Gender & Women's Studies: In the BU Library

"...covering women travelers from prehistoric times to the prehistoric times to the present."

"...offers (a) look at human history's living heart: the billions of anonymous men and women too often forgotten by historical studies, but without whose lives human history would be meaningless.

"This A-Z reference contains 275 biographical entries on Native American women, past and present, from many different walks of life."

"Extending the work of nineteenth and twentieth century feminist scholarship and more recent queer studies, the Encyclopedia seeks to advance the scholarly conversation by systematically exploring the ways in which gender is constructed in the diverse texts, cultures, and readers that constitute "the world of the Bible." "

"...covers gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer (GLBTQ) life and culture post-1945, with a strong international approach to the subject."

"This two volume, A-to-Z encyclopedia represents the first major effort to describe the role of women in all forms of music in the U.S. since 1900."

"This encyclopedia chronicles the lives and contributions of women in the medieval world. Included are some 350 alphabetically arranged entries on a wide range of topics."

"... introduces the third wave's key issues, members, visions, writings, and more--with essay entries on abortion to zines, with the Riotgrrrl group Bikini Kill, cyberspace, National Girls and Women in Sports Day, queer theory, and activist/writer Rebecca Walker in between."