Women's Studies
American Women: A gateway to Library of Congress resources for the Study
of Women's History and Culture in the United States
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/
This
site "contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the
print publication 'American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the
Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States' ... with
added illustrations and links to existing digitized material located
throughout the Library of Congress Web site." Includes books, maps,
manuscripts, music, images, and other research materials. Browsable and
searchable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of
Congress. (LII)
Early Modern Women Database
http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/LOCAL/emw/emw.php3
"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 ... 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."
From the University Libraries Arts and Humanities Team, University of
Maryland College Park. Browsable and searchable. (LII)
Feminist.Com
http://www.feminist.com
Feminist.com
is a ten-year-old activist community and portal of resources and
information that supports women's equality, justice, wellness and
safety. The Feminist.com web site was founded to initiate and
facilitate grassroots mobilization, networking and communication around
important political, health and educational issues related to women.
Feminist Majority Foundation Online
http://www.feminist.org
Excellent
site for women's issues. Up-to-date news and commentary and resources
on politics, student activism, research, and much more; includes many
related links. From "a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's
equality, reproductive health, and non-violence."(LII)
Independent Women's Forum
http://www.iwf.org
"The Independent Women's Forum is a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization. Founded in 1992, IWF’s mission is to rebuild civil
society by advancing economic liberty, personal responsibility, and
political freedom. IWF fosters greater respect for limited government,
equality under the law, property rights, free markets, strong families,
and a powerful and effective national defense and foreign policy."
National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org
NOW
is dedicated to making legal, political, social and economic change in
our society in order to achieve our goal, which is to eliminate sexism
and end all oppression. Website includes
news items, action alerts,in depth information on topics of interest,
locations of chapters, a shop, and more. The site is searchable.
National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.org/
A
gateway to women's health information, this site includes publications,
a searchable database of health topics, a section on minority health,
and links to government agencies and nonprofit organizations that
produce reliable health information for the public. The frequently
asked questions on women's health cover over 100 topics. Some
information also available in Spanish. From the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services.(LII)
National Women's History Project - The Learning Place
http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/index.php
The
National Women's History Project is an educational nonprofit
organization whose mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse
and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and
educational materials and programs. Site includes resources to support
and promote women's history studies.
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
The Library of Congress staff selected this set of 38 images relating
to woman suffrage from various files and collections in the Prints and
Photographs Division and the Manuscript Division. Portraits of women
active on behalf of woman suffrage and, more generally, women's rights
are included, as are images depicting the public, often symbolic, way
in which suffragists campaigned for the right to vote. The set also
features cartoons commenting on the movement, as well as a photograph
depicting the activities of anti-suffragists, illustrating the manner
and terms in which women's voting rights were debated.
"Votes for Women:" Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Collection,
1848-1920
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawshome.html
The NAWSA Collection consists of 167 books, pamphlets and other
artifacts documenting the suffrage campaign. The collection includes
works from the libraries of other members and officers of the
organization including: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy
Stone, Alice Stone Blackwell, Julia Ward Howe, Elizabeth Smith Miller,
Mary A. Livermore
Women's Archives in the Special Collections Library at Duke University
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/digital.html
"The Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture in Duke
University’s Special Collections Library acquires, preserves and makes
available to a large population of researchers published and
unpublished materials that reflect the public and private lives of
women, past and present."
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites
http://umbc7.umbc.edu/%7Ekorenman/wmst/links.html
"a selective, annotated listing of web sites containing resources and
information about women's studies / women's issues, with an emphasis on
sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program. "
Subject Listing of Women and Gender Resources
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/othsubj.htm
extensive annotated list by subject of websites having to do with all aspects of women's studies.
WSSLINKS (Women's Studies Section Links)
http://libr.org/wss/WSSLinks/index.html
Provides access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies.