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WMST 1000 - Introduction to Women's Studies

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Encyclopedia of Gender and Society (eBook) by O'Brien, J.
Publication Date: 2009
Routledge Companion to Feminism and Postfeminism (eBook) by Gamble, S.
Publication Date: 1998

Oxford Reference
Search across 100+ general sources, including The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History.
Dates of Coverage: Various

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Defining Gender
Extensive collection of full-text archival materials related to gender.
Dates of Coverage: 1465 - 1917
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600-2000
Documents from women's involvement in U.S. social movements across four centuries.
Subject Matter Timeframe: 1600 - 2000
Women Writers Online
Early modern women's fiction and non-fiction writing in full-text
Dates of Coverage: 1526 - 1850

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Status of Women Canada
Official website and publications of the Government of Canada

Family & Society Studies Worldwide
Indexes a variety of print and internet-based resources relevant to family studies from a variety of social science disciplines.
Dates of Coverage: 1970 - Current
Sociological Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Dates of Coverage: 1952 - Current

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