The Big Picture
- Timelines in music history: Women in musicFrom Grove Music Online
- Women ComposersListed A-Z or by time period. From Grove Music Online.
- Women in musicArticle in Grove Music Online
- Women [in jazz]Article from the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, 2nd ed., in Grove Music Online.
- International Alliance for Women in MusicOrganization of over 500 members working to promote women's music and enhance musical opportunities for women
Reference Works - Start with These
Women in Music: A Research and Information Guide by Call Number: MUSICMEDIA REFERENCE ML128 .W7 P46 2010ISBN: 0203891201Publication Date: 2010-08-04A valuable bibliography covering individuals, historical periods, musical genres, and geographic areas. Click titles above for online edition.
- Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new windowMusic encyclopedia, offering coverage of music, musicians, music-making, and music scholarship.
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowContent of 300+ books published by Oxford University Press, including The Grove Dictionary of American Music (2nd ed.), The Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments (2nd ed.), and the Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.)
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music Online This link opens in a new windowAn encyclopedia of more than 700 articles covering the music of the world's peoples, from the earliest known traditions to current practices. It encompasses articles on geographic areas, nations, and ethnic groups, as well as discussion of trends and issues in scholarship. Also includes streaming audio examples.
- Oxford Bibliographies Online. Music.Very valuable guide to scholarly literature, with articles (sections) on people and topics, including one on "Women in Music."
- Harvard Dictionary of Music, 4th ed.An authoritative source for definitions and concise articles on musical topics and terms (not people). Also in print.
- Gale Biography in ContextParticularly useful for more recent artists. Contains full text of selected journal and magazine articles as well as reference works.
Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World by Call Number: MUSICMEDIA REFERENCE ML102 .P66 2003ISBN: 0826463215Publication Date: 2003-01-3010 volumes available in print. Later volumes titled Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World.
