Subject Headings

Ecofeminism
Environmental activism
Women and the environment
Women and food security
Women environmentalists

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Women and the environment
Women and food security
Women environmentalists

Books

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to the topic of education. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Breton, Mary Joy. Women pioneers for the environment.
Boston : Northeastern University Press, 1998.
DOUGLASS STACKS GE55.B74 1998

Natural resources management and gender : a global source book.
Amsterdam : Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen, 2002.
DOUGLASS STACKS HQ1240.N37 2002

Quisumbing, Agnes and Meinzen-Dick, Ruth, eds. Empowering women to achieve food security.
Washington, D.C. : International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001.
Library of Science and Medicine (Busch) STACKS HQ1240.5.D44E47 2001

Spring, Anita, ed.. Women farmers and commercial ventures : increasing food security in developing countries.
Boulder, CO. ;. Rienner Publishers, 2000.
DOUGLASS STACKS HD6077.2.D44W65 2000

Sturgeon, Noël. Environmentalism in popular culture : gender, race, sexuality, and the politics of the natural.
Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2009.
ALEX STACKS GE195.S786 2009

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version.

The Environmentalist [electronic resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

Contemporary Women's Issues
The Contemporary Women's Issues database provides full-text access to global information on women in over 190 countries. It includes publications in journals; newsletters; and research reports from non-profit groups, government, and international agencies.

Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Index
Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management Abstracts provides access to information on environmental issues. Topics include analysis of pollution, risk assessment, environmental action; and other topics.

Social Sciences Full Text
Social Sciences Full Text covers the latest concepts, trends, opinions, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences. It includes citations and abstracts from a broad array of important international, English-language periodicals, and full-text for selected key periodicals.

Sociological Abstracts
CSA Sociological Abstracts abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.

Websites and Blogs

Center for Health, Environment & Justice

Chef Ann Cooper: The Renegade Lunch Lady - Changing the Way We Feed Our Children

Majora Carter: Activist for environmental justice
Biography of Majora Carter, an African-American environmental justice advocate and economic consultant from the South Bronx area of New York City.

Majora Carter: Greening the Ghetto (YouTube)

Women's Environment & Development Organization

Women's Voices for the Earth