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Below are some dictionaries and encyclopedias that can help you get started with your research.

Social Science & General

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender, 4 volumes
REF   HQ16 .E52 2007         

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge, 4 volumes
REF   HQ1115 .R69 2000   

The Women's Movement Today: An Encyclopedia of Third-wave Feminism, 2 volumes
REF   HQ1115 .W644 2006     

The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide, 6 volumes
REF   HQ1115 .G74

Encyclopedia of Women and Gender: Sex Similarities and Differences and the Impact of Society on Gender, 2 volumes
REF   HQ1115 .E43 2001

American Women: Who They Are & How They Live
REF DESK   HQ1421 .A486 2006 

Women and the Law
REF   KF478 .W652  2007      

The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
REF   CT3202 .P26 2005         

Black Women in America, 3 volumes
REF   E185.86 .B542 2005     

Notable American Women: a Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century
REF   CT3260 .N5725 2004         

A Biographical Dictionary of Women Healers: Midwives, Nurses, and Physicians
REF   R692 .B52 2002

Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia
REF   LC1569 .W66 2002         

International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports, 3 volumes
REF   GV709 .I58 2001 

Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers, 2 volumes
REF   HQ1236 .R29 2001     

Encyclopedia of Women in American Politics
REF   HQ1236.5.U6 E53 1999         

Reader's Guide to Women's Studies
REF   HQ1180.Z9 .R43 1998         

Reader's Guide to Lesbian and Gay Studies
REF   HQ75.15 .R43 2000

Completely Queer: the Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia
REF   HQ75 .H63 1998  

Homosexuality and the Law: A Dictionary
REF   KF4754.5.A68 S74 2001

Encyclopedia of Homosexuality, 2 volumes  
REF   HQ76.25 .E53 1990

Youth, Education, and Sexualities: an International Encyclopedia, 2 volumes
REF   LC192.6 .Y68 2005

History

Annals of American History
Annals of American History illuminate U.S. history from 1493 to modern times in over 2,000 primary documents.  Includes a section with primary documents on Discrimination and Diversity, as well as gender-related sources across subject areas.

Daily Life Through History
A "collection of primary documents, reference works, monographs, images, maps, illustrations, and time lines depicting essential activities of daily life across the globe and throughout history." (Cheryl LaGuardia, Harvard College Library).  Corresponds to the Greenwood Press "Daily Life Through History" books, many of which are in Hunter Library's collection.  This resource is helpful in becoming familiar with gender roles and social structures during various periods throughout history, often with articles specifically devoted to the place and role of women in a given society.

Women in World History: a Biographical Encyclopedia, 17 volumes
REF   HQ1115 .W6 1999 

The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History, 4 volumes
REF   HQ1121 .O93 2008 

Women in Early America : Struggle, Survival, and Freedom in a New World
REF   HQ1416 .M395 2004         

Women in the Middle Ages: An Encyclopedia, 2 volumes
REF   HQ1143 .W643 2004

Encyclopedia of Women in the Ancient World
REF   HQ1127 .S25 2001   

The Wilson Chronology of Women's Achievements: A Record of Women's Achievements from Ancient Times to Present
REF   HQ1122 .F65 1998         

Gay & Lesbian Biography 
REF   HQ75.2 .G39 1996 

Literature, Art, Music, & Religion

A to Z of American Women Writers
REF   PS147 .K67 2000    

Encyclopedia of British Women's Writing, 1900-1950
REF   PR111 .E55 2006         

Contemporary Women Poets
REF   PS151 .C67 1998         

Gay & Lesbian Literature, 2 volumes
PN56.H57 G36 1994

Reel Women : an International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films About Women
REF   PN1995.9.W6 S63 2007         

An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early American Films, 1895-1930
REF   PN1998.2 .L686 2005         

Cassell's Encyclopedia of Queer Myth, Symbol, and Spirit: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Lore
REF   BL795.H6 C65 1998 

Contemporary Women Artists
REF   N8354 .C66 1999         

Great Women Masters of Art
REF   N8354 .V54 2002

Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion, 2 volumes
REF   BL458 .E53 1999 

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