In addition to the resources listed here, gender is covered in a wide range of other databases; see our list of databases by subject for more details.
Biographies of more than 19,000 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped the American nation.
Archives Unbound contains more than 250 collections covering: African American studies; American Indian studies; Asian studies; British history; Holocaust studies; LGBTQ studies; Latin American and Caribbean studies; Middle East studies; political science; religious studies; and women’s studies.
References to published materials in the arts and humanities including journal articles, letters, editorials and reviews.
This database is part of the Web of Science Core Collection. To search just this part select 'Arts & Humanities Citation Index' from the 'Editions' drop down list.
References to research documents, journal articles, and other materials covering education.
Gives references to journal articles, books, reviews and selected chapters in subjects including anthropology, economics, political science and sociology.
International Historical Statistics is a large collection of statistical data from around the world, covering a wide range of socio-economic topics. The collection includes data on the Americas and Europe, but also hard-to-find data on Africa, Asia and Oceania.
Mass Observation Online gives an insight into everyday life in Britain from 1937 until the mid-1950s. It contains original manuscript and typescript papers created and collected by the Mass Observation organisation, as well as printed publications, photographs and interactive features.
References to journal articles in the biomedical sciences. Covers 1950 to the present day. Includes 'In press' articles.
References to publications covering literature, language, linguistics and folklore worldwide.
Covering women’s writing in the British Isles from its beginnings to the present day, Orlando provides entries on authors' lives and writing careers, contextual material, timelines, sets of internal links, and bibliographies.
Searchable research guides across a variety of subject areas.
Biographies of the men and women who shaped all aspects of Britain's past, from the fourth century BC to the year 2000.
Access to articles in over 500 journal titles in arts, humanities and social sciences.
Gives references to journal articles, books and chapters in psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines including education, linguistics, medicine, and physiology. Includes links to full-text articles in PsycARTICLES.
This resource provides materials on feminism (covering the period 1776-1928) published by Taylor & Francis. It includes primary and secondary sources, such as full books, selected chapters, and journal articles, as well as thematic essays.
References to publications in the sciences. Part of the Web of Science Core Collection.
This database is part of the Web of Science Core Collection. To search just this part select 'Science Citation index' from the 'Editions' drop down list.
Gives references to journal articles, books, conference proceedings and patents in all subjects. Also offers extensive tools to analyse results, and measure impact for articles, journals and authors.
Gives references, and some full-text access, to sources relating to film and television.
Gives references to journal articles in the social sciences.
This database is part of the Web of Science Core Collection. To search just this part select 'Social Sciences Citation Index' from the 'Editions' drop down list.
Use to search across a number of databases covering a range of subject areas. Provides references to journal articles, books, conference papers, patents, research data and other materials.
Full-text of UK, US EU and Commonwealth legal sources.
We subscribe to a wide range of journals relating to gender studies, these are just a few of the titles.
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This is a selection of video and sound resources containing relevant material:
Video material including documentaries, interviews, performances, news programmes and newsreels covering a variety of events and themes.
Box of Broadcasts (BoB) is a collection of TV and radio programmes from free-to-air channels. Set new recordings and playback programmes already recorded. Content back to 1990s.
ImageQuest is a high resolution image library of over 2.7 million images which are rights-cleared for academic use from various collections including National Geographic, Getty Images, National History Museum and more.
A freely available database of over 50,000 sound recordings from the British Library Sound Archive.
Provides a simultaneous search across the Learning on Screen's online databases relating to film, television and radio content dating from 1896 onwards.
Access to thousands of films for the arts & humanities.
In addition to the resources listed here, gender-related topics are covered in a wide range of other video, image and sound resources, see our full list:
For guidance on how to use our multimedia e-resources, see: