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Women's & Gender Studies Program
Wake Forest University
Tribble Hall, A106A
P.O. Box 7365
Winston-Salem, NC 27109

Phone: 336-758-3758
Fax: 336-758-4143
wgs@wfu.edu

Work, Family, Welfare, and Poverty

America’s White Working-Class Women: A Historical Bibliography
Ref Z7963 E7 K45
This is a bibliography of works written about white, working-class women in the United States. It is divided by time period beginning with pre-industrial America moving to the Industrial era and then into Modern America. It is only a bibliography so there is no text or information (although a very detailed introduction that provides a lot of background) so it is only an intermediary between you and the articles—which can seem a little frustrating when we are used to internet and databases with the articles right there.

Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers
Ref HQ1236 R29 2001
This is a two volume set of all of the women social reformers throughout history. It alphabetically provides entries for all kinds of women involved in all kinds of issues. It is important to know who you are searching for since it is not divided by topic, only by name. It includes women from all around the world which is really interesting.

Statistical Handbook on the American Family
Ref HQ536 S727 1999
This is a book filled with statistics, charts, tables, etc about the American family from the end of the 20th century into the 21st century. It is divided into topics (i.e. marriage, divorce, children, and sexual attitudes) and then there are various tables and charts to accompany each topic. The charts are large and easy to read.

Databases

Contemporary Women’s Issues
This database covers women’s issues from 1992 to current with the option for the article in full text. It covers a variety of disciplines and pulls from 190 different countries. When you search you can do a basic keyword or author search but can also search by topic (i.e. abortion, welfare, etc) or by geographic region (i.e. Afghanistan). It was really simple to use and offered a proliferation of good articles.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Designed to provide the "other side of the story", Ethnic NewsWatch full text titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press. The articles are primarily from ethnic or minority newspapers. Both English and Spanish language search interfaces are provided.

Index to Legal Periodicals and Books
This database includes article citations to legal journals, yearbooks, institutes, bar association organs, law reviews, and government publications originating in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. It includes all areas and topics related to the law including court cases and decisions. It is citation only.

International Index to Black Periodicals
This database includes abstracts and citations from over 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers and newsletters from the United States, Africa and the Caribbean. It also includes the full text articles from 40 core Black Studies periodicals (1998 forward). The topics range from cultural, economic, historical, religious, social, and political issues. The citations and abstracts are from 1902 forward.

LegalTrac
This database provides full text articles about anything related to the legal system including court case information, articles and reviews from specialty law and bar association journals and information about other legal matters (taxes, regulations, etc.)

LexisNexis Academic
This database provides the full text articles primarily for major newspapers around the world. It is easy to use and provides a lot of

LexisNexis Congressional
This database provides full text of federal bills, laws, and regulations as well as information on Congress, voting records, legislative histories from 1789 to the present, and current legislative activities.

P.A.I.S./Public Affairs Information Service
This database provides article citations and abstracts (not full text) for articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
Contains abstracts and citations from professional journals, major news magazines and books covering law, politics, political science, and public administration.

Sociological Abstracts
This database provides citations and abstracts (not full text articles) to articles published in some 2300 journals in sociology, social welfare, and social policy, as well as other related topics in the social and behavioral sciences. It also includes citations to some books and many dissertations