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Many Women's Studies Organizations list specific Internet resources.

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Women's Studies (R)E-sources on the Web
"The various internet sites listed below are primarily electronic sources or E-SOURCES that may be useful for Women's Studies. These sites will inevitably lead you to additional sources. There are also a few individual fun sites listed as well."
Includes history links, archives and collections, resources on the Web, and organizations.
Maintained by Ginny Daley, Women's Studies Archivist & Bibliographer Special Collections Library, Duke University

Voice of the Shuttle: Gender Studies Page
Another fine Voice of the Shuttle page. Has an extensive women's studies & feminist theory section as well as links to general resources, gay, lesbian, & queer studies, men's movements, and cybergender & techgender

WSSLINKS: Women & Gender Studies Web Sites
"A collection of annotated guides to Internet resources on Women's Studies and gender issues. It was created and is maintained by academic librarians who are members of the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries."

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[AIDS] CDC - HIV/AIDS among Women
Sections include: Prevention Challenges ; What CDC is Doing ; What Women Can Do ; Resources ; Links.

ANRED - Anorexia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders, Inc.
Sections include: Anorexia Nervosa ; Bulimia Nervosa ; Binge Eating Disorders ; Other Less-Well-Known Eating Disorders.

[Australia] - Women's History Month
"...is about women, the present, and the past. Its main aim is to help us appreciate women's contribution to history."
Sections include: Program ; Live Chat ; Discussion ; Resources ; Links.

BabyBoomWomen @ Work2020 - (dead link) "BabyBoomWomen@Work2020 is part of a research project undertaken at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. The project explores how women of the baby boom generation (i.e., those born between 1946 - 1964) envisage paid work after the age of 65, and the policy implications of an ageing female workforce."

Canadian Women's Studies On-Line - (dead link)
"This site provides information about Women's Studies programs, resources & women's organizations in Canada with links to the virtual world of women."
Graduate Collaborative Program in Women's Studies, University of Toronto

Chicana Studies - CLNet
Sections include: Profiles ; Mujer-Listserv ; Chicana/Latina Web Sites ; Resources & Topics ; Announcements ; Organizations & Networks.
Maintained by Romelia Salinas

Digital Librarian: Women's Resources
A lengthy alphabetical listing of links.
Maintained by Margaret Vail Anderson, a librarian in Cortland, N.Y.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
"This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today."
By Danuta Bois

Femina Web Search for Women

Feminism and Women's Studies - (dead link)
"This page publishes women's studies and feminist works, particularly focusing on issues of sex, gender, sexual identity and sexuality in cultural practices."

Feminist Anthropology
A brief survey. Sections include History ; Theory ; Organizations ; Sources ; Diagram.
By Angela Bratton, Graduate Student, Anthropology, Indiana University

Feminist Theory Website
"Designed to provide research materials for students and scholars interested in Feminist Theory. It is a collaborative project, involving submissions of material from women around the world."
Site includes information on feminism in 62 countries.
Created by Kristin Switala, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

French Feminist Theory
- From Women's Studies Resources, Compiled and Edited by Karla Tonella, University of Iowa.

Gender, Nature, & Society in Literature & Art
Includes primary texts, studies, and Internet resources.
By Dr. Kathleen L. Nichols, Professor of English, Pittsburg State University

Gender-Related Electronic Forums
"an annotated, frequently-updated, award-winning listing of publicly-accessible electronic forums (also known as "e-mail lists") related to women or to women-focused gender issues."
By Joan Korenman

Gendercide Watch
"...seeks to confront gender-selective atrocities against men and women worldwide. In addition to including explanatory materials on gendercide as a global phenomenon, we feature a wide range of detailed case-studies, both historical and contemporary (including the Jewish holocaust). More case-studies will be added in coming months."

Jo Freeman: Feminist Scholar and Author
"...is a well-known feminist scholar, speaker & author. Read her articles or purchase her books online. Enjoy Jo's personal collection of political buttons."

