Best of the Web: History & Social Sciences » Women's Studies

International, feminist art journal. Also contains links to numerous other women's art sites.

An organzization whose mission is "to promote visibility for feminist research and analysis and build stronger links between research, policy, action, and the media."

Proivides a calendar of events, artist and period information, details on what's available in the Library and Research Center.

"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."

The Health Topics contains basic information with references to over 100 topics of interest to women. Daily news and features and a comprehensive directory of women's health services make this site invaluable.

"The National Women's History Project is an educational nonprofit organization. Our mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs."

"The National Women's Law Center has worked since its inception in 1972 to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives. The Center brings to its work extensive subject expertise in the major areas of family economic security, health, employment and education. The Center uses a variety of tools to maximize its impact in bringing women's concerns to public policy makers, advocates and the public alike, including public policy research, monitoring and analysis litigation, advocacy and coalition-building and public education."

Written by Joan M. Jensen of New Mexico State University, the esaay provides a history and an evaluation of the women'swork in reflecting and portraying their culture to their own people and to the larger community and at the same time, making a contribution to the art of photography.

Web companion to two exhibits: "Stretching the Canvas: Women Exploring the Arts" and "The Feminist Art Movement, 1970s-1980s."

Website of "the leading nonprofit scientific organization devoted to promoting women's health and quality of life through an understanding of menopause. This site contains information on perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a wide variety of strategies and therapies to enhance health."

U.S. State Department site.

Bureau of Naval Personnel site features facts, statistics, and a history of women in the U. S. Navy.

This site provides "links that will take you to passages from over 125 women writers. The entries are on women who produced a substantial amount of work before 1700, some or all of which has been translated into modern English. Each entry will tell you about the print sources from which the translated passages are taken it will also tell you of useful secondary sources and Internet sites, when those are available."

Australian feminist cultural studies journal, archived from 1996.

"The Remember the Women Institute is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation that conducts and encourages research and cultural activities that contribute to including women in history. . . .Special emphasis is on women in the context of the Holocaust and its aftermath, including post-World War II immigration. Other topics include women marginalized within Jewish religion and inter-religious dialogue, as well as the accomplishments and exclusion of women in Jewish and general history, the effects of genocide on women, exploitation of women, and the effects of culture on memorialization."

A forum for and about women from: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

This site "brings together feminist thinkers, both scholars and activists, to create a stimulating and supportive environment in which to pose and analyze compelling questions about feminist activism and theories, define new directions for historical research on this period, and provide a new venue for publishing traditional articles but also for writing and recording this history in ways made possible by the medium of online publication."

An Amnesty Internation campaign provides fact sheets, news, and related links about "a global human rights scandal that affects us all".

"In the early 1970s the Suffragists Oral History Project, under the auspices of the Bancroft Library's Regional Oral History Office, collected interviews with twelve leaders and participants in the woman's suffrage movement. Tape-recorded and transcribed oral histories preserved the memories of these remarkable women, documenting formative experiences, activities to win the right to vote for women, and careers as leaders of the movements for welfare and labor reform, world peace, and the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Now, 25 years later, the nineteenth century meets the twenty-first as the words of these activist women, born from the 1860s to the 1890s, are made accessible for future scholarly research."

"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 contains essays, editorials, book reviews, and new books in print."

Includes information arranged in the following sections: Momentous Moments, Milestones, and Achievements in Sport: A Chronology Crossing Boundaries: Women, Sport, and Literature Women Scholars World-wideScholarly TextsThe Sporting Woman in Film Drama and the Sporting Woman(under construction) Conferences on Women, Sport, and Physical Activity Websites.

Includes articles, bibliographies, links.

"Voices From the Gaps is a World Wide Web project that focuses on the lives and works of women writers of color in North America. . . Each author page presents biographical, critical and bibliographical information about the writer as well as images and quotes pertinent to her life and works. Each page includes, in addition, links to other resources on the World Wide Web which contain significant information about that writer."

Full-text of the 2005, first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) study on domestic violence.

Consult this comprehensive and current list of bibliographies from the University of Wisconsins Womens Studies Librarians Office.

The purpose of WSSLINKS is to provide access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies

By providing a rich collection of primary documents. . .the Women and Social Movements website offers new ways for students, teachers, and scholars to study American history." Includes more than 600 documents and over 100 images accesible via a search engine.

Curriculum resources which support a scholarly examination of womens experiences during the Holocaust.

United Methodist Church marks 50th anniversary of full clergy rights for women.

"Our goal was to design a Website that can engage the public and school children in the day-to-day science of women marine scientists. Through thisproject, we hope to encourage young woman to pursue careers in scienceand to remove the mystery that surrounds being a scientist. Over the courseof a year we will highlight twelve women, underscoring the different careerpaths in science and the diversity of the women who choose science as acareer."

Encyclopaedia Britannica site contains hundred of articles on American women from 1600 to the present.

Companion to a traveling exhibition which "frames the stories of women chemists in a series of 12 colorful thematic stations. Created especially for high school and college students, but designed to engage general audiences as well, the exhibition showcases women who have helped create our modern world and their historic contributions to science and technology, and encourages young women to explore careers in chemistry."

Fact sheet, photos, and a bibliography provide an overview of the role of Women during the Korean War.

Library of Congress research guide.

An excerpt from The Bible the Book the Bridges the Millennia by Maxine Clarke Beach.

A program developed by NASA to encourage more young women to pursue careers in math, science, and technology.

An annotated list of brief biographies with links to other resources. Browsable by decade or in categories such as activists, reformers, politics and government, arts, media, space and science, sports and exploration,

Directory of texts and related scholarship.

This site, from the National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC),is designed to put "a wealth of useful information together into one place for women with disabilities, caretakers, health professionals, and researchers."Contains laws and regulations, full-text publications, statistics, and links to support services and organizations.

This collection explores women's roles in the US economy between the Civil War and the Great Depression by providing access to historical manuscipts, images and other primary sources.

An e-journal featuring critical articles, book reviews, interviews, poetry and fiction, and link collections.

A membership organization for women working in the visual arts.

A California Department of Health Services site "designed to help educate women and their families about the importance of prenatal care, practicing healthy behaviors during pregnancy, and the availability of state programs that can help pay for prenatal care services." In English and Spanish.

This site provides "easy-to-understand legal information to women living with or escaping domestic violence."

Website for The Council of Women's Ministries which "exists to bring together the leaders of the national organizations which have women's ministries within the Episcopal Church, promote communication, increase the effectiveness of women's ministries, support the different gifts, values and ministries of women, and advance the role of women in the mission of the Church."

Website presented by "Roman Catholic theologians who firmly believe that the discussion on women priests should be left open. . . We offer over 1000 documents in English relevant to the ordination of women. They cover decrees of councils and synods, statements by the Fathers of the Church and medieval theologians, historical records, contemporary articles, classical publications, discussions on scripture, tradition and the teaching authority, picture galleries and much more."

Transcripts and videos of interviews with political leaders, activists, sociologists and others. Includes a timeline related to the issue of women's rights, a glossary, and student activities.

Directory of online resources whose sections include: Digital Publications General Directories Women's History Women's Health Women in the Ancient World Women & the Law Women & Religion Women in Science.

Research guide produced by the New York Public Library.