HIS374H5S: Gender and Sexuality in the US, 1945-Present (2025)

Reference sources are a great place to get started with your research. Reference sources are a different category than even primary and secondary sources because their main purpose is to compile information. Reference sources provide you with descriptions and overviews of topics, and include mostly factual information rather than analysis or interpretations. They are helpful at the beginning of your research because they will provide you with broad context you may need to, first narrow down a scope for your research, and second, understand the broader historical context.

Oxford Bibliographies Online is a collection of annotated bibliographies written and reviewed by experts in each respective field. It is a fantastic resource that provides high level overviews of a topic, lists of both primary and secondary sources, and annotations that add context to the lists of suggested sources.

Here is a list of selected topics relevant to the topics in this course that may be helpful to your research:

Gender and Electoral Politics in the United States

Gender and Social Movements

Gender, Behavior and Representation

Feminist Political Thought

Gender Stereotypes in Politics

LGBT Politics in the United States

Religion, Politics and Civic Engagement in the United States

Youth and Generational Differences in US Politics

Minority Political Engagement and Representation in the United States

Gender and Political Violence

This is list is not comprehensive, but merely a place to start delving into topics that deal with gender and sexuality in the United States, especially as it intersects with US politics.