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LGBT Resources at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This is an excellent web site finding materials at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign Library. The site also has links to resources outside the University of
Illinois.
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites
This is a selective, annotated list of resources with a particular emphasis on sites of
interest for academic women's studies issues. Maintained by Joan Korenman.
University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian's Office
Hundreds of links to web sites on particular subjects, reading lists, and more.
WSSLINKS
Provides access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies. Maintained by
librarians in the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Women and Gender Magazines, Newsletters and Journals
This site fom the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides a current listing of periodicals
with a web presence.
Women's eNews
"Women's eNews is the definitive source of substantive news--unavailable anywhere
else--covering issues of particular concern to women and providing women's perspectives on public
policy."
The Women's Media Center
Founded in 2004, the Women's Media Center "strives to make women visible and powerful in the
media." The mission is to make sure that women's experiences are reflected in the media.
American Association of University Women
AAUW is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls.
The Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation, founded in 1987, is "a cutting edge organization dedicated
to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence."
International Center for Research on Women
ICRW is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1976, with three distinct aspects to its
work: research, advocacy, and technical support for capacity building.
International Women's Rights Action Watch
IWRAW was organized in 1985 at the World Conference on Women in Nairobi, to promote
recognition of women's human rights under the Convention on the Elimination on all forms of
Discrimination against Women, the CEDAW Convention.
International Women's Tribune Centre
IWTC provides communication, information, education, and organizing support services to
women's organizations and community groups working to improve the lives of women in Africa, Asia
and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
National Council for Research on Women
The mission of NCRW is to facilitate collaborative research among member centers, to expand
national and international networks of organizations, and to promote visibility for feminist
research.
National Organization for Women
NOW, the largest feminist organization in the United States, works to promote equality for
all women.
National Women's Studies Association
NWSA was founded in 1977 to further the development of Women's Studies throughout the world
at every educational level and in every settin
WomenWatch
WomenWatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender
equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system.
Center for Reproductive Rights
This is a non-profit legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending
women's reproductive rights worldwide.
Center for Women Policy Studies
The mission of this center is to "shape public policy to improve women's lives." Web-site
contains information about programs, their publications, and information about how to support the
center.
Feminist.com
Includes resources such as articles and speeches, inspiring quotes, etc. Other sections
include news, marketplace, activism, events, and anti-violence.
National Women's Law Center
Since 1972, the Center has worked to expand the possibilities for women and girls in the
United States. This site provides access to issue papers, commentary, articles and other
publications on a variety of topics from athletics to reproductive rights to women in the military.
Prostitutes Education Network
This is an "information service about legislative and cultural issues as they effect
prostitutes and other sex workers."
Women in National Parliaments
Provides data compiled by the Interparliamentary Union.
Women's Human Rights Net (WHRnet)
WHRnet is a project of the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID). The site
"provides an introduction to women's human rights issues worldwide; an overview of UN/Regional
Human Rights Systems; a Research Tool that serves as gateway to the best available online resources
relevant to Women's human rights advocacy; and a comprehensive collection of related Links."
Women's Human Rights Resources
Available from the Bora Laskin Law Library at the University of Toronto, this is a free
online library on international women's rights law.
American Women Home Page
A guide to the resources available at the Library of Congress "for the Study of Women's
History and Culture in the United States."
Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
An index to journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and
gender during the Middle Ages.
National Women's History Project
The NWHP is an educational nonprofit organization whose "mission is to recognize and
celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women..."
International Museum of Women
Includes information about artists, the musuem and their partners, as well as events and
exhibits.
WSS (Women's Studies Section) Links: Women & Art
"Provides a selective, annotated list of links with information on women in the visual
arts."
WSS Links: Literature and Culture
WSS Links: Women and Music
4000 Years of Women in Science
Provides biographies, photographs and other information about 125 women in the past that were
involved in science and technology.
Center