Helpful Links for Women's Studies Majors
The following web-sites provide information and resources on a variety of topics which help foster awareness to women’s studies. The area of Women’s Studies consists of great diversity in race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and age. We have selected web-sites that cover academic and social issues specific to the concerns of college students and young women who aspire to pursue college careers.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS & WOMEN GROUPS
- (This web-site is named after Artemis the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt and the moon, and the protector of women and children. Here you can link to most women's studies programs in the U.S., which are listed by state, and provide information on graduate schools, conferences, newsletters, etc.) http://users.rcn.com/kater.interport/
- About Face is a San Francisco based group who combats distorted images of women in the media and promotes a change of attitude in young women. New Moon Magazine (teen magazine for ages 8-12 which talks about fashion, parent-child relationships, music, boys, college plans, etc) also works in collaboration with this project and encourages young girls to write or e-mail the magazine with questions, comments, and concerns.http://www.about-face.org/
- The purpose of Women and Gender Studies Web-site Links is to provide access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies, such as Business, Education, Film, Art, Philosophy, Politics, Theology, Health, Sexuality, etc., which are relevant topics to women today. http://libraries.mit.edu/humanities/WomensStudies/wscd.html
- This Web-site provides a thorough list of Women's Studies Graduate Programs in the U.S. as well as International Ph.d. programs, Ph.d. stand-alone programs, M.A. programs, and everything else (minors, certificates, concentrations). It also provides a list of further links to academic related Women's Studies Web-sites. http://www.smith.edu/wst/gradlinks.htm
- This very complete Web-site contains links to approximately 500 women's studies (including "gender studies") programs, departments, and research centers around the world. It also contains links to the Women's Studies Quarterly, Gerri Gribi's listing of Women's Studies programs in the U.S., U. of Illinois' Database for Women's Studies programs, John Younger's programs in Gender and Lesbian Issues, as well as a list of Women's Studies programs abroad. http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/programs.html
- WATER, the Women's Alliance for Theology, Ethics and Ritual is a feminist educational center, a network of justice-seeking people that began in 1983 as a response to the need for serious theological, ethical, and liturgical development for and by women. They work locally, nationally and internationally doing programs , projects, publications, workshops, retreats, counseling and liturgical planning which have helped thousands of people be part of an inclusive church and society. http://www.his.com/~mhunt/
EDUCATION
A national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls.
Wittenberg's feminist group.
HEALTH
- Web-site by W.H.E.R.E. (Women for Healthcare Equity through Reform and Education) is a national, independent, non-profit organization. Their Mission is to strive for equity in healthcare for women. Their vision is to be the best independent consumer healthcare information and advocacy organization on behalf of women. http://womens-health-equity.org/
- The Society for Women's Health Research seeks to improve the health of women through research. The Society's three strategic priorities are to promote the study and acceptance of gender based biology in the scientific community; to enhance the recruitment and retention of women in clinical trials; and to increase research funding for women's health research.
http://www.womens-health.org/about.html
- Her Health Online is a holistic health magazine for women of all ages. It explores challenging issues related to women's health and their bodies, such as food and nutrition, sexuality, fitness, pregnancy, mind and spirit, etc. http://www.herhealth.com/
- Information related to women's health issues National Women's Health Center
- NAF's site includes information about different types of abortion, local abortion providers, clinic violence, and NAF's abortion helpline. National Abortion Federation
HISTORY
- This is a Web-site sponsored by the New York Times, celebrating women's achievements throughout history. http://www.nytimes.com/specials/magazine4/indexs.html
- Women's History Links -- The multimedia site for women's studies, including a link to the Library of Congress exhibit featuring 19th century photographs and images. The site also includes links to the suffrage movement, entertainment, and Women's Rights movement. http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wom-mm.html
- 19th Century Women Writers --A fantastic alphabetical index of Victorian >women compiled by the Victorian Women Writers Project, with full-text >articles available for download. http://www.indiana.edu/cgi-bin-ip/letrs/vwwplib.pl
- Women's History Sites --An exhaustive list of links to women and history. There is information here on all kinds of sites related to women's history in all races, nationalities, and professions. http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/sites.html
- Biography of Women --This web site is a compilation of links, which focus on women and history. There are biography sites of 19th century women. This site includes a broad spectrum of women all over the world, but it also includes many links to sites with information on American women in the 19th century. http://wwwlib.lsu.edu/women/wss/history.html
- This Web-site is dedicated to 19th Century American Women Authors -It contains a list of some American women authors, their works and publication dates. http://spies.com/raven/19thAuthors.html
- National Museum of Women in the Arts - the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to displaying works by women artists of all periods and nationalities. http://www.nmwa.org/
- "History looks different when the contributions of women are included." The National Women's History Project
- "Over one hundred and fifty years ago the people attending the first Women's Rights Convention adopted this radical proposition. " by Constance Rynder The Seneca Falls Convention
LIST SERVES
- "Links to more than 450 women's studies (including "gender studies") programs, departments, and research centers around the world that have web sites" Women's Studies Programs
- To join the Women in Science and Engineering list serv, send the message (without the quotes): "subscribe daphnet first name last name" to listserv@ic.ac.uk
LITERATURE/HUMANITIES
- "Reading Woman is a place for readers and book discussion groups looking beyond the bestseller lists for their reading selections." Reading Women
- A Celebration of Women Writers (all through history, all languages and cultures) http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
ORGANIZATIONS
RESEARCH
- Database of feminist and gender research in diverse fields of study. Also includes numerous discussion rooms, as well as conference announcements. Revisions: Feminist and Gender Theory at the Turn of the Century
- "A web site about the relationship between the mass media and people's identities, gender, and everyday lives." Gender Theory
- "The Feminist Theory Web site provides research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions and struggles around the world." Check it out in English, French, and Spanish! Feminist Theory Web site
- A great resource for news, action, and links. Feminist Majority
RESOURCES
- In-depth coverage on women's issues sponsored by Yahoo. http://fullcoverage.yahoo.com/fc/World/Womens_Issues
- In the CNN web-site, type "women" in the space provided for search, and you will have immediate access to current international news regarding women's issues. http://www.cnn.com
- In the Discovery On-line web-site you will also find interesting articles and news about women in the fields of history, science, technology, and health. Type "women" in the space provided for search. http://discovery.com
- Is the Entertainment Weekly Web-site, which also contains updated >information on women in the performing arts and in film. http://www.ew.com
- Web-site for, by, and about women. Contains search engines and links to a variety of topics from media publications and entertainment, to education, society and culture, and motherhood. http://femina.cybergrrl.com/
- Amazon.com has a variety of literary collections by women from poems, short stories, novels, and science fiction! Type "women authors" in the space provided for search. http://www.amazon.com
- Complete with chatrooms, current feminist news from around the world, health articles, and fun freebies and surveys. WWWomen
- A million girls, a million voices: speak out on a variety of current issues that affect the everyday lives of females. Teen Voices Magazine
- "A listing of many of the feminism, women's studies, or women-related sources on the net." Feminism and Women's Resources
- Publishes reports on topics relevant to women and women's studies. Women's Studies Database
- Contains articles related to feminism and women's studies. Feminism and Women's Studies
- "NWSA supports and promotes feminist/womanist teaching, learning, research, and professional and community service at the pre-K through post-secondary levels and serves as a locus of information about the inter-disciplinary field of Women's Studies for those outside the profession." National Women's Studies Association
