WOMEN'S RESOURCES

This page collects resources to women's sites all over the web. Thanks to the students of WS 100 (Fall, 1996) for getting this list started. There are so many links, with such similar names, that I've tried to group and annotate wherever possible. Although these sites provide links to all points of view, they generally represent a strong advocacy of women and feminist causes.
What is a feminist? A person--male or female--who advocates political, economic, and social equality between women and men, and who is willing to make efforts to make that situation a reality.
1. Academic Resources
2. General Resources
3. Lesbian and Gay Activism
4. Art, Culture and Style
5. Work
6. Politics
7. Health
8. Spirituality
9. History

Featured Site

Museum of Menstruation

Harry Finley has maintained this unusual site since 1994. It is dedicated to his mother and full of wide-ranging materials, including historical artifacts, medical studies, bibliographies, and menstrual humor.
The Greek author Pliny in his Natural History (Bk 7, c 13) states, "On the approach of a woman in this state [i.e., menses], wine will become sour, seeds which are touched by her will become sterile, grafts wither away, garden plants are parched up and the fruit will fall from the tree beneath which she sits."

If your favorite site isn't here, tell me about it!

1. Academic Resources

Allegheny College Women's Studies: Registration information, WS calendar of events, the usefulness of Women's Studies, and more!
H-WOMEN: H-WOMEN is a branch of the H-NET (Humanities on Line) group devoted to scholarly discussion to communicate current research and teaching interests, to discuss new approaches, methodsand tools of analysis, to test new ideas and to share comments on current hisotriography. They maintain an on-line discussion and these archives.
Joan Korenman's Women's Studies Page: One of the best all-purpose pages, based in the Women's Studies program at University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Includes frequently updated lists of resources, with particular emphasis on gender-related electronic issues.
WMST-L: WMST-L is an international electronic forum for people involved in Women's Studies as teachers, researchers, librarians, and/or program administrators. A useful list, but actually narrow in scope--NOT the place to discuss gender-related societal issues, or for undergraduates to seek help in writing term papers.
Women's Studies Resources: A site maintained by Karla Tonella of the University of Iowa maintains links on many topics. Of special interest is the feminist theory page, collecting on-line articles, bibliographies, and reviews on works of theory.
The Feminist Theory Website: Kristin Switala at the Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech University maintains this collaborative site "to provide research material for students and scholars interested in Feminist Theory." Use it for bibliographies in disciplinary areas or on individual feminists.
Theoriziing--Feminism and Postmodernity: A conversation with Linda Hutcheson, originally published in Rampike, now on the University of Iowa Women's Studies website. Hutcheson is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Toronto.
Women and the Election: This page is created by and for Allegheny College WS 100 students and their projects on the 1996 election.
Artemis' Search for Women's Studies Programs: This collection of links to WS programs all over the United States is maintained by Kate Robinson, whose graphic is used at the top of this page. There are a lot of useful links and databases flourishing under the auspices of WS departments, so don't overlook this resource.
Women's Studies Programs, Departments & Research Centers: The list maintained by Joan Korenman, with some non-USA programs not in the Artemis Guide.

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2. General Resources

FeMiNa: Websearch for women.
N.O.W.: Since 1966, the National Organization for Women has been dedicated to making legal, political, social and economic change in our society in order to achieve our goal, which is to eliminate sexism and end all oppression.
Herspace: A unique network, connecting independent sites devoted to women.
Ms. Magazine online
cybergrrl: The hip connection for grrls on the web, including net technology or young girls & women's health. A cyber-step above "clueless."
Latina Magazine - Online!
Women's Wire: Women's Wire is an interactive publisher. We seek to make a difference in the lives of women around the world through this electronic medium. We're dedicated to providing compelling, funny, interesting, thought-provoking and useful women-focused interactive environments. This large site includes daily news, interactive chat opportunities, and wide array of topics, including health, fashion--ooops, we call that "style" and 'body", and comix.
Women.com: Web sites for women's news, careers, etc. The on-line equivalent of all those women's magazines you read in the grocery store lines. In fact, the Newsstand feature of this site links you to hot topics in Cosmo, Good Housekeeping and other rags.
Women's Resources on the Web: David Siegel has put together this page of links to various women's sites. David Siegel is also a graphic designer, so his homepage is full of useful tips about putting together websites and surfing the net.
Women's Resources: Women's Studies program at Bowling Green State University maintains this somewhat unusual list of women's studies and feminist resources.

