Reference resources include encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases and handbooks. Entries in such sources tend to be rather short and they are meant to help you get started with research on a new topic.
A to Z of American Women in the Visual Arts
CALL NUMBER: Ref. N6505 .K59 2002
American First Ladies
CALL NUMBER: Ref. E176.2 .A4 2002
American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN2286.8 .F55 2008
Contemporary American Women Fiction Writers
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PS374 .W6 C66 2002
Significant Contemporary American Feminists
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1412 .S56 1999
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1115 .W6 1999 vol. 1-17
Wimmin, Wimps and Wallflowers: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Gender and Sexual Orientation Bias in the United States
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ76.45 .U5 H47 2001
Encyclopedia of Feminist Theories
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1190 .E63 2000
Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in America
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ76.3 .U5 E53 2004 vol. 1-3
Encyclopedia of Obesity and Eating Disorders
CALL NUMBER: Ref. RC552 .E18 C37 2000
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ16 .E52 2007 vol. 1-4
Encyclopedia of Women and Crime
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6046 .E56 2000
Encyclopedia of Women and Gender
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1115 .E43 2001 vol. 1-2
Encyclopedia of Women's History in America
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1410 .C85 2000
The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PQ6055 .F46 2002 vol. 1-2
Gay Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ75.13 .G37 2000
Girlhood in America: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ777 .G5745 2001 vol. 1-2
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1115 .G74 2003 vol. 1-6
International Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ9 .E52 2003 vol. 1-4
International Encyclopedia of Women's Suffrage
CALL NUMBER: Ref. JF851 .H28 2000
Lesbian Histories and Cultures: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ76.5 .L4395 2000
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1115 .R69 2000 vol. 1-4
Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. ML82 .W625 2002 vol. 1-2
Women in Higher Education: An Encyclopedia
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LC1569 .W66 2002
Women in the Third World
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998
The Rights of Women: The Basic ACLU Guide to Women's Rights
Available as an eBook.
Women's Legal Guide
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF478 .W674 1996
Women's Liberation Movement in America
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1421 .B47 1999
Abortion: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ767.5 .U5 C67 1991
Domestic Violence: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HV6626.2.M43 2008
Also available as an eBook.
Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ76.3 .U5 N48 2009
Also available as an eBook.
Handbook of Lesbian and Gay Studies
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ75.15 .H36 2002
Rape in America: A Reference Handbook
Available only as an eBook.
Sexual Harassment: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF4758 .E36 1993
Also available as an eBook.
Victims Rights: A Reference Handbook
CALL NUMBER: Ref. KF9763 .G58 1997
American Women
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1421 .A486 1997
The American Woman, 2003-2004: Daughters of a Revolution–Young Women Today
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1421 .A476 2003
Statistical Handbook on Women in America
CALL NUMBER: Ref. HQ1420 .T34 1996