Women & Gender Studies Databases

Most Useful Databases

Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI)

95% are full text documents from more than 130+ scholarly and popular journals, 700 reports, pamphlets, newsletters, fact sheets, & literature from no... (more info)

GenderWatch

GenderWatch (enlarging the scope of Women 'R') is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters, regional publications, spe... (more info)

Sociological Abstracts

Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.... (more info)

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

This database provides abstracts and indexing of the international literature of political science and international relations...... (more info)

Women and Social Movements in the U.S.

Primary sources related to women's roles in various U.S. social movements from 1600 to 2000.... (more info)

Also Useful Databases

Academic Search Complete

Multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,900 full-text periodicals, including more than 6,800 peer-reviewed journals... (more info)

America's Historical Newspapers, Series I (1690-1876)

Numerous newspapers throughout the United States - Midwest & East Coast (no West Coast). Browse the list of titles by clicking on the database, then the Newspaper Titles tab.... (more info)

America: History and Life

Journal articles, dissertations, and essays in collections on the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. ... (more info)

Bibliography of Native North Americans

Contains more than 60,000 citations to books, essays, journal articles and dissertations on Native North American history, life and culture. Includes ... (more info)

Chicano Database

Chicano Database includes over 67,000 records from more than 2,400 journals and other resources including newspapers, books and book chapters. The database provides coverage dating back to the 1960s a... (more info)

Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800)

Books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the US from 1639-1800. Also contains state papers and government materials, including published reports, presidential letters and messages, & more.... (more info)

Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819)

Books, pamphlets, and broadsides published in the US from 101-1819. Also contains state papers and government materials, including published reports, presidential letters and messages, & more.... (more info)

ERIC (Proquest)

References to articles in 750+ professional journals, thousands of unpublished research reports, conference papers, and curriculum guides in all areas... (more info)

Ethnic NewsWatch

More than 95,000 articles, editorials and reviews published in approximately 100 ethnic and minority newspapers, magazines and journals published in t... (more info)

Family & Society Studies Worldwide

FSSW provides the coverage of research, policy, and practice literature in the fields of Family Science, Human Ecology, Human Development, and Social Welfare. ... (more info)

Gale Literary Databases

Gale Literary Databases include Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, Dictionary of Literary Biography. Contemporary Authors provides complete biographical and bibliographical ... (more info)

HAPI Online

"The Hispanic American Periodicals Index is your source for authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico...... (more info)

JSTOR

Contains the full text of over 169 journals available from JSTOR.... (more info)

Literature Online (LION)

Contains the full-text of over 350,000 English, American, and Canadian literary works, including poetry, drama, and prose. Full-text access to over 16... (more info)

MLA International Bibliography

Indexes 3,000+ international journals and series, monographs, working (unpublished) papers, conference proceedings, bibliographies and more. ... (more info)

North American Indian Thought and Culture

The North American Indian Thought and Culture Database contains more than 100,000 pages of personal stories, many of which are previously unpublished, rare, or hard to find.... (more info)

ProQuest Dissertations & Theses

With more than 2 million entries, PQD&T is the single, central, authoritative resource for information about doctoral dissertations and master's these... (more info)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1989)

Offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue.... (more info)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2009) with Index (1851-1993)

Full-text and full-image reproductions of The New York Times rom 1851 to 2008. Coverage is cover to cover, including advertisements. Documents are a... (more info)

ProQuest Historical Newspapers The Washington Post (1877 - 1996)

The Washington Post offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. ... (more info)

ProQuest Newsstand

ProQuest Newsstand? offers unparalleled access to the full text of over 1300 newspapers, news websites and blogs from leading publishers throughout the world. The database includes backfile for most ... (more info)

PsycINFO

Indexes 2,182 journals, book chapters and records. ... (more info)