This page is a brief guide to reference sources for women & gender studies held by the British Library. It is a select list only, concentrating on bibliographies, biographies, and other finding aids. Much relevant material will also be found in our online catalogues. Items marked by an asterisk are not on open access.
Women & The Arts (Music / Film / Art Etc) |
| Apostolos-Cappadona, Diane. Dictionary of women in religious art. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998 |
HLR704.948 |
| Bachmann, Donna G. (et al.) Women artists, an historical, contemporary and feminist bibliography. Metuchen; London: Scarecrow, 1978. |
HLR709.22 |
| Baile de Laperriere, Charles. (ed.) The society of women artists exhibitors, 1855-1996, a dictionary of artists and their works in the annual exhibitions of the society of women artists. Vol.1 compiled by Joanna Soden, foreword by Princess Michael of Kent, introduction by Barbara Tate Calne: Hilmarton Manor Press, 1996 |
HLR707.4 |
| *Baker, M. Joyce. Images of women in film, the war years, 1941-1945. (Studies in American history and culture, no. 21) Ann Arbor: UMI Press,1980. |
X950/16890 |
| Block, Adrienne Fried and Carol Neuls-Bates. Women in American music, a bibliography of music and literature. Westport, Conn., London:Greenwood Press, 1979 |
MUS780.92273 |
| *Brown, Pamela Allen, Peter Parolin. Women players in England, 1500-1660 Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005 |
YC.2006.a.1049 |
| Champagne, Lenora. (ed.) Out from under, texts by women performance artists. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1990. |
HUS792.082 |
| Christensen, Karen, Allen Guttmann & Gertrud Pfister (eds).International encyclopedia of women and sports. New York, London: Macmillan reference USA, 2001 |
HLR796.082 |
| *Chiarmonte, Paula. Women artists in the United States, a selective bibliography and resource guide on the fine and decorative arts, 1750-1986. Boston, MA. G.K.Hall 1990 |
Q 704 (Document Supply Shelfmark, RR) |
| Claghorn, Charles Eugene. Women composers and hymnists, a concise bibliographical dictionary. Metuchen, London: Scarecrow, 1984. |
MUS782.27 |
| *Clement, Catherine. Opera, or, The undoing of women.Translated by Betsy Wing. London:Tauris, 1997 |
YK. 1997.b.3363 |
| Dunford, Penny. A biographical dictionary of women artists in Europe and America since 1850. New York, London: Harvester Wheatsheaf,1990. |
HLR709.22 |
| *Ericson, Margaret D.; Donelian, Margaret. Women and music, a selective annotated bibliography on women and gender issues in music, 1987-1992. New York, London: G.K. Hall & Co. 1996 |
YC.1996.b.5895 |
| Frasier, Jane. (ed.) Women composers, a discography. (Detroit studies in music bibliography, number 50.) Detroit: Information Co-ordinators, 1983 |
HUS781.30820166 |
| *Fuller, Sophie. The Pandora guide to women composers, Britain and the United States 1629- present. London: Pandora, 1994 |
YC. 1995.b.1592 |
| Gaar, Gillian. She's a rebel, the history of women in rock and roll, preface by Yoko Ono. London: Blandford,1993. |
HUS789.4008209 |
| Gaze, Delia. Dictionary of women artists. Vol. 1, Introductory surveys; artists, A-I, Vol. 2, Artists, J-Z. Picture editors, Maja Mihajlovic and Leander Shrimpton. Chicago; London: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers,1997. |
HLR709.22 |
| Giglio, Virginia. Southern Cheyenne women's songs, with a foreword by David P. McAllester. Includes 36 songs, bibliographical references, folksongs and criticism. Norman; London: University of Oklahoma Press,1994. |
HUS789.29730226 |
| Gourse, Leslie. Madame jazz, contemporary women instrumentalists. New York, Oxford University Press, 1995 |
HUS789.5008209 |
| Gray, S. The dictionary of women artists. Cambridge :Lutterworth Press, 2009 |
| HLR704.042 |
| Greenfield, Mark. Dinah Shore, an exploratory discography.Women singers, Part 1. London: MG and TM, 1980 |
HUS789.540092 |
| Grosenick, Uta. Women artists in the 20th and 21st century. London: Taschen,2001 |
HLR709.04 |
| Handy, D. Antoinette. Black women in American bands and orchestras. Includes index. Metuchen: London: Scarecrow, 1981. |
HUS789. 300820899607 |
| Hillstrom, L.C. and Hillstrom, K.(eds) Contemporary women artists. Detroit: St. James Press,1999 |
HLR709.22 |
