Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS): Finding Books

► Searching library catalogs helps researchers find books (print & electronic) that Fordham owns. Fordham has two library catalogs that search the same information with different interfaces:

► OneSearch (EBSCO Discovery Service) on the library homepage aggregates books Fordham owns plus some articles. It also includes bibliographic records for items that Fordham does not own.

Search Limiters in OneSearch:

• All Filters connects researchers to a range of search options. 

• Full Text prioritizes full text electronic resources and will not include print items.

• Catalog only searches for books and periodicals in the library catalog; this setting will not search inside books or journals.

• Peer Reviewed prioritizes articles from peer reviewed journals.

• All time lets researchers target a search for all time, the past 12 months, the past 5 years, of the past 10 years.

• Source type enables researchers to select books, ebooks, academic journals, news, magazines, and more.

• Turn on the Natural language search button to use AI enhancements to parse search terms. Learn more from EBSCO.

The list below contains suggestions to search for books using Library of Congress Subject Headings:

African American women.

Body image in women.

Feminism--United States.

Feminism and literature.

Feminist literary criticism.

Feminist theology.

Feminist theory.

Gay and lesbian studies.

Gender identity.

Gender identity in literature.

Homophobia--United States--History.

Homosexuality and literature.

Human reproduction--Law and legislation--United States.

Intimate partner violence.

Lesbians--United States--Biography.

Masculinity.

Men's studies.

Motherhood--United States.

Misogyny.

Queer theory.

Reproductive rights--United States.

Reproductive health--United States.

Sex discrimination--United States.

Sex in literature.

Sex in popular culture.

Sex role.

Sex role in the work environment--United States.

Sex--Social aspects.

Sexism.

Sexual orientation--United States.

Transgender people.

Transgenderism.

Women and literature.

Women in development.

Women--Economic conditions.

Women--Health and hygiene.

Women--Identity.

Women--Language.

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women--Social conditions.

Women--United States.

Women's studies.

Women's rights--United States.

Women--Violence against.

*This list is not definitive. Be sure to search the catalog for other options.