The Language and Gender Page
"...provides information and resources about language and gender studies, an interdisciplinary field with connections to anthropology, cultural studies, education, ethnic studies, linguistics, literary studies, psychology, sociology, and women's studies, among others."
By Mary Bochultz

Lea Gilmore's It's A Girl Thang! - (dead link)Women in the Blues
Sections include: Historical Profiles ; International Blues Women ; Featured Artists ; Women Behind the Blues ; Ladies Links.

MEDLINEplus: Domestic Violence
Health Information from the National Library of Medicine

MEDLINEplus: Hormone Replacement Therapy
Health Information from the National Library of Medicine
Includes: Latest News ; Overview ; Alternative Therapy ; Clinical Trials ; Research ; Specific Conditions/Aspects ; Treatment ; Organizations.

National Women and Girls HIV-AIDS Awareness
"March 10, 2007 marks the second annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day which seeks to raise awareness of the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on the lives of women and girls."
- The Office of Minority Health, USDHHS.

Origin of Grrrl
"An online resource for info on the Riot Grrrl Movement and related events."
Sections include: Zine/Flyer Collection ; Interviews/Audio Text.

PBS - American Experience - Daughter from Danang (April 2003)
Web companion to the TV broadcast.
American Award Nominee - Best Documentary.
"A Vietnamese mother and her Amerasian daughter are reunited after years apart...cuts between mother and daughter as the two recall the pain of their separation, and retraces Hiep's journey from Vietnam to Pulaski, Tennessee, where she is adopted by a single woman and renamed Heidi."
Sections include: Transcript ; Primary Sources ; Further Readings

PBS - American Experience - The Pill (February 24, 2003)
"The film The Pill and this companion Web site offer insights into topics in American history including advances in science and medicine, contraception, eugenics, social engineering, population trends, government involvement in legislating social behavior, conflicts between religious values and societal trends, feminist activism of the 1960s, twentieth century women's movements, women's changing roles in society, women and work, the evolving relationship of the medical profession to the lay public and the growth of the pharmaceutical industry."
Sections include: Film Description ; Transcript ; Primary Sources ; Further Reading ; Special Features ; Timeline ; Gallery ; People & Events ; Teacher's Guide.

PBS - American Masters - Joni Mitchell: Woman of Heart and Mind (April 2003)
Web companion to the TV broadcast.
Sections include: Feature Essay ; Career Timeline ; Additional Footage ; Filmmaker Interview.

• Lesson Plan: Under Joni Mitchell's Influence (Grades 9-12)
  "...examine the concept of influence, and explore how Joni Mitchell and her work have influenced others. Students will have a chance to study, interpret, and enjoy her lyrics by using the Choral Reading method."

PBS - P.O.V. - Love & Diane (April 2004)
Web companion to the TV broadcast.
"'Love & Diane' is a frank and astonishingly intimate real-life drama of a mother and daughter desperate for love and forgiveness, but caught in a devastating cycle."
Sections include: Film Update ; Special Features ; Behind the Lens ; Talking Back ; Resources ; For Educators.

Russian Feminism Resources
In Russian and English
Maintained by Elena Leonoff

Scribbling Women
"Online resources for teaching American women's literature using dramatizations produced by The Public Media Foundation."

Sexual Harassment Resources
Sections include: U.S. Government ; U.S. Military ; N.C. Government ; Important Supreme Court Decisions ; Educational Institutions ; Professional Organizations ; Other Sites
By Bob Gaines, Government Documents, Jackson Library, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

thirdspace
"the site for emerging feminist scholars"

• thirdspace (ejournal)
  "We aim to produce a top-quality, refereed journal that demonstrates the broad range of applications for feminist theory and methodology, as well as gives emerging feminist scholars a venue for their work. Besides articles, the journal will contain essays, editorials, book reviews, and new books in print."
• chora
  "community for emerging feminist scholars"
  "...will include special reports, research notes, relevant Internet resources, and a portal for our listserv, chora-l."

