights are available for some titles.
LGBT Studies in Video (ASP) This link opens in a new window
A subscription collection with films on the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as well as the cultural and political evolution of the LGBT community.