Article Databases for Women's & Gender Studies
Women’s & Gender Studies is often described as an interdisciplinary course of study rooted in feminist theory. Because of this, articles covering women’s or gender topics or written from a feminist / gender studies / perspective can be found in nearly all subject areas. The databases below, are some of the best places to start for Women’s & Gender Studies topics but adding additional terms to your searches like feminist or "queer theory" will help you to find relevant resources in any databases you use to search.
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Gender Studies DatabaseCombined Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases to provide comprehensive coverage of sexual diversity issues.
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LGBTQ+ SourceLesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender contains full text for significant LGBT journals magazines and regional newspapers and books.
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SocINDEX with Full TextSocINDEX offers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing sociology sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
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Communication & Mass Media CompleteEspecially good for Pop Culture and mass media topics in WGST.
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Archives of Sexuality and Gender: LGBTQ History and Culture Since 1940
Primary source content on social, political, health, and legal issues impacting LGBTQ communities around the world, including the gay rights movement, activism, the HIV/Aids crisis, and more.
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Google ScholarA great bet for cross-disciplinary searching!
News and Alternative Press Sources
For news, magazine, alternative press articles (but not limited to women’s or feminist issues), try these:
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Alternative Press Index & ArchiveA bibliographic database of journal, newspaper, and magazine articles from international alternative, radical, and left periodicals.
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Canadian Business & Current AffairsFull text for Canadian publications on a broad range of subject areas including CBCA Business, CBCA Education, and CBCA Reference & Current Events.
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Canadian NewsstreamAccess to the full text of Canadian newspapers, newswires, newsmagazines, and television and radio transcripts.
Women's history, literature
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Defining Gender (1450-1910)This collection of original source material from British and European archives will enrich the teaching and research experience of those studying history, literature, sociology, education and cultural studies from a gendered perspective.
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Gerritsen CollectionCross-cultural resource for information on women's history. It spans more than four centuries and includes over two million pages.
