Selected Web Sites: Women's Studies
Quick Links to Web Sites with Biographical Information:
- ACRLWomen and Gender Studies Web Sites
- Maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries, this site provides access to many sources related to several women's studies issues.
Association for Women's Rights in Development - Global news and issues searchable by region and topic.
Feminist Majority Foundation.- "... dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence." Excellent links, including the "Feminist Internet Gateway."
Gender Studies: Voice of the Shuttle - Links to women's studies and feminist theory, men's movements, gay and lesbian studies, cybergender.
Human Rights Watch- "Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world."
National Organization for Women (NOW)- The Issues will take you to many useful links.
Ms. Magazine Online- The Links tab is a portal to excellent sites on women's issues.
OneWorld- In the OneWorld Guides box (right side toward the bottom of the page), follow the link to the Topical Guide for gender.
Other Women's Voices- Excerpts and annotated bibliographies of translations of the pre-1600 writings of over 80 women.
United Nations Development Fund for Women - Working for women's empowerment and gender equality worldwide.
United Nations Girls' Education Initiative- Headlines from around the globe, plus information by country.
Women in Development Network (WIDNET)- Statistics about women based on the United Nations publication, The World' Women 1995 - Trends and Statistics. Look for more recent statistics at www.un.org/Depts/unsd.
WomenWatch- "WomenWatch is a joint UN project to create a core Internet space on global women's issues."
Women's Enews - "Source of substantive news--unavailable anywhere else--covering issues of particular concern to women and providing women's perspectives on public policy."
Women's History: National Register of Historic Places - Sponsored by the National Park Service, the purpose is to "promote awareness of and appreciation for the historical accomplishments of American women. " Includes links to historic properties, locations, and publications.
Women's International Center- A non-profit education and service foundation to acknowledge, honor and encourage women.
Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites- Over 100 selected women's and gender related sites of all types from the University of Maryland.
Womynlynks!- "Links to sutes lauding the lives and accomplishments of notable women in the fields of music, literature, television, activism, painting, and the performance arts." (from the website)
Working Women, 1870-1930- From the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program, this site ptovides full-text access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources. Includes 1,180 books and pamphlets and 4000 pages of manuscripts. A recent addition is the collection of trade catalogs.
World Health Organization- Follow the Links by countries for basics statistics.
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