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Gender Studies / History 186B: Global Feminism, 1850 to Present

Your guide to global feminism research at UCLA: Find articles, books, primary sources, and more.

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Librarian for Gender Studies & LGBTQ Studies

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Diana King
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Catalogs: Search for Books

There are a number of library catalogs available to UCLA researchers. For further information on the catalogs and what they each contain, check out the Books tab in this guide.

Get Started Quickly: Major Databases

These online sources are good places to start searching for secondary articles related to gender, feminism, and history. For quick reference, hold your mouse over a link for a brief description of the resource.

For more suggested sources, go to the tabs on the left-hand side of this page.

Useful Websites

While websites should not serve as a major source for scholarship in your papers, these metasites and online bibliographies can help get you started with certain topics.

Connecting from Off-Campus: VPN and Proxy Tutorials

The Library's online subscription resources can always be accessed from computers and wireless networks on campus. However, off-campus access is restricted to current UCLA, students, faculty, and staff who have set up their computer using one of the methods below. Click on the other tabs to see how four Bruins got their computers set up and ready to go for remote access!

If you still need help, you can contact the UCLA IT Support Center at (310) 267-4357 or help@it.ucla.edu. They provide 24/7 phone support.

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