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

Check out the following videos to learn how to search for books in the library catalog (and place a hold) or use OneSearch to locate books (and articles) available at Fordham University Libraries.

 Looking for ebooks only? Select the "Online Resources" option under the library dropdown limiter before your press Search in the catalog.

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.

You may Place a Hold on a book through the library catalog and have it delivered to your desired campus.

• If you are using OneSearch, you will need to click the Retrieve Catalog Item link to cross over to the library catalog to place a hold.

• When you find the book you need in the library catalog, select the Place Hold link to begin the process.

• Once you click on Place Hold on the Item Details page of a catalog record, follow the directions listed on the page to enter your Fordham ID without the preceding "A," PIN, and select your campus location.

• Books should arrive in 1-2 business days. A notification email will be sent to your Fordham email account when the item is available for pickup at your home library. See the Borrowing at Fordham page for more information.

Find books and other items outside of Fordham with WorldCat / OCLC FirstSearch, a platform that enables searching across the largest library network of collections around the world.

Borrowing books or accessing articles that are not available at any of the Fordham University Libraries requires assistance from Interlibrary Loan.

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