Library Research Guides: Gender Studies: Resources for Gender Studies

Resources for Gender Studies

Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America by Marc Stein
ISBN: 0684314274
Publication Date: 2004-02-01
A three-volume survey of more than 400 years of lesbian and gay history and culture in the United States, presented through over 500 alphabetically arranged entries. Coverage includes people, public policy, economics, social issues, identities, and culture, among many others. For students, researchers, and general readers.
The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History by Howard Chiang
ISBN: 9780684325538
Publication Date: 2019-02-08
A three-volume set, The Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History (Charles Scribner's Sons) will provide a global view of the history of LGBTQ, covering significant figures and events worldwide. Wide-ranging in scope, this encyclopedia complements courses in a variety of disciplines, including history, literature, psychology, sociology and others. This title is being created under an international editorial board, led by Howard Chiang (University of California, Davis).
Women's Lives Around the World by Susan M. Shaw (Editor); Nancy Staton Barbour (Editor); Patti Duncan (Editor); Kryn Freehling-Burton (Editor); Jane Nichols (Editor)
ISBN: 1610697111
Publication Date: 2018-01-04
Providing an in-depth look at the lives of women and girls in approximately 150 countries, this multivolume reference set offers readers transnational and postcolonial analysis of the many issues that are critical to the success of women and girls. For millennia, women around the world have shouldered the responsibility of caring for their families. But in recent decades, women have emerged as a major part of the global workforce, balancing careers and family life. How did this change happen? And how are societies in developing countries responding and adapting to women's newer roles in society?
Men and Masculinities by Michael S. Kimmel; Amy Aronson
ISBN: 1576077756
Publication Date: 2003-12-01
This reference analyzes, summarizes, and explains the complexities of men's lives and the idea of modern manhood. It looks at literature, art, and music from a gender perspective, and covers intimacy, sexual violence, pornography, sexism and rituals.
Encyclopedia of Gender and Society by Jodi O′Brien (Editor)
ISBN: 9781412909167
Publication Date: 2008-11-26
A comprehensive, two-volume encyclopedia covering the major theories, research, people and issues in contemporary gender studies. The work will be distinguished by a cross-national cross-cultural perspective providing comparative analyses of life experiences of men and women around the world.

Selected Resources on the History of Gender & Sexuality
Guide to resources relevant to the history of gender & sexuality

Archives of Sexuality and Gender
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Provides access to materials exploring important aspects of LGBTQ life. Includes periodicals, newsletters, manuscripts, government records, organizational papers, correspondence, an international selection of posters, and other primary source materials.

Includes access to four modules: LGBTQ History Since 1940, part 1, LGBTQ History Since 1940, part 2, International Perspectives on LGBTQ Activism and Culture, and L'Enfer de la Bibliotheque Nationale de France Digital Archive.
Defining Gender, 1450-1910
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Searchable full-text of advice literature covering household management, education, leisure, shoppping, sexuality, consumption and sport.
Black Women Writers
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Full-text works by black women writers from the U.S. (18th century - 1970s), the Caribbean and Africa (second half of the 20th century).

Black Women Writers includes fiction, poetry, and essays by Black women in Africa, North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. Among the authors are Nikki Giovanni, Maryse Condé, Barbara Ransby, Angela Davis, Rhoda Reddock, Margaret Walker, Ama Ata Aidoo, Rosa Guy, Sonia Sanchez, Olive Senior, and Barbara Ransby. Works are in their original languages, although an English translation executed by the original author may be available. Works are reproduced in their entirety and when possible, an image of the original page accompanies the text. The dates of the material range from the 1700s to contemporary pieces.
Everyday Life & Women in America
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Provides access to primary source material from the Sallie Bingham Center for Women’s History, Duke University and The New York Public Library. Includes monographs, pamphlets, periodicals and broadsides addressing 19th and early 20th century political, social and gender issues, religion, race, education, employment, marriage, sexuality, home and family life, health, and pastimes.
Sex & Sexuality
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Explores changing attitudes towards human sexuality, gender identities and sexual behaviors throughout the twentieth century. Produced in collaboration with the Kinsey Institute Library and Special Collections, the resource includes the work of leading American sexologists, sex researchers, and organizations.

