Celebrate Women’s History Month

Selected Resources Available at the

Resource Center of Dallas, 2701 Reagan Street, Dallas, TX

214-540-4451 library@rcdallas.org

NONFICTION
Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism by bell hooks. E 185.86 H73 1984
Examines the impacts of sexism and racism within the second wave women's movement, as well as black
women's involvement with feminism.
The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein. PS 3537 T323 Z463 1933
Toklas and Stein’s life together as told from Toklas’s point of view. Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay
Non-Fiction Books.
At Odds: Women and the Family in America from the Revolution to the Present by Carl Degler.
HQ 1418 D44 1981
Beyond the Fragments: Feminism and the Making of Socialism by Sheila Rowbotham, Lynne Segal, and
Hilary Wainwright. HQ 1597 R678 1981
This book was a significant influence on the socialist feminist movement.
Boots of leather, slippers of gold by Elizabeth Kennedy and Madeline Davis. HQ75.6.U5 K47 1994
Using oral histories, describes he working class lesbian community in Buffalo, NY in the 1930’s-1960’s.
Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Borderlands = La Frontera by Gloria Anzaldua. PS 3551 N95 B6 1999
Combines poetry, memoir, history, cultural anthropology, and theory to map the various border crossings of
"mestiza consciousness." Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Dancing at the edge of the world: thoughts on words, women, places by Ursula Le Guin.
Essays on a variety of topics from the noted science fiction writer. PS 3562 E42 D36 1989
Different daughters : a history of the Daughters of Bilitis and the rise of the lesbian rights movement by
Marcia M. Gallo. HQ75.6 G36 D54 2006
The Encyclopedia of Amazons: Women Warriors from Antiquity HQ 1115 S25
1992
to the Modern Era by Jessica Salmonson.
Experimental Lives: Women and literature, 1900-1945 by Mary Loeffelholz. PR 116 L64 1992
The Female Eunuch by Germaine Greer HQ 1206 G77 1971
This landmark book argues that sexual liberation is necessary for women’s liberation.
Femininity by Susan Brownmiller HQ 1426 B76 1984
A look at stereotypical feminine esthetics and their uses in maintaining gender roles.
The First Sex by Elizabeth Gould Davis HQ 1121 D37 1971
One of the first books to look at ancient matriarchal cultures.
The First Wave: Women Poets in America, 1915-1945 by William Drake PS 151 D7 1988
For Her Own Good: 150 years of the experts' advice to women by Barbara HQ 1426 E38 1989
Ehrenreich and Deirdre English. How professional “experts” turned common events in women's lives into
"problems" that only they could solve.
From Angels to Hellcats: Legendary Texas Women, 1836 to 1880 by Don Blevins. F 390 B67 2001
From the closet to the courts: the lesbian transition by Ruth Simpson. HQ76 S54 1977
Memoir by a founder of the first US lesbian Community Center.
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel. PN 6727 B3757 Z46 2006
This memoir told in graphic novel form has won multiple awards.
Hidden from History; Rediscovering Women In History From HQ 1597 R68 1975
The 17th Century To The Present by Sheila Rowbotham. A look at women’s role in history from the 17th to
the 20th Centuries.
I Know Why the Caged Bird sings by Maya Angelou. PS 3551 N464 Z466 1970
Autobiography of the early life of the famed author.
In a different voice: psychological theory and women's development by Carol Gilligan.
A groundbreaking look at women’s psychological development. HQ 1206 G58 1993
Lesbian Nation: the feminist solution by Jill Johnston. HQ 75.6 J66 L47 1973
A collection of essays on lesbian feminism. Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Lesbian/Woman by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon HQ 75.6 M37 1991
A history of the lesbian rights movement by the founding members of one of the first lesbian organizations in the
US. Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
The Natural Superiority of Women by Ashley Montagu. HQ 1206 M4758n 1974
An anthropological look at the biological advantages women have compared to men.
Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: a history of lesbian life in twentieth-century HQ 75.6 F33 1991
America by Lillian Faderman. Using journals, manuscripts, songs, news accounts, novels, medical literature, and
interviews, this book relates the narrative of lesbian life in 20th Century US, includes 16 pages of photos.
Multiple awards.
The same river twice: honoring the difficult: a meditation on life, spirit, art, and the making of the film,
The color purple, ten years later. By Alice Walker. PS3573 A425 Z47 1996
The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir. HQ 1208 B352 1974
A foundational work on feminism and philosophy by the noted French existentialist. Publishing Triangle 100
Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Sexual Politics by Kate Millett. HQ 1154 M5 1971
A classic demonstration of how patriarchy's attitudes and systems penetrate literature, philosophy, psychology,
and politics. Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches. Audre Lorde. PS 3562 O75 S5 1984
A leader of contemporary feminist theory discusses issues of racism, self-acceptance, motherhood and being a
woman. Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Sisterhood is Powerful: An Anthology of Writings from the Women’s Movement. Edited by Robin Morgan.
A collection of writings from the 1960’s. HQ 1426 M85 1970
Surpassing the love of men: romantic friendship and love between HQ 75.5 F33 1985
women, from the Renaissance to the present by Lillian Faderman. Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian
& Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Speaking the truth with eloquent thunder by Barbara Jordan, E838.5 J6735 2007
Speeches from the Texas Congresswoman. Includes DVD.
Vindication of the Rights of Woman bBy Mary Wollstonecraft. HQ 1596 W6 1988
Written in 1792, an early work advocating equal rights for women.
Women and Economics bBy Charlotte Perkins Gilman. HQ 1426 G45 1966
Published in 1898, a groundbreaking look at the relationship between women and economics.
Women, race & class by Angela Davis. E 185.86 D383 1983
The Woman’s Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. BS 575 S68 1974b
Women’s Studies Encyclopedia edited by Helen Tierney. HQ 1115 W645 1991
Short summaries on major women’s issues, arranged alphabetically.
Women’s Ways of Knowing by Mary Belenky and others. HQ 1206 W88 1986
Winner of the Distinguished Publication Award Association of Women in Psychology.
FICTION
Afrekete: An Anthology of Black Lesbian Writing. PS 509 L47 A38 1995
Edited by Catherine McKinley & L. Joyce DeLaney.
Chloe plus Olivia : an anthology of lesbian literature from the PS 509 L47 C47 1994
seventeenth century to the present. Edited by Lillian Faderman.
The color purple : a novel by Walker, Alice. PS3573 A425 C6 1982
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The house on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros PS 3553 I78 H6 1991
Winner of The American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation
In a different light: an anthology of lesbian writers. PS 509 L47 I5 1989
Edited by Carolyn Weathers and Jenny Wrenn.

Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller. PS 3568 O889 P3 1969

Lesbian historical romance novel. Winner of the first ALA Stonewall Book Award.
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown. PS 3552 R698 R8 1973
A classic lesbian coming of age novel.
The teahouse fire by Ellis Avery. Winner of the ALA Stonewall Book AwardPS 3601 V466 T43 2006
This bridge called my back: writings by radical women of color. PS 509 F44 T5 1983
Edited by Cherrie Moraga and Gloria Anzaldua. Poetry, prose, and narrative by African American, Asian
American, Latina, and Native American women. Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Non-Fiction Books.
Zami, a new spelling of my name by Audre Lorde. PS 3562 O75 Z23 1982
A semiautobiographical story of a Black lesbian discovering herself in a racist, homophobic American society.
Publishing Triangle 100 Best Lesbian & Gay Nonfiction Books.

MAGAZINES
Curve best selling lesbian magazine, focuses on popular culture.
Lesbian Connection. The Library holds 1995 to present. Older issues in Archival storage.

FILMS
History Lessons. DVD HIS
Archival footage is playfully manipulated to make it seem as though lesbians were everywhere.
A Sense of Wonder: Rachel Carson's love of the natural world and her fight to defend it DVD SEN

SELECTED WEBSITES FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES RESOURCES

American Women's History: A Research Guide - www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html
Internet Women's History Sourcebook - www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html
“Lesbian American History,” WikiPedia article – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_American_history
National Center for Lesbian Rights - www.nclrights.org
National Women’s Hall of Fame - www.greatwomen.org
National Women’s History Museum - www.nmwh.org
National Women’s History Project - www.nwhp.org

This is a small sampling of books and resources in our collection.

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