Best of the Web: History & Social Sciences

Specializes in laws and policies related to disability civil rights. Works to secure and advance the civil rights of adults with disabilities, and parents of children with disabilities.

National nonprofit organization offering nationwide sports rehabilitation programs to anyone with permanent physical disability.

Arizona State law 41-865

"The materials in this on-line archival collection document various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group." From the Special Collections Library, Duke University.

"A moderated E-journal, devoted to women writers, beginning in the 19th century, who wrote domestic fiction."

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. "This revision of the fourth edition of the manual published by the American Psychiatric Association to set forth diagnostic criteria, descriptions and other information to guide the classification and diagnosis of mental disorders was published in 2000 replacing DSM-IV. It is expected that DSM-V will replace DSM-IV-TR sometime in the future."

Digital library of primary sources in Canadian history. Currently contains the images of the pages of over 3,000 books and pamphlets. Browsing or searching can be done by title, author, or subject.

"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-textresources, images, and sound recordings. Most of the resources linked here are free. Some require a license for access."

This is the first national lineage society that recognizes and preserves the contributions of the Spanish/Latino culture in the early settlement of the United States.

A directory of annotated sites, browsable by country and region. Includes a list of Current Hot Topics.

Assists children and adults with disabilities and their families through a nationwide network of more than 450 service sites. Each center provides services tailored to meet the specific needs of the particular community it serves. Advocates for passage of legislation that helps people with disabilities achieve independence.

All things related to New York's restaurant world: real estate, closings, and soon-to-be openings.

Provides the means to "create digital maps that display a wide range of cultural material by using place and time as a common element."

This heterogenous collection contains fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, letters, newspapers, manuscripts and illustrations from 1500 to the present, arranged for browsing by author's last name or by category of interest.

This organization is a political network for pro-choice Democratic women. Site has a searchable database for women in congress and in state legislatures.

Provides reference information about everything in genealogy except people.

Background information about people, countries, and political or religious issues of North Africa and the Middle East. Covers Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Contains facsimile copies of the enumeration forms used in the decennial census of the United States from 1850 through 2000.

Provides in-depth information about more than 46,000 cities, villages, and towns around the U.S.A. Also includes geocoded information about thousands of parks, museums, historic sites, colleges, schools and other places across America.

"Equality Now works to end violence and discrimination against women and girls around the world through the mobilization of public pressure."

Escaping Hades, a rape and sexual abuse survivor's site, provides a forum for the survivors of rape, sexual abuse, and incest.

A great place to find the perfect job. Also offers helpful hits and articles on finding a job.

Site includes the following databases: Make Cross-cultural Tables Search Sexual Practices Search Marriage Practices Search Culture Summaries Subject Terminology for Searching Databases Cultural Summaries A Note on Classification and Features.

"EurasiaNet provides information and analysis about political, economic, environmental and social developments in the countries of Central Asia and the Caucasus, as well as in Russia, the Middle East, and Southwest Asia. The website also offers additional features, including newsmaker interviews and book reviews."

The English language version of the official site of the European Union.

Provides access to the combined resources (both digital and non-digital) of the national libraries of Europe.

EWM focuses on contemporaary women mathematicians.

An article by Leda Cosmides & John Tooby providing an introduction to evolutionary psychology.

"The EAWC Internet Index tracks a variety of resources that are relevant to ancient and medieval times and that might prove useful to students and teachers who are engaged in serious study. It is divided into five sub-indices: a chronology, an essay index, an image index, an internet site index and a primary text index. Each of these is further divided into sections, one for each of the cultures represented: the Near East, India, Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, Early Islam and Medieval Europe."

"FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. ... As a progressive group, FAIR believes that structural reform is ultimately needed to break up the dominant media conglomerates, establish independent public broadcasting, and promote strong non-profit sources of information." -From the website.

Aims to help you find government records and other sources you need for your family history research.

The Family Village is a global disability-related community that integrates information, resources, and communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and support.

Search all British Overseas Births, Deaths & Marriages, from 1761 to the present.

Produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), this site provides access to family history information including transcriptions of 1880 U.S. and British Censuses and the 1881 Canadian Census.

This site is dedicated to the history and study of famous trials, most of which occured in the United States.

Offers information on money management, how to correct banking errors and protecting against identity theft, as well as other quick links of interest to consumers.

Index "covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages."

"The Feminism and Women's Studies site, one of 44 websites hosted by the EServer, was first designed in 1993 by members of the Carnegie Mellon University Women's Center. One of the earliest women's studies websites on the Internet, our site has since the outset been very well known: today it is number 2 in Google searches for 'feminism' and number 4 in Google searches for 'women's studies', and is currently one of the most popular women's studies websites in the world, currently publishing documents to approximately 25,000 readers per month."

Information on Abortion, Crime, Jurisprudence, Law and Literature, Legal Theories, Pornography, Rights, and Other Topics.

The Feminist Majority Foundation Online utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically.

This academically-oriented site is presented in English as well as French and Spanish, and includes links to many feminist topics.

Personal interviews with 13 women about why they chose carers in science.

Documents specific to the September 11th terrorists attacks.

One of the most popular genealogy websites in the U.K., this commercial service provides birth, marriage, death, military, census, and migration records including indexes of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to 2004.