This select bibliography lists books, monographs, journals and newsletters which relate to feminism, women's studies, and other perspectives on women. Selections are organized by topic: general, bibliographies, art and literature, biography/autobiography, economics, education, family and marriage, history, politics and sex roles. Also included is…

This document presents recommendations for a Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Included is an argument for the establishment of such a program, as well as course outlines and reading materials that would be required in the field of women's studies. The program is designed to be an interdisciplinary cooperative effort among…

The area of women's studies has come under attack from many quarters, but the most damaging criticism has come from those who are women themselves. Spoken criticism and lack of participation are equally as harmful in an area such as women's studies, where total sacrifice and participation is necessary for survival. The people who resist women's…

Argues that American literature courses need stories about surviving within American civilization. Asserts that critical analyses should identify American themes and characters who survive the "civilizing" experience in ways that grow out of a female tradition, but are symbolic enough to embody American traditions. (RAE)

Examines current controversial issues concerning the roles of women in the U.S. economy. Discusses women and the labor market, the economics of family life, and public policy issues directly affecting women. Reviews current literature and identifies specific topics for classroom study. (Author/DH)

Reviews five feminist books that collectively paint an accurate portrait of the rise of women's studies as a discipline. (CH)

Reviews the history, current status, and accomplishments of women in United States politics. Identifies opposing perspectives on such political issues as child care, abortion, and the Equal Rights Amendment, stressing the role of minority women. Concludes with strategies women of color may use to overcome the triple bind of race, sex, and economic…

Supports the view that, with certain important qualifications, a service orientation to education has a distinct and decidedly important role to perform in the university. Applies these considerations to the case of Women's Studies. (JOW)

Examines and compares accomplishments, objectives, and ideals of Isabella Bird, Mary Austin, Rachel Carson, and Annie Dillard. Also considers their interactions with males promoting conservation and the ideological framework they brought to their crusades and to conflicts that developed. (BC)

Observes the contradictory portrayal of woman as earth-mother, attached or contained and solid, and woman as free, airy, uncontained, in literature by or about women from biblical stories to the present. (TO)

Describes the collection and use of this library on the history of women in America. (JB)

Although women sociologists have made inroads into the male-dominated discipline of sociology, women sociological theorists continue to be excluded from the history of sociology. The sociological contributions of Harriet Martineau and Charlotte Gilman are presented as examples of two female theorists whose ideas can be integrated into a sociology…