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Women Studies

This is a selective guide to the library's resources to help you find information on this subject. Assistance is always available at the Reference Desk (865 539-7107) and at the Ask a Librarian Web page.

Subject headings 
Use these subject headings to locate books in the Pellissippi Library Catalog and the netLibrary eBook collection.
Call numbers for browsing 
Use these call numbers to browse the circulating and reference collections:

Databases 
You may access these electronic resources provided by the library for magazine and journal information or full-text reference sources on this topic at the Library Online Database page (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/online.html)

Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.

DISCovering Collection - a comprehensive, cross-curricular source containing thousands of full-text entries on a broad range of topics.

SIRS Knowledge Source -provides integrated online access to full-text articles and internet resources from SIRS.

Wilson Omnifile - includes databases covering a broad range of subjects and sources including biography and history resources.

* You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail).  NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.

Reference Books 

American Woman 2003 - 2004. Costello, Vanessa, ed. NY: Palgrave Macmillan 2003. REF HQ 1421 .A476 2003

Great Lives From History. American Women Series. (5 volumes). Magill, Frank N., Editor. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1995. REF HQ 1412 .G74 1995

Handbook of American Women's History: Second Edition. Howard, Angela M. and Frances M. Kavenik, eds. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 2000. REF HQ 1410 .H36 2000. 

A History of Women in the United States: State-by-State Reference.  Doris Weatherford, editor. Danbury, CT: Grolier Academic Reference, 2004. REF HQ 1410. H58 2004.

Statistical Handbook On Women In America.Taeuber, Cynthia, Editor. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996. REF HQ 1420 .T34 1996

Status of Women in Tennessee. Washington,  D. C.: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2000. REF HQ 1438. T2 S83 2000.

Status of Women in the States. Washington,  D.C.: Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2002-2003. REF HQ 1402. S73 2002-2003.

Uppity Women of Ancient Times. Leon, Vicki. Berkeley, CA: Conari Press, 1995. REF HQ 1127 .L46 1995

What Every American Should Know About Women's History: 200 Events That Shaped Our Destiny. Lunardini, Christine A. Holbrook, MA: Bob Adams, Inc., 1994. REF HQ 1410 .L86 1994.

Wilson Chronology of Women's Achievements.  Franck, Irene.  NY: H.W. Wilson Company, 1998. REF HQ 1121 .F65 1998.

Women in World History. (17 volumes). Commire, Anne, ed. Waterford, CT: Yorkin Publications, 1999. REF HQ 1115 .W6 1999.

 Women's Firsts. Zilboorg, Caroline, Editor. Detroit, MI: Gale Research, 1997. REF CT 3203 .W66 1997

Women's Rights: A Global View.  Walter, Lynn,  ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001.  REF HQ 1236 .W6527 2001.

Women's Studies Encyclopedia. (3 volumes). Tierny, Helen, ed. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999. REF HQ 1115 .W645 1999
Web Resources


American Women - (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/) - a gateway to the Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States.

Internet Women's History Sourcebook - collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts created to serve the needs of teachers and students in college survey courses.

Women and Social Movements (in the U.S. 1600-2000) -This Worldwide Web site is intended to serve as a 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, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding at the same time that it makes the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools.

Women's History-VIVA - International Institute of Social History, a useful starting point for searcing the internet for women's studies. Provides listings of women's history institutions and organizations, local archives and libraries, women's studies journals, and links to internet resources.

Women in American History - site produced by Encyclopedia Britannica, includes primary documents, some multimedia files, and links to other resources relating to women's history from 1600 to the present.

WWWomen  - a search directory providing access to a large collection of female-oriented web links.

Yahoo Women's History  -  Web sites related to women's history.

Yahoo Women's Studies  -  Web sites related to women's studies.