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Gender and Women's Studies

Tips for GWS 102 Social Issue Paper

Historical context

  • Try books or book chapters - they are more likely to cover the background.
  • Search CQ Researcher or Gale e-Books

Academic/scholarly articles

  • Google Scholar is useful if you are not sure what terms to enter.
  • Be sure to use the link that connects to UIC e-journals (below).
  • Also consider library databases from a variety of disciplines (ideas below).