Voices From the Gaps - (dead link)
"...is a World Wide Web project that focuses on the lives and works of women writers of color in the United States and Canada...In addition to the multiply-indexed author pages, which comprise the heart of this website, there is an online Discussion Room to facilitate a conversation about topics relevant to this field of study as well as a list of Related Sites on the World Wide Web which points to general (i.e., not particular to a single author) Web resources that relate to the study of women writers of color."
Dept. of English and the Program in American Studies at the University of Minnesota

Wellesley College - Wellesley Centers for Women

• Resources & Links - (dead link)

Witches on the Web: A Review of Some Scholarly Sites on Witches
By Fabienne Baider and Anita Liang
"This page consists of a single but scholarly essay that examines the current state of scholarship on gender and the European witch hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It also suggests some directions for further work such as the mirror image of the saint/witch female icons."
World Wide Web Reviews (Fem. Coll. v.20, no.2, Winter 1999)

Women and Business
A large but "selective, annotated list of links to Internet resources on women and business."
A project of the Association of College and Research Libraries Women's Studies Section

Women and Society (wands)
An Internet Reference Project on the World Wide Web
Sections include: Webliography ; Bibliography ; Filmography ; Biography ; Encyclopaedic Dictionary ; List of Academic Journals ; List of Associations ; Unpublished Papers Repository ; Course Syllabi Repository ; World Wide Web Journal.
University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Women Artists in History
"We're using this space to showcase the work of women artists down through the centuries. Over time we will do our best to make this list comprehensive."
By Wendy Russ and Carrie Carolin

Women in Aviation Resource Center
"Educational, networking, and career resources to empower women involved in all aspects of aviation."
By Henry M. Holden

Women of Note
Celebrating two hundred and fifty years of music by women.
By Diana Ambache

Women's Folk Music Resources
A Musical Romp Through Women's History
"Site includes lyrics and historical notes for woman-positive folksongs, bibliographies, discographies, even an annotated list of 200+ recorded songs and compilations related to domestic violence/sexual assault."
By Gerri Gribi

Women's Human Rights Resources
"Click on the links on the right to locate diverse, quality information on women's international human rights law. Each subject is divided into: Articles: annotated bibliographic references to scholarly articles with links to full text where available...Documents: annotated references to conventions and UN Reports, NGO reports, case law and legislation with links to full text where available...Links to other websites with annotations."
Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto

The Women's Library
"The Women's Library has the most extensive collections of women's history in the UK. Our collections cover a range of topics relating primarily to women in Britain, but some international material is available."

• Genesis Database
  Developing Access to Women's History Sources in the British Isles
  "The database holds descriptions of women's history collections from libraries, archives and museums from around the British Isles."
  • Guide To Sources - (dead link)
    "This extensive list of web resources on women's history will enable you to discover where in the world you can access information to aid your research."
    Categories include: A-Z List ; Archives, Libraries, Museums ; Centres ; Directories ; Discussion Lists ; General History ; Groups, Associations, Societies ; Publications ; Subjects.

Women's Studies Resources - (dead link)
"The women's studies database, created in September 1992, serves those people interested in the women's studies profession and in general women's issues. The database contains collections of conference announcements, calls for papers, and employment opportunities, as well as a picture gallery, and a significant number of government documents, and much more."
Maintained by Larisa Kofman, University of Maryland

Women's Studies - (dead link)
From the University of Iowa's Gateway to the Internet. Includes section on Activism, Art, Communication & Media, Development - WID, Feminist Theory, History, Literature, Sports, & Music.

Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites
"is a selective, annotated, highly acclaimed 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
Maintained by Joan Korenman, Director of the Center for Women and Information Technology.

Womenspace - (dead link)
"Online Activism for Women's Rights and Civic Participation"
Sections include: Canadian Women's Internet Directory ; The E-Quality Project ; Women's Internet Campaign ; Women'space Magazine ; Equality Tools.

World Bank GenderNet
"This site describes how the Bank seeks to reduce gender disparities and enhance women's participation in economic development through its programs and projects. It summarizes knowledge and experience, provides gender statistics, and facilitates discussion on gender and development."

WWW Women's Sports Page
The best resource for current information on women athletes.
Maintained by Amy Lewis

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