Sarah Doyle Center for Women and Gender

Library

The Sarah Doyle Center Library is the center's own independent collection of books and resources available to the campus community.

The Sarah Doyle Library collection includes over 4,000 volumes focused on women, gender and sexuality through an intersectional lens. In addition to its substantial book collection, the Library includes a zine collection, subscriptions to several feminist magazines and journals, and an historical archive of the Sarah Doyle Center.

Location

26 Benevolent Street
Providence, RI 02912

Hours

Topics of Strength

Feminism and feminist critique (including feminisms of color, trans feminisms, disabled feminisms, etc.)
Women’s studies
Gender and sexuality studies
Queer theory and queer studies (particularly lesbian studies)
Critical race theory
Reproductive justice and rights
Family, parenting, and pregnancy
Interpersonal Violence
Activism

Browse the Library

View our collection of traditional volumes as well as our curated Zine collection.

Additional Collections

Stories for Free Children Collection

The children's book collection, Stories for Free Children, was started by Sarah Brown 19' and Andrea Wright '19 during their time as grad coordinators at the center. The collection was funded through the Sarah Doyle Center and through the support of donations from members of the Brown community.

Fearless Books Collection

Located in the main office, “Fearless Books” is a collection at the Sarah Doyle Center (SDC) in memory of Laura Julietta Hirschfeld Mulley (1976-2015), who worked as the Coordinator for the Sarah Doyle and LGBTQ Centers from 2009-2012.