WGS 2500: Introduction to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Home
This guide introduces you to resources and evaluation tools to select appropriate sources for research in women's, gender, and sexuality studies.
Background Information
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
- CQ Researcher Plus Archive This link opens in a new window
Note: These sources should not be used in a bibliography or references section. These are resources meant to help you build background knowledge that you can then use to search in one of the databases.
Databases
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
- LGBT Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
- SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Family Studies Abstracts This link opens in a new window
- Violence & Abuse Abstracts This link opens in a new window
- Women's Studies Archive This link opens in a new window
- Archives of Sexuality & Gender This link opens in a new window
Finding Underrepresented Voices
- Women Also Know StuffWomen Also Know Stuff promotes the work of women for political science through a searchable database of women experts in the field.
- People of Color Also Know StuffPeople of Color Also Know Stuff provides a directory of experts of color in political science. Their mission is to promote scholars of color in Political Science and serve as an amplifier for efforts to advance racial diversity and inclusion in the discipline. They aim to advance equity that is inclusive of all class backgrounds, gender identities, sexual identities, and institutional contexts.
- LGBT Scholars NetworkA twitter feed highlighting the work of LGBTQ+ scholars across disciplines.
- Cite Black WomenThe Cite Black Women Collective is a campaign to push people to engage in a radical praxis of citation that acknowledges and honors Black women’s transnational intellectual production. You can follow their podcast and blog, as well as the hashtag #citeblackwomen on Twitter, to find black women's contributions to scholarship.
- Black Latinas Know CollectiveA collective of Black Latina scholars producing innovative knowledge about race within Latinidad and Blackness. The website lists members of the Collective and shares scholarship on their blog and social media.
- Women also know historyOur searchable website makes it easier to identify and connect with women historians working in a wide range of fields and professional settings.
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Librarian
Elizabeth Allen
she/her/hers
Contact:
LSU Library, Room 141 A
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3330
Website
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3330