Users will be prompted to confirm that they are over the age of consent to access this resource. Please be aware that this resource contains material of a sexually explicit nature. Content includes, but is not limited to, descriptions and imagery of sexual violence; non-consensual sexual activity; sexual activity including minors; surgery and suicide.

Includes research papers and records spanning the tenures of the first three Institute directors; Dr Alfred C. Kinsey (1947-1956), Dr Paul H. Gebhard (1956-1982) and Dr June Reinisch (1982-1993).
LGBT Thought and Culture
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LGBT Thought and Culture is an online resource hosting books, periodicals, and archival materials documenting LGBT political, social and cultural movements throughout the twentieth century and into the present day.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries
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Searchable full text of letters and diaries of hundreds of North American women, from the 16th century to 1950.
Gender: Identity and Social Change
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Primary sources documenting the changing representations and lived experiences of gender roles and relations from the nineteenth century to the present. Includes sources for the study of women's suffrage, the feminist movement, the men’s movement, employment, education, the body, the family, and government and politics.

Material has been sourced from across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia. Key areas represented in the material include: employment and labor, education, government and legislation, the body, domesticity and the family. Includes records from men’s and women’s organisations and pressure groups, detailing twentieth-century lobbying and activism on a wide array of issues to reveal developing gender relations and prevalent challenges.

Kenneth R. Haslam Collection on Polyamory at the Kinsey Institute Library
The Kenneth R. Haslam, MD. collection consists of conference materials, internet resources, media coverage, and research articles, as well as Dr Haslam’s personal correspondence and papers originally delivered at poly-oriented meetings, sex research and sex therapy conferences.

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The bulk of the collection represents the work of Dr. Haslam and other poly-activists from 2000 to the present, with contributions from earlier polyamory writers and activists dating from the 1970s

Academic Search (EBSCO)
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Provides full-text coverage of magazine, newspaper, and scholarly journal articles for most academic disciplines.

This multi-disciplinary database provides full-text for more than 4,500 journals, including full text for more than 3,700 peer-reviewed titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
Gender Studies Database
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Citations to articles, books, conference papers, pamphlets, dissertations and other publications about women and feminism, women's studies and men's studies.
GenderWatch
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Full text database with a focus on how gender impacts a variety of subject areas.
LGBTQ+ Source
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Index citations and selected full-text literature in gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender studies
LGBTQ+ Library Catalog
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The LGBTQ+ Library Catalog contains materials pertaining to asexual, bisexual, gay, intersex, lesbian, transgender, and queer issues. These resources include books, videos, CDs, and periodicals. This collection is intended to be a resource for both research and entertainment.

The LGBTQ+ Library provides lending services to the entire community; anyone can register to become a patron with a photo ID.

Continuum Complete International Encyclopedia of Sexuality (CCIES)
The CCIES project is a joint effort by The Kinsey Institute and its Library to provide resources beyond our walls to scholars, students, and the general public.
Archive for Sexology
A world-wide resource created by Humboldt University in Berlin that offers open-access courses on human sexuality, as well as documents, books, papers, and more.
Lesbian Herstory Archives
The Lesbian Herstory Archives exists to gather, preserve and provide access to records of Lesbian lives and activities. Doing this also serves to uncover and document our herstory previously denied to us by patriarchal historians in the interests of the culture that they served. The existence of the Archives will thus enable current and future generations to analyze and reevaluate the Lesbian experience.
Discovering American Women's History Online
This database provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States.

LGBT Studies in Video
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LGBT Studies in Video is a cinematic survey of the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people as well as the cultural and political evolution of the LGBT community.

Women Film Pioneers Project
A scholarly resource created by Columbia University that explores women’s global involvement at all levels of film production during the silent film era.

For further film & image resources, see the complete list of resources on the Media Studies Guide.

Specialized Research Guides

These are other guides created by IU librarians to help scholars navigate research in specialized sub-disciplines and subjects relevant to gender studies:

Art & Gender Research Guide - designed to provide an overview of strategies, resources, and research ideas for anyone doing academic research at the intersection of gender and art.
LGBTQIA+ Health Information Resources - provides resources about health information for the LGBTQIA+ community.
HIV/AIDS Research - offers an overview of resources relevant to researching and finding information about HIV/AIDS and the communities it has affected across time

Gender Studies

Resources for Gender Studies

Specialized Research Guides

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