1. American Association of University Women
The AAUW is a national organization of over 150,000 members with more than 1,500 branches
devoted to issues <http://www.aauw.org/1000/issues.html> of education and "...
equity for women and girls."
2. American
Women's History: A Research Guide
This site "provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to
selected large primary source collections...provides information about the tools
researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary
sources."
a. Bookmark page to
over 45 links to sites such as Womens History, Archival Collections,
Associations/Societies, Biography, Book Reviews, Digital Collections, Journals/Databases,
Library Catalogs, and Publishers/Bookstores.
b.General Reference
and Biographical Sources
c.Subject Index to
Research Sources
d.State and Regional
History Sources
e.Finding Primary
Sources
f. Finding books,
finding journal articles,
finding theses.
3. Arthur & Elizabeth
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
Foremost library on the history of women in the United States, this collection of books,
manuscripts, periodicals, photographs, oral histories, and ephemera documents American
women's history in the 19th and 20th centuries in particular.
4. Beth Blooms Pathfinder for Womens
Studies Resources
Collection of six well chosen links and including a sample of Library of Congress subject
headings for womens studies.
5. Carol Faulkners
Pathfinder for Womens
History Research in the National Archives and Records Administration Library
Topics include Bibliographies, Reference Works/Biographical Sources, Journals, Collections
of Primary Documents, Monographs and Anthologies, African-American Women, Suffrage,
Temperance, Theory, Women and Labor, Women and Reform, Women and Society, Women and War,
Women and the West, Archival Research, and Guides to Archives.
6.
Celebration
of Women Writers
This site strives "...to promote awareness of the breadth and variety of womens
writing" throughout history.
7. Documents from the
Women's Liberation Movement
This online archival collection contains materials about aspects of the Women's Liberation
Movement in the United States, particularly during the late 1960's and early 1970's.
"Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of
an actual grassroots group."
8.
Early modern women
database
This database provides links to World Wide Web resources useful for the
study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. It focuses on the
period ca. 1500 to ca. 1800. Resources have been selected for their
scholarly value by librarians on the
Arts and Humanities
Team of the University of Maryland Libraries. Materials range from
bibliographic databases to full-text resources, images, and sound
recordings. Most of the resources linked here are free. Some require a
license for access.
9.
Feminist Majority
Foundation
Site features Feminist News and Events, Feminist Census, Affirmative Action, Feminist
Research Center, National Center for Women and Policing, Women and Girls in Sports,
Feminist Internet gateway, Feminist University Network, 911 for Women, Breast Cancer
Center, Feminist Career Center, Global Feminism, Reproductive Rights, Feminist Arts &
Literature & Entertainment.
10. Five College Digital Archives
Project
"This web site provides access to digitized versions of archival records and
manuscript collections relating primarily to women's history -- particularly women's
education" at Amherst, Hampshire, Mt. Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and UMass Amherst.
11. Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from
Around the World
Texts of public statements and addresses given by notable women worldwide. Includes Aung
San Suu Kyi, Andrea Dworkin, Phyllis Schlafly, and Rigoberta Menchu Tú m.
12. Global Fund for Women
This international organization focuses on female human rights. It supports issues as
diverse as literacy, domestic violence, economic autonomy, and the international
trafficking of women, among others.
13. Godey's Lady's Book
Online
Reproductions of several issues from Godey's Lady's Book, a popular lady's magazine of the
nineteenth century.
14. Magazines
and Newsletters on the Web (Women-focused)
Alphabetical list of links to women-related magazines with a Web presence. "Web pages
of periodicals vary considerably. Most describe the publications and provide recent tables
of contents, subscription information, and sample articles in full-text. Some are online
'zines with no print equivalent." Another list is available.
15. Medieval Feminist
Index
Database covering journal articles (from 350+ journals), book reviews, and essays in books
about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages (450-1500 AD). Geographic
coverage includes Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Currently contains 1995 and
1996 items; work on 1997 and on previous years is ongoing. Language coverage includes
English, French, and German, with Spanish and Italian to be added in the future. The
database currently contains more than 2500 records.
16. National Organization for Women
NOW's Web page contains issues of the National NOW Times, information on key issues (e.g.,
economic equity), NOW history, and links to feminist, government, and political sites on
the Web.
17.
The National Partnership for
Women & Families
The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in
the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men
meet the dual demands of work and family.
18. National Women's History Project
Organization promoting gender equity through education regarding the accomplishments of
women. Clearinghouse for women's history resources and programming for National Women's
History Month. Links to women's studies Web sites in aviation, athletics, art and music,
math and science, war and peace, women's rights, and other subject areas.
19. Uncovering
Women's History in Archival Collections
Arranged by state, a list of links to Internet sites for libraries, archives, and
repositories holding primary source materials by and about women or women's organizations.
20. United
Nations and the Status of Women: Setting the Global Agenda
Site has information about the UN System and Womens Status, Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, UN Actions for Women, Commission on the
Status of Women, Women in Development, Conventions on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women, and other topics.
21. University
of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office
Publications of the Women's Studies Librarian's Office, including bibliographies and core
lists, as well as links to lists of online women's studies periodicals, organizations,
programs, mega-sites, and more.
22.Victorian Women Writers
Project
The goal of the Victorian Women Writers Project is to produce highly accurate
transcriptions of works by British women writers of the 19th century ... anthologies,
novels, political pamphlets, religious tracts, children's books, and volumes of poetry and
verse drama."
23.
Violence Against Women
This website provides information on violence issues facing society. It
includes a topical menu, resources by groups, legislation, information on
violence and mental health, ways to combat violence, and more.
24. ViVa: A Bibliography
of Women's History in Historical and Womens Studies Journals
"ViVa is a current bibliography of articles about women's and gender history.
Articles published in English, French, German and Dutch are selected from more than eighty
European, American and Indian Journals. ViVa is short for Vrouwengeschiedenis in het
Vaktijdschrift, which is Dutch for "Women's history in scholarly
periodicals."
25. Votes for
Women, 1848-1921
Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921,
from the Library of Congress' Rare Book and Special Collections Division. This collection
consists of 167 books, pamphlets, and other artifacts documenting the suffrage campaign.
26. Women and Depression: a Guide to Web Resources
Links to major online
resources, including government agencies, medical organizations, and mental-health
advocacy groups. Fact sheets, guides, information on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
27.
Women in Politics:
Particularly useful for statistical data, this website produced by the
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), provides information on international
aspects of women's political activities.
28. Women Nobel Prize
Laureates
This site provides a biography of Nobel Prize Laureates and it also provides links to
organizations for Women in Science, Women in Technology, and Articles on Women and
Science.
29.
Women Working in the United
States 1870-1930:
This site provides access to more than 200 digitized books and
manuscripts. It is part of the Open Collections Program at Harvard
University.
30. WWWomen: Home of the Virtual Woman!
This is an impressive and large index of resource links. The site features a search engine
and subject directory of main categories and subtopics that are by/ for/about women. Some
of these are Art & Entertainment, Community & Government, Diversity among Women,
Education of Women, Feminism, Health & Safety Issues, Lesbian Visibility, Mothers
& Family, Personal Time for Women, Publications, Women & Computers, Women
throughout History, Women Go Shopping, Womens Sports, Women in Business,
Womens Resources, and Science & Technology, among other topics.
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