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3. Lesbian and Gay Activism

Lesbian.org: Promoting lesbian visibility on the internet, including: Resources for lesbians, Lesbian information, Lesbian News, Lesbian Links.
Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance: GLAA, an all-volunteer, non-partisan, non-profit political organization, was founded in 1971 to advance the equal rights of gay men and lesbians in Washington, DC. They are the nation's oldest continuously active gay and lesbian civil rights organization.
Human Rights Campaign: Working for lesbian and gay equal rights.
The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund: The nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS.
Lesbian Resources on the Web: A review by Ellen Greenblatt from Feminist Collections Vol. 19, no. 2 (Winter 1998), published by University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian.
PFAW: People For the American Way is especially dedicated to fighting the Religious Right. Check out their pages on Equal Rights for Gays and Lesbians, and Choice, among gendered issues.
!OutProud!: The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth. Books, links, ways to connect.
Planet Q, a Queer Resources Online
The Source: The ultimate Gay Community Directory
Collected Domestic Partner Information: A site related to Carnegie-Mellon University's proposed domestic partner legislation, with good online information. Unforunately, not updated since 1997.

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4. Art, Culture and Style

Women's Poetry Websites: This review was written by Allessandria Polizzi for Feminist Collections (Vol. 19, no. 3, Spring 1998), published by University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian.
Scary Women: Dedicated to the discussion of female monsters in popular culture.
Feminist Science Fiction: Heather Whipple maintains this resource guide that covers mostly non-fiction material about or related to feminist science fiction. It includes references to other sources that focus on fiction, but you won't, for example, find sample chapters from novels or fiction bibliographies here. You will find out where you can go to get them, though.
Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy & Utopia: Laura Quilter's site, advertised to move to http://feministsf.org/ very soon.
Guerilla Girls: This group of anonymous women have been dedicated to exposing the sexist bias of the art world. They're wild, they're outrageous, and they're totally correct .
Hawaii Women's Heritage Project: Highlights Hawaii's multicultural heritage and debunks myths about women in Hawaii. This site was created by a WS class at U. of H-Manoa, and includes syllabus, student home pages and exhibits, and bibliography.

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5. Work

A Women's Bureau is run by the Department of Labor: Includes statistics, publications on harassment, discrimination, fair pay and more.
Working Women Working Together Network: Working Women's Department of the AFL-CIO. For general information on organizing, see the Communication Workers of America (CWA)'s page of Union & labor Information.
Working Woman, a magazine geared to women in business;: Check out their 20th annual salary survey. Yep, although there's a range of salaries, women still earn $.68 to a man's dollar.
Ms. Foundation's Take our Daughters to Work Campaign: This information was put together by Donna Schulman at Cornell Univ. Check out the activities at Allegheny College's TODTWD '97
Working Woman: A list of resources slanted slightly toward women working in technology fields.

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6. Political Sites

Women and Politics: This page began as the work of Allegheny College WS 100 students working on the 1996 election. It has since been updated to provide many resources on individual politicians, organizations, information sources.
Feminist Majority Foundation Online: The Feminist Majority and The Feminist Majority Foundation are committed to empowering women and winning equality through research, the sharing of information of value to feminists everywhere, and effective action.
ACLU: The American Civil Liberties Union runs a large site. Look here for ACLU positions on lesbian and gay rights, women's rights, affirmative action, among other topics.
Affirmative Action and Diversity Page: This site on Affirmative Action was created a group from University of California at Santa Barbara. Includes an archive of primary documents, with an emphasis on the issues in California, particularly Proposition 209. Lots of links.
Children Now: This non partisan group is an advocate for children's issues.

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7. Health

Boston Women's Health Book Collective Home Page: The authors of Our Bodies, Ourselves maintain this site, including position papers on health issues and links to online articles and resources on women's health.
WebMD: Women's Health Place Community
Emory MedWeb: This site maintained by the Emory University Health Sciences Center Library collects links to many sites on medical topics. A HUGE list. Check out the sections on Gynecology and women's health, or Reproductive Medicine, among many others.
NARAL: National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League.
Breast Cancer Websites: Reviewed by Ann Boyer in Feminist Collections (V. 18, No. 3, Spring 1997), published by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian.
Eating Disorder Websites: A number of scholarly sites on this subject are reviewed by Lucy Serpell for Feminist Collections (V. 18, o. 3, Summer 1997). Lucy also maintains her own page on Eating Disorder Resources

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8. Spirituality

"God made man, and then said: I can do better than that...and made woman" - - Adela Rogers St. Johns

The women's spirituality movement emphasizes the symbol of the Goddess, a female conceptualization of the deity. It takes inspiration from the life-giving and sustaining power, the constant fluidity and change found in the life course throughout nature and the cycle of seasons. It is connected to the wicce, or "wise woman" tradition. Traditional religions can also incorporate aspects of feminism, but those are not the links gathered here.

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9. History

"History looks different when the contributions of women are included."

National Women's History Project: Resources for educational use at all levels, particularly devoted to National Women's History Month. Theme for March, 2000: An Extraordinary Century for Women - Now, Imagine the Future . Many great links.

Last Updated August 29, 1999

This page was created using some of the typographic suggestions of David Siegel

The graphic was created by Kate Robinson and her tatoo-artist mother. Kate maintains the Artemis page above.

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