Women's Studies
Women's Studies Databases
The Axinn Library provides over two hundred online databases containing full-text articles and peer-reviewed articles from scholarly journals. Articles from popular magazines and newspapers are also available. These databases are listed alphabetically and by subject on the Library home page. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of Women’s Studies, many of our databases could be appropriate for conducting your research. Below is a selected group.
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AnthroSourceDeveloped by the American Anthropological Association (AAA), This full-text database brings 100 years of anthropological material online to scholars and the public.
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Historical Abstracts
Covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, indexing more than 2,300 academic historical journals in over 40 languages back to 1955.
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HAPI (Hispanic American Periodical Index)Offers in-depth coverage of Latin America and related issues with coverage spanning more than twenty-five years, from 1970 to the present. Now containing more than 210,000 citations.
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JSTORMultidisciplinary database of full-text scholarly articles from a collection of scholarly journals which includes coverage from Volume I, Issue 1, up to a “moving wall” ranging from 3-5 years prior to the present date.
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MLA International BibliographyProvides scholarly access to 4,000 journals, also covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies and other formats. Contains some full-text articles
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New York Times currentMultidisciplinary. Full text from 1980. Nonscholarly. Available in LexisNexis.
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New York Times HistoricalCoverage of the New York Times from 1851 through 4 years prior to the current year.
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Project Muse
Full-text of scholarly journals from over 120 university presses and scholarly societies in the humanities and social sciences.
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Sociological AbstractsAbstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
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Women and Social Movements, International - 1840 to the PresentA landmark collection of primary materials. Through the writings of women activists, their personal letters and diaries, and the proceedings of conferences at which pivotal decisions were made, this collection lets you see how women’s social movements shaped much of the events and attitudes that have defined modern life
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Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000, Scholar's EditionA resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000, this collection seeks to advance scholarly debate and understanding about U.S. history.
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Academic Search Ultimate
Developed to meet the increasing demands of scholarly research, Academic Search Ultimate offers students an unprecedented collection of peer-reviewed, full-text journals, including many journals indexed in leading citation indexes. Includes over 9,000 active full-text journals and magazines
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