Women's Studies with Renee Schlueter
Library and online information resources for Women's Studies course at Kirkwood Community College
Online literature resources
- Women Writers and Artists of ColorCelebrating and documenting the creativity of Asian, Black, Latina, and Native women, VG is one of the internet's most comprehensive and well-respected academic databases for women artists of color.
- African American Women Writers of the 19th CenturyWith increasing access to education and higher rates of literacy, African Americans entered a period of literary productivity in the second half of the 19th century. This digital collection includes 52 works by 19th-century black women writers in the United States
- Portraits of American Women Writers (that appeared in print before 1861)Click on each women's portrait for biographical information.
- American Women's Dime Novel Project: 1870 - 1920This site examines the changing role of women's dime novels in America from 1870 to 1920. Rather than simply collect texts or author biographies (although it does that), the site is built around the goal of analyzing the novels and placing them in historical context.
- A Celebration of Women WritersComprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.
Susan Faludi: Truthfulness
Susan Faludi, author of The Terror Dream, says that what happened to American culture after 9/11 was the result of a specious myth about weak, helpless women and strong, protective males ... and led us very far astray.
Women Authors in the News
- Silly Girl, You Want to Race a Boy?Haifaa al-Mansour’s ‘Wadjda’: A Saudi Girl’s Discoveries. September 12, 2013
- The Feminine Mystique at 50To understand the journey of American women, from Doris Day to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, you still have to start here. January 23, 2013
Featured Author: Naomi Wolf
In the first half of the video, Naomi Wolf discusses Third Wave Feminism, then at 2:26 answers the question "Does feminism respect the hijab" (Muslim head scarf)?
Writings by Naomi Wolf
- Our Bodies, Our SoulsIn this article from the New Republic, Wolf discusses her views on abortion.
Books by Naomi Wolf: Kirkwood Library collection
Fire with Fire by ISBN: 0449909514Publication Date: 1994-09-20
The Beauty Myth by ISBN: 0060512180Publication Date: 2002-09-24
Promiscuities by ISBN: 0449907643Publication Date: 1998-07-21
Vagina by ISBN: 0061989169Publication Date: 2012-09-11
Misconceptions by ISBN: 0385497458Publication Date: 2003-02-04
The End of America by ISBN: 1933392797Publication Date: 2007-09-05
Library databases: literature
- EBSCOhost eBooks This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Search a huge collection of academic ebooks all in one search. Get a depth of information not often found in articles.
- What's included? Close to 200,000 ebook titles from a variety of publishers, on a wide range of academic topics.
- Google Books This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? Good option to preview a print book online.
- What's included? Books may be searched and previewed, but the full contents are not usually available.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For academic articles and book chapters, archival journals and primary sources. Great for academic research in many subjects.
- What's included? Journal articles, older journal articles, book chapters, and primary sources, with focuses in the following subject matters: Language & Literature, Film Studies, African Studies, American Studies, Feminist & Women’s Studies, Arts & Sciences, Business, Life Sciences, and Public Health.
- Kanopy Streaming Videos This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? For an extensive collection of streaming videos and films.
- What's included? Contains a wide range of films and television series, as well as documentary videos produced by PBS, BBC, Documentary Educational Resources and more.
- Literary Index by Gale This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? To locate article and book chapter citations for literary criticism.
- What's included? This is an index only, no full-text articles or chapters are included. However it is a comprehensive index to all Gale-published literary criticism. The Library owns some titles in print. Ask a librarian about availability of a specific citation.
- Project Gutenberg This link opens in a new window
- Why search here? To locate free online copies of books in the public domain.
- What's included? Contains online (HTML), PDF and e-reader copies of over 60,000 books. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, classic literature.
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