| Jackson, Barbara Garvey. Say can you deny me, a guide to surviving music by women from the 16th to 18th centuries. Fayetteville, AR. University of Arkansas, 1994. |
MUS780.164 |
| Jenkins, Walter S. The remarkable Mrs Beach, a biographical account based on her diaries, letters, newspaper clippings and personal reminiscences. Warren, Michigan: Harmonie Park Press, 1997 |
MUS789. BEA. |
| Juno, Andrea & Vale, V. (eds.) Angry women, interviews with: Kathy Acker; Susie Bright; Wanda Coleman; Valie Export; Karen Finlay; Diamanda Gai:as; Bell Hooks; Holly Hughes; Lydia Lunch; Kerr & Malley; Linda Montano; Avital Ronell: Sapphire; Carolee Schneemann; Annie Sprinkle. San Francisco; London: RE/Search Publications, 1991. |
HUS700.820973 |
| Kirkham, Pat. Women designers in the USA, 1900-2000, diversity and difference. Held at the Bard graduate center for studies in the decorative arts, design and culture, 15th November, 2000- 25th February, 2001. New Haven, London: Yale University Press, 2000 |
HLR745.449 |
| Laird, Ross. Moanin' low, a discography of female popular vocal recordings, 1920-1933. Westport, Conn: London: Greenwood , 1996. |
HUS789.31242082016 |
| *LaMay, Thomasin. Musical voices of early modern women: many headed melodies Aldershot: Ashgate, 2005 |
YC. 2006.a.14454. |
| Leder, Jan. (compiler). Women in Jazz, a discography of instrumentalists, 1913-1968. Westport, Conn: London: Greenwood , 1985. |
HUS789.5140820166 |
| Little Coyote, Bertha. Leaving everything behind, the songs and memories of a Cheyenne woman. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1997 |
HUS789.29730266 |
| Mellers, Wilfrid. Angels of the night, popular female singers of our time. Oxford: Blackwell, 1986. |
HUS789.31242082 |
| *Millar, Melanie Stewart. Cracking the gender code: who rules the wired world. Toronto: Second Story Press, 1998 |
Document Supply shelfmark 99/11417 |
| *Mitchell, Caroline. Women and radio. London, New York:Routledge, 2001 |
Document Supply Shelfmark m01/16301 |
| O'Brien, Lucy. She bop, the definitive history of women in rock, pop and soul. London: Penguin, 1995 |
HUS789.4008209 |
| Petteys, Chris. Dictionary of women artists, an international dictionary of women artists born before 1900. Boston: G.K.Hall, 1985. |
HLR709.22 |
| Placksin, Sally. American women in jazz, 1990 to the present; their words, lives and music. New York: Wideview, 1982. |
HUS789.500820973 HLR709.22 |
| Reich, Nancy B. Clara Schumann: the artist and the woman London: Gollancz, 1985 |
HUS 780.92 |
| *Rosenblum, Naomi. A history of women photographers, a comprehensive history of women's photography from around the world from the mid-1800s to the present. Paris, London: Abbeville Press, 1994. |
YC.1995.b.3446 |
| Sadie, Julie Anne, & Samuel, Rhian. (eds.) The new Grove dictionary of women composers. London: Macmillan, 1994. |
HLR780.92 HUS781.308203 MUS780.922 |
| *Schirmer, Lothar (ed.) Women seeing women: a pictorial history of women's photography from Julia Cameron to Inez van Lamsweerde. Munich: Schirmer; London: Schirmer Art, 2002. |
| LB.31.b.27736 fm04/1271 |
| Selk, Len. A bio-discography.Women singers. Riverdale: Len Selk and Gus Kuhlman, 1997 |
HUS789.540092WIL |
| Sloan, Jane. Reel Women, an international directory of contemporary feature films about women. Lanham, Maryland; Toronto; Plymouth, UK, 2007 |
| HLR791.4375 |
| Steward,Sue.[et al] Signed, sealed and delivered, the true life stories of women in pop. London: Pluto, 1984. |
HUS789.400820922 |
| *Tick, Judith. American women composers before 1870. This book is the first study of American women composers and attitudes towards female musicians before 1870. Epping: Bowker Publishing Company, 1983. (Studies in Musicology, No.57) |
X431/12030 |
| *Tick, Judith & Bowers, Jane. Women making music, the Western art tradition,1150-1950. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1986. |
YM.1986.b.217 |
| Valenti, Mary Jo. My sister's song, women's records. Milwaukee, Wi.: Women's Soul Publishing, 1975. |
HUS789.300820166 |
| Women filmmakers and their films, with introductory essays by Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Katrien Jacobs. Detroit, London: St. James Press, 1998 |
HLR791.43092 |
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