How to Cite Sources
Journals in the field of Women’s Studies require citations formatted in the manner of the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. Here are some examples of citations in this format.
Journal article from a print journal
Donaldson, Laura E... "Red Woman, White Dreams: Searching for Sacagawea."
Feminist Studies 32, no. 3 (2006): 523-533.
Journal article from one of the Library databases
Nelson, Jennifer A. "Abortions under Community Control": Feminism,
Nationalism, and the Politics of Reproduction among New York City's
Young Lords. Journal of Women's History 13. 1 (2001), 157-180, http://0-muse.jhu.edu.cando.canisius.edu/help/journals/journal_of_womens_history/v013/13.1nelson.html.
(Accessed June 11, 2008).
Web Site
Abercrombie, Ann. "National Breastfeeding Awareness Campaign —
Babies were Born to be Breastfed." August 1, 2007. http://www.4woman.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=Campaign
(accessed June 11, 2008).
Book
de Beauvoir, Simone. The Second Sex. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1993.
The following websites provide a simple way to create a citation. Fill in the information about the item, then copy and paste the citation into your bibliography or footnote.
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