Women's Studies

Recommended Bibliographies

Below are some of the basic bibliographies in Women's Studies, followed by a selection of subject-specific bibliographies.  To find additional bibliographies on CATNYP, use subject heading

Women bibliography.

For more subject-specific bibliographies, use the specific subject terms

Women employment bibliography
Women poetry bibliography

Basic Bibliographies | Subject-Specific Bibliographies

Basic Bibliographies

Ballou, Patricia K,  Women: a bibliography of bibliographies,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1986),  *RS-SNB 88-2755.  Arranged by topic, with name, title, and subject indexes.

Carter, Sarah,  Women's studies: a guide to information sources,  (London: Mansell; Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1990),  *RS-SNB 90-9895. Covers material from 1978 to 1988.  Lists books, serials, libraries, databases, and organizations, with good coverage of non-American sources.

Dickstein, Ruth,  Women in international studies: a bibliographic guide,  (Tucson: Southwest Institute for Research on Women, 1989),  JFF 92-3010.

Feminism worldwide: a bibliography,  compiled by Joan Nordquist,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1996),  JFD 97-7927. 

Gilbert, Victor F.,  Women’s studies: a bibliography of dissertations, 1870-1982,  (Oxford; New York: B. Blackwell, 1985),  JLF 86-21.

Interdisciplinary bibliographic guide to women's studies,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1998),  volumes 1-2,  JFM 98-380.  Lists subject headings used in the area of women’s studies at the Library of Congress and The New York Public Library.

Krichmar, Albert,  The women's movement in the seventies: an international English-language bibliography,  (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1977),  JLD 82-2149.

Loeb, Catherine,  Women's studies: a recommended core bibliography, 1980-1985,  (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1987),  *RS-SNB 87-3643. Extensive continuation of the 1979 title (see Stineman, Esther).

Miller, Connie,  Feminist research methods: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1991).  JFE 91-7753.

Nordquist, Joan, The feminist movement: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1992),  JFD 92-5162.

Ryan, Barbara,  The women's movement: reference and resources,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1996),  *R-SNB 96-9682.  Comprehensive bibliography for women’s studies in the U.S., with sections on first-wave feminism, second-wave feminism, women activists, feminist discourse, issues, and sources.

Stineman, Esther, Women's studies: a recommended core bibliography,  (Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1979),  *RS-SNB 80-1.  One of the major women's studies bibliographies, covering the years up to 1979.

Watson, G. Llewellyn,  Feminism and women’s issues: an annotated bibliography and research guide,  2 volumes, (New York: Garland Pub., 1990),  *RS-SNB 90-13232.

Women's studies: an interdisciplinary bibliography: 1992-1996,  (Firenze, Italy: Casalini libri, 1996),  JFD 96-26566.

Subject-Specific Bibliographies

Acquaintance and date rape: an annotated bibliography,  compiled by Sally Ward,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  JFE 94-15746.

Agyei-Mensah, Samuel,  Fertility decline in developing countries, 1960-1997: an annotated bibliography, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 99-8228.

Argos, V. P.,  Sexual harassment: analyses and bibliography,  (Commack, NY: Nova Science Publishers, 1999),  JFF 00-1.

Beguin Stockli, Dominique,  Genitale Verstummelung von Frauen: eine Bibliographie; Mutilations genitales feminines: une bibliographie; Female genital mutilation: a bibliography,  (Bern: Universität Bern, Institut fur Ethnologie, 1993).  JFG 96-62.  An international bibliography on clitoridectomy, with sources in English, French, and German.

Belmonte, Frances R.,  Women and health: an annotated bibliography,  (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1997),  JFD 98-13056.

Blair, Karen J.,  The history of American women's voluntary organizations, 1810-1960: a guide to sources,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1989),  *RS-SNB 89-1399.

Bobb-Semple, Leona.  Women in Jamaica: a bibliography of published and unpublished  sources.  ( Kingston, Jamaica, WI: Press University of the West Indies, 1997).  Sc D 98-10.

Bock, Ulla,  Thema Frau: Bibliographie der Deutschsprachigen Literatur zur Frauenfrage 1949-1979,  (Bielefeld: AJZ-Druck und Verlag, 1980),  JLD 83-667. Lists over 4,000 German works.

Byrne, Pamela R.,  Women in the Third World: a historical bibliography,  (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO Information Services, 1986),  *RS-SNB 91-7255 and Sc E 92-250.

DeCoste, F. C.,  Feminist legal literature: a selective annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1991),  *RS-SNR 91-7910.

Feinberg, Renee,  The Equal Rights Amendment: an annotated bibliography of the issues, 1976-1985,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1986),  *RS-SNR 87-6035.

Female psychology: an annotated psychoanalytic bibliography, edited by Eleanor Schuker,  (Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press, 1991),  *RS-YEB 91-9037.

Fitzsimmons, Richard,  Pro-choice/pro-life issues in the 1990s: an  annotated, selected bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996),  JFE 96-15527.

Gabaccia, Donna,  Immigrant women in the United States: a selectively annotated multidisciplinary bibliography,  (New York: Greenwood Press, 1989),  JFE 90-685.

Ghorayshi, Parvin,  Women and work in developing countries: an annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994),  JFE 94-9953.

Hartel, Lynda Jones,  Sexual harassment: a selected, annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995),  JFE 95-18082.

Hofstetter, Eleanore.  Women in global migration, 1945-2000: a comprehensive multidisciplinary bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001),  On Order.

Huber, Kristina R.,  Women in Japanese society: an annotated bibliography of selected English language materials,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1992),  JFE 92-11086.

Huls, Mary Ellen,  United States government documents on women, 1800-1900: a comprehensive bibliography,  2 volumes, (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993),  *RS-SNB 93-7112.

Kimball, Michelle R. Muslim women throughout the world : a bibliography.  (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1997).  JFE 97-3854.

Kinnard, Cynthia D.,  Antifeminism in American thought: an annotated bibliography,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1986),  JLE 87-2028.

Kreisel, Martha,  American women photographers: a selected and annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  MFW 99-4152 and *R-Photo 99-5601.

Lent, John A.,  Women and mass communications: an international annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Pub. Group, 1999),  JFE 99-10849.

Maman, Marie,  Women in agriculture: a guide to research,  (New York: Garland, 1996),  JFE 96-8753.

McCracken, Penny,  Women artists and designers in Europe since 1800: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: G.K. Hall, 1998),  3-MAC 99-7701.

Nordquist, Joan,  The Asian American woman: social, economic and political conditions: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1997),  JFD 98-5385.

———, Native American woman: social, economic and political aspects: a bibliography, (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1999),  HBC 00-14433.

———, Violence against women: international aspects: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1998),  JFD 98-7770.

———, Women and AIDS: a bibliography,  (Santa Cruz, CA: Reference and Research Services, 1993),  JFD 93-11228.

Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey,  Women and science: an annotated bibliography,  (New York: Garland Pub., 1996),   JSE 96-1201.

O'Shea, Kathleen A.,  Female offenders: an annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997),  JFE 97-2498.

Pedersen, Diana L.,  Changing women, changing history: a bibliography of the history of women in Canada, (Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1996),  JFF 97-3292.

Remley, Mary L., Women in sport: an annotated bibliography and resource guide, 1900-1990,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1991),  *RS-SNK 91-4534.

Ruthchild, Rochelle Goldberg.  Women in Russia and the Soviet Union: an annotated bibliography.    (New York: G.K. Hall, 1993).  JFE 94-4314.

Silva, Maria Regina Tavares da.  A mulher: bibliografia portuguesa anotada (monografias, 1518-1998).  (Lisboa, Portugal: Edicoes Cosmos, 1999).  JFE 00-15195.

Stoner, K. Lynn.  Cuban and Cuban-American women: an annotated bibliography.  (Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources, 2000).  JFF 00-1047.

Thomas, Veronica G.,  African American women: an annotated bibliography,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001),  Sc E 01-18.

Torns, Teresa.  La dona: repertori bibliografic, 1985-1992.  (Barcelona, Spain: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 1995).   JFE 97-2212.

Walsh, Mary-Paula,  Feminism and Christian tradition: an annotated bibliography and  critical introduction to the literature,  (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1999),  JFE 99-8597.

Wheeler, Helen Rippier,  Women & aging: a guide to the literature,  (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1997),  *RS-SNB 97-8302.

Wilkinson, Carroll W.,  Women working in nontraditional fields: references and resources, 1963-1988,  (Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1991),  JFE 91-4052.

Women, race, and ethnicity: a bibliography, edited by Linda Schult and others,  (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin System Women’s Studies Librarian, 1991),  JFF 96-1610.