Librarian
Laura Semrau
Contact:
laura_semrau@baylor.edu
Office: J112
Office: J112
P: (254) 710-6397
Subjects: African History, American History, American Literature, Arabic & Middle East Studies, Asian History, Australasian History, British Literature, Chinese, French, German, History, Italian, Latin & South American History, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages & Cultures, Portuguese, Professional Writing & Rhetoric, Russian, Spanish, UK & European History
Starting Points
The list below represents the most important scholarly sources to use in locating scholarly journal articles on women in history (or art or religion) in Europe. These will be your "go to" sources and may also be listed on other pages of this guide.
- Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment This link opens in a new windowFocuses on the entire range of philosophic and social changes engendered by the Enlightenment. Extends the conventional geographical boundaries of the Enlightenment, covering not only France, England, Scotland, the Low Countries, Italy, English-speaking North America, the German states, and Hapsburg Austria but also Iberian, Ibero-American, Jewish, Russian, and Eastern European cultures. Designed and organized for ease of use, its special features include more than 700 signed articles; annotated bibliographies following each article to guide further study; an extensive system of cross-references; a synoptic outline of contents; a comprehensive topical index providing easy access to networks of related articles; and high quality illustrations, including photographs, line drawings, and maps
- Historical abstracts This link opens in a new window
Indexes and provides abstracts to scholarly journal articles, conference papers, dissertations, books and book reviews in history for all countries except the United States and Canada.
- Iter: gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance This link opens in a new windowIndexes research on the middle ages and renaissance (400 - 1700) in journals, books, conference papers, catalogs, discographies, and dissertations. An essential resource. Coverage for journals dates back to 1784, for books to 1931. International in scope, the "Basic Search" is by keyword, but "Advanced Search" allows for limits by author, title, subject and Dewey and LC call numbers. Advanced Search also permits limits by language and type of work (bibliography, review article, thesis, etc.). Supports Zotero and RefWorks.
- Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender IndexIndex only to journal articles, book reviews (but not single-authored books), and collections of essays covering women in the Middle Ages.
- Fordham University's History SourcebooksA collection of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
