CUNY+ Subject Headings
Periodical Indexes
Biographical Sources
History
Statistics
Bibliographies

CUNY+ Subject Headings

Basic terms for CUNY+ subject searches (s=) include WOMEN, FEMINISM, and WOMENS STUDIES. In addition, there are materials listed with WOMEN as a subheading, e.g. WORLD WAR, 1939-1945- - WOMEN, or as part of a specific heading, e.g. AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN, ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN, PUERTO RICAN WOMEN. Check the volumes of the Library of Congress Subject Headings or do a CUNY+ keyword search (k=) to find appropriate subject headings for your topic.

Titles listed here are guides specific to women's history and experience. Do not exclude sources that cover both men and women in your search for women's studies information.

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Periodical Indexes

The Lesbian Periodicals Index. 1986
Reference HQ 75.6 .U5 P68 1986

Studies on Women Abstracts. 1983 to date.
Reference HQ 1223 .S78

Women Studies Abstracts. 1972 to date.
Reference HQ 1101 .W6536

Biographical Sources

Modern American Women Writers.
Reference PS 151 . M54 1991
        Biographical sketches and literary criticism of 41 contemporary women writers.

Women in Particular: An Index to American Women. 1984.
Reference HQ 1412 .H47 1984
        Most popular index to American women's biographies.

Index to Women of the World: Ancient to Modern Times. 1970.
Reference HQ 1123 .174 1970
        Covers 13,000 women from 945 books and magazines.

Index to Women of the World: Supplement. 1988.
Reference HQ 1123 .174 1988
        Continues index above covering 380 more books and magazines.

Notable American Women. 4 vols. 1971-1980.
Reference CT 3260 N57
        Full biographies of famous women who died between 1607 and 1950 with a supplement covering women from 1951-1975.

Who's Who Among American Women
Reference CT 3260 .W5
        Brief sketches of distinguished, living American women.

History

A Feminist Dictionary. 1985.
Reference HQ 1115 .K73 1985
        Brief descriptions of terms, with bibliography.

Handbook of American Women's History. 1990.
Reference HQ 1410 .H36 1990
        Introductory descriptions of topics and personalities important to American women's history.

The Nature of Woman: An Encyclopedia and Guide. 1980.
Reference HQ 1115 .W37 1980
        Essays about how women have been regarded, past and present.

Women's Studies Encyclopedia. 2 vols. 1989.
Reference HQ 1115 .W645 1989
        V.l: Views from the Sciences; V.2: Literature, Arts and Learning.

Statistics

Atlas of American Women. 1987.
Reference HQ 1410 .S5 1987
        Graphs and maps of women's demographics.

Statistical Handbook on Women in America. 1991.
Reference HQ 1420 .T34 1991
        Charts, most drawn from government and industry data.

Bibliographies

African Women: A General Bibliography. 1976-1985.
Reference HQ 1787.B84 1989
    Divided by subject, not national boundaries.

Latinas of the Americas.
Reference HQ 1460.5 S76 1989
    Contains listings and narrative about topics: biography, demography, health, history, literature, and religion.

The Modern Arab Woman.
Reference HQ 1784.R33 1978
    Listings of books and articles by topic and region.

Women of Color in the United States.
Reference HQ 1410.R32 1988
    Books and articles listed by ethnicity.

Women's Studies: A Recommended Core Bibliography.
Reference HQ 1180 .L63 1987
    Contains extensive annotations about primary sources in women studies.