Research Guides: Comparative Literature: Feminist & Gender Criticism

Feminist & Gender Lit Crit Resources

For a complete list of databases available for Feminist and Gender Literature Criticism, please visit the Women's/Gender/Feminist Studies Library Subject Guide. Below are the most common databases used for Feminist and Gender literature scholarship.

** = UC Irvine access only

Women’s Studies International**
Includes over 219,000 records drawn from a variety of essential women’s studies databases, including Women Studies Abstracts, the Women’s Studies Database, and many major bibliographies. Coverage: 1972 – present
GenderWatch**
Publications include academic and scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, regional publications, books, booklets and pamphlets, conference proceedings, and government, NGO (non-governmental organizations) and special reports. To see the list of publications, click on the Publications tab in Genderwatch.
LGBT Life**
Contains indexing and abstracts for LBGT-core journals, magazines, books, and reference works, including important historical publications, including Mattachine Review, The Advocate, The Ladder, etc.
Women's Studies Encyclopedia**
A multidisciplinary work on the collective experiences of women. Prepared by 425 scholars from all disciplines, features 701 alphabetically listed entries, coverage of 1,250 historical figures, analysis of women, society and culture throughout history.
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000**
It currently includes 72 document projects with 2,100 documents, 28,000 pages of additional full-text documents, and 1,600 primary authors.

Comparative Literature: Feminist & Gender Criticism

Feminist & Gender Lit Crit Resources

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