Librarian
Politics & Public Policy
Books
Encyclopedia of Women and American PoliticsbyISBN: 9780816054916Publication Date: 2014Published in 2014, "This informative A-to-Z volume contains hundreds of entries covering the people, events, and terms involved in the history of women and politics."
From Suffrage to the Senate: An EncyclopediabyISBN: 9781787856073Publication Date: 2019Updated in 2020, "a comprehensive and valuable compendium of biographies of leading women in U.S. politics, past and present, and an examination of the wide range of women's movements."
Women in Congress, 1917-2017byPublication Date: 2017A list of women in Congress, including their biographies and committee assignments.
Databases
Web Resources
- Guttmacher InstituteThe Guttmacher Institute studies reproduction and sexuality around the world. They analyze policy, compile statistics, and provide education. A good place to start your research.
- Institute for Women's Policy ResearchResearch on public policy issues that affect women.
- International Center for Research on WomenThis non-profit organization has done many important research reports, all of which are available on their web site.
- Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of GirlsA report from the American Psychological Association.
- UN WomenReports, statistics, and links to reports of other U.N. agencies.
- World Health OrganizationThe WHO maintains statistics and does policy analysis on all aspects of health. Their Reproductive Health page is good for general information about issues around women's health.