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Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

A guide to University of Alabama resources for research on gender and sexuality

Frances S. Summersell Library at the Women and Gender Resource Center

The Frances S. Summersell Library—located at the Women and Gender Resource Center—serves as a valuable resource for the University of Alabama community, with a growing collection of books and DVDs on a wide variety of topics including Women’s and LGBTQ History, Women’s and Gender Studies, Psychology, Race/Class/Culture, Women’s Health, Interpersonal Violence, Self Help, and Fiction. This guide includes resources to help you begin looking into some of the subjects we emphasize here at the Frances S. Summersell Library! To find descriptions of the books, hover over the titles or follow the link to the catalog or Scout record page.

Hours:
MondayFriday: 8AM5:15PM

Contact Information: 
Phone: (205) 348-5040

summersell.lib@ua.edu
wgrc@sa.ua.edu


The mission of the Women and Gender Resource Center is to address gender inequity and foster a community that values social justice, safety, leadership, mentoring, education, multiculturalism, partnership and research. This is accomplished by gender-related outreach, advocacy and support to individuals and communities of all identities. The WGRC is part of the Division of Student Life.

Featured Resources

Counseling

Masculinity Studies

Women's History

LGBTQ Studies

Career and Leadership

Feminist and Queer Theory

Body Image

Gender Studies

Race, Class, and Culture

DVDs

Fiction

WGRC Page Contributors

Leslie Rewis

M.A., English

 M.L.I.S. ’20


headshotPhoebe Duke-Mosier

M.A., Religion in Culture ’23

M.L.I.S. ’23