Gender Studies: Books

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Books will give you: in depth treatment of a topic extensive bibliography

The following lists of terms are a few suggested Library of Congress Subject Headings to use when searching for articles, or books.

Click on the link for the subject heading and you will see the search results from the Giovale Library Catalog:

When searching for books in the Giovale Library Catalog, use the Keyword Search when you do not know the Library of Congress Subject Heading for your topic. Then, within the retrieved records, look for the correct subject headings for your topic:

Suggested Reference Books:

Use reference books for:

• definitions of terms
• overviews and summaries of topics
  (these articles have usually gone through an editorial review process by the publishers)
• references that lead you to more information

Gender and Information Technology
Ref HD 6060.6 .E53 2006

Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia
Ref HQ 75 .H63 1998

Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies
Ref HQ 75.15 .R43 2000

American Men
Who they are & how they live
Ref HQ 1090.3 .A457 2002

Historical Dictionary of Feminism
Ref HQ1115 .B64 2004

Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender
Ref HQ 1115 .E52 2001 v.1-2

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge
Ref HQ 1115 .R69 2000 v.1-4

Women's Issues
Ref HQ 1115 .W6425 1997 v.1-3

Women's Studies Encyclopedia
Ref HQ 1115 .W645 1999 v.1-3

Chronology of Women Worldwide: People, Places & Events that Changed Women's History
Ref HQ 1121 .C617 1997

The Wilson Chronology of Women's Achievements: A Record of Women's History from Ancient Times to the Present
Ref HQ 1121 .F65 1998

The Timetables of Women's History: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in Women's History
Ref HQ 1121 .G74 1996

Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
Ref HQ 1127 .S25 2001

Women And Gender In Medieval Europe
REF HQ 1147 .E85 2006

Where Women Stand: An International Report on the Status of Women in 140 Countries
Ref HQ 1154 .N39 1997

Reader's Guide to Women's Studies
Ref HQ 1180 .R43 1998

Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
Ref HQ 1190 .E63 2000

The Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics
Ref HQ 1236 .M347 2000

Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers
Ref HQ 1236 .R29 2001

Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics
Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 E53 1999

From Suffrage to the Senate: An Encyclopedia of American Women in Politics
Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 S32 1999 v.1-2

Encyclopedia of Women's History in America
Ref HQ 1410 .C85 2000

The ABC-CLIO Companion to Women's Progress in America
Ref HQ 1410 .F76 1994

Handbook of American Women's History
Ref HQ 1410 .H36 2000

The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
Ref HQ 1410 .R43 1998

A Chronology of American Women's History
Ref HQ 1410 .W434 1997

Great Lives From History: American Women Series
Ref HQ 1412 .G74 1995 v.1-5

American Women: Who They Are & How They Live
Ref HQ 1421 .A486 1997

Women in Context: Two Hundred Years of British Women Autobiographers
Ref HQ 1595 .A3 K35

Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
Ref HV 6046 .E56 2000

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