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Welcome to Gender and Sexuality in U. S. History Research Guide.
On this guide I have recommended ways for you to find information resources, such as:
- background information to help you learn about a subject when you're beginning your research
- materials in Belk Library's catalog
- newspaper and scholarly journal articles in databases
- primary sources
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General Online Reference Sources
- Credo This link opens in a new windowCredo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text encyclopedias, dictionaries, quotations, and subject-specific titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos.
- Gale E-Books This link opens in a new windowE-reference books, biographies on musicians, scientist, contemporary black biography, sport management, business plans and more.
Find Background Information
There are many encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, and atlases that will provide you with background information on gender and sexuality in United States history. The following books are samples of what is available. REF. in front of a call number indicates that the book is housed in Belk Library's reference collection on the first floor.
A History of Women in the United States : State-by-State Reference by Call Number: REF. 305.40973 H629we v.1-4ISBN: 071725805XPublication Date: 2004
Men and Masculinities : A Social, Cultural, and Historical Encyclopedia by Call Number: REF. 305.3103 M52ki v.1-2ISBN: 1576077748Publication Date: 2004
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History by Call Number: Electronic ResourceISBN: 0195148909Publication Date: 2008
