Dulaney-Browne Library: Women & Gender Studies: Books

Finding Books, eBooks, Government Reports, and DVDs

To find print books, ebooks, articles, and DVDs held by our library, go to WorldCat Discovery (see below).

Books on women and gender are located throughout the library's collection as sub-topics under many different subjects. A good place to start browsing can be found in the call numbers 305.3 (gender identity) and 305.4 (women) on the 3rd floor and in the reference area on the 1st floor.

Some titles are electronic books available online. Select the "Ebooks" tab below to search only ebooks, or go directly to EBSCO’s ebook database:

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If our library doesn't have what you're looking for, we can get it through interlibrary loan. Use the form below to order books. To search for items beyond our library, try WorldCat:

Book ILL Request Form

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Subject Headings in WorldCat Discovery

Here are some examples of subject terms in WorldCat Discovery; click to see search results:

WorldCat Discovery -- Search and Filter

In WorldCat Discovery, you enter a search term, and then limit your search using filters on the left-hand side of display.

For example, the results below are limited to print books that Oklahoma City University has access to. You can also limit your results to articles or ebooks:

Discover Resources

History of Women in the United States

History of Women in the United States (28 volumes)
A major resource for women's studies in America. Call number 305.40973 H629 (3rd floor) // Part 1. Theory and method in women's history (2 v.) -- 2. Household constitution and family relationships -- 3. Domestic relations and law -- 4. Domestic ideology and domestic work (2 v.) -- 5. The intersection of work and family life (2 v.) -- 6. Working on the land -- 7. Industrial wage work (2 v.) -- 8. Professional and white-collar employments (2 v.) -- 9. Prostitution -- 10. Sexuality and sexual behavior -- 11. Women's bodies -- 12. Education -- 13. Religion -- 14. Intercultural and interracial relations -- 15. Women and war -- 16. Women together -- 17. Social and moral reform (2 v.) -- 18. Women and politics (2 v.) -- 19. Woman suffrage (2 v.) -- 20. Feminist struggles for sex equality.

Reference Works

These encyclopedias and dictionaries are a good place to start your research for general or background information:

Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Call Number: ebook
Encyclopedia of Gender in Media
Call Number: ebook
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History by Bonnie G. Smith (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
Latinas in the United States
Call Number: ebook