Gender and Sexuality Studies
Examples of Primary Sources
- diaries, journals, and ship's logs
- novels, poetry and plays
- letters and memos
- speeches and interviews
- autobiographies and memoirs
- organization records
- original documents e.g. birth certificates, trial transcripts
- government records
- case law, legislation, regulations, constitutions
- audio and video recordings
- oral histories (any format)
- photographs and slides
- artifacts (e.g. painting, furniture)
- creative art works, literature
- research data
- a journal article reporting NEW research or findings
- newspaper advertisements and reportage and editorial/opinion pieces
Primary Source Databases
- Archives of Sexuality and Gender This link opens in a new windowThe Archives of Sexuality and Gender program provides a robust and significant collection of primary sources for the historical study of sex, sexuality, and gender. With material dating back to the sixteenth century, researchers and scholars can examine how sexual norms have changed over time, health and hygiene, the development of sex education, the rise of sexology, changing gender roles, social movements and activism, erotica, and many other interesting topical areas. This growing archival program offers rich research opportunities across a wide span of human history.
- LGBT thought and culture This link opens in a new windowLGBT Thought and Culture is an online resource hosting books, periodicals, and archival materials documenting LGBT political, social and cultural movements throughout the twentieth century and into the present day. The collection illuminates the lives of lesbians, gays, transgender, and bisexual individuals and the community with content including selections from The National Archives in Kew, materials collected by activist and publisher Tracy Baim from the mid-1980s through the mid-2000s, the Magnus Hirschfeld and Harry Benjamin collections from the Kinsey Institute, periodicals such as En la Vida and BLACKlines, select rare works from notable LGBT publishers including Alyson Books and Cleis Press, as well as mainstream trade and university publishers.
- Women and social movements in the United States 1600-2000 This link opens in a new windowWomen and social movements in the United States is a resource for students and scholars of U.S. history and U.S. women's history. Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1700 and 2000, the website seeks to advance scholarly debates and understanding at the same time that it makes the insights of women's history accessible to teachers and students at universities, colleges, and high schools.
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