Full-text peer-reviewed articles on gender, sex, and sexuality in history, sociology, psychology, education, art, and more.
Scholarly and peer reviewed articles in sociology.
Primary source collections primarily from American and British archives. Collection themes include empire and globalism, gender and sexuality, history, literature, politics, theatre, and war and conflict.
Dates: 15th Century-20th Century CE
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This research guide has links by location, topic, and date to digital primary source collections all over the world.
Archives from researchers as well as the personal records of everyday people concerning all aspects of sex, sexuality, gender, public health, protest and advocacy, the bulk from 1940-1990 CE.
Dates: 1800-2017 CE
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Primary sources documenting representations and experiences of gender roles and relations, including pamphlets, speeches, newsletters, diaries, images, and more. About half of the materials from 1900-1950.
Dates: 1575-2014 CE
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