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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Information on Women's Studies resources and research.

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Background Information & Books

Before you can start any research on your topic, you must have a background knowledge of it. Books and websites can provide you with that knowledge.

This is important because:

  1. Background sources give you the language that people are using to discuss your topic. You will use this language when you start to search databases for scholarly articles and resources on the topic.
  2. This "pre-research" gives you a sense if your topic is focused enough. If your initial searches bring back so many results you can't even figure out what the language is, then you should consider narrowing your topic.

Remember, background information is always a starting point for research, not an ending point.

Women's Studies Journals

Browsing journals in the discipline can help you identify current trends and research topics as well as provide examples of what published research in the field looks like.

Below is a list of top women's studies journals with links to our online, full-text access. NOTE: Some of the journals we do not have access to current issues. Some journals we do not have access, but you can still browse article titles to get a sense for what is being published in the journal.