Core Lists in Women's Studies

January 2002

These Core Lists of books in women's studies are intended to assist women's studies librarians and collection development librarians in building women's studies collections. Because the lists include only books currently in print, they also serve as a guide to teaching faculty in selecting available course readings. The focus of the lists is on women in the United States. Each list consists of 20 to 75 titles, and the most important five to ten titles are starred. The lists are updated each January. Titles no longer in print are dropped, and newly published titles added.

These lists are compiled by the Association of College & Research Libraries, Women's Studies Section.

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• Aging, by Sharon Scott
• Agricultural Development, by Linda Stewart
• American Agriculture, by Linda Stewart
• American Literature, by Carrie Kruse
• Anthropology, by Kimberley Robles Smith
• Antiquity, by Connie Phelps
• British Literature, by Stefanie DuBose
• Ecofeminism, by Karen Osborne Pope
• Family, by Diana Shelton
• Feminist Movements in the U.S., by Sherri Barnes
• Feminist Pedagogy, by Lori Goetsch
• Feminist Theory, by Austin Booth
• Film, by Ellen Broidy
• Geography, by Jennifer Evans
• Health, by Linda A. Krikos
• HIV & AIDS, by Flora G. Shrode
• Information Technology, by Kelly Barrick Hovendick
• International History, by Connie Phelps
• Language, by G. Margaret Porter
• Law, by Megan Adams
• Lesbian Studies, by Joan Ariel
• Management, by Beth Smith
• Mass Media, by Ruth Dickstein
• Mental Health, by Kimberley Robles Smith
• Mexican Women, by Rachel Murphree
• Military, by Susan Macicak
• Philosophy, by Lisa Roberts
• Politics, by Susan Kendall
• Popular Culture, by Jennifer Gilley
• Reference, by Joan Ariel
• Religion, by Jenifer Smith Holman
• Science, by Jeannie P. Miller
• Sociology, by Sara Brownmiller, revised by Louise W. Greene
• Spirituality, by Kris Gerhard
• Sports, by Jeannie P. Miller
• U.S. Women's History, by Jessica Grim
• Visual Arts, by Cynthia Johnson
• Women of Color, by Bernice Redfern

Titles Not Updated in 2002

• International Politics, by May M. Jafari, revised by Connie Phelps
• Music, by Leslie Bennett
• Sexual Abuse, by Mila Su, revised by Bernice Redfern

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Last updated: March 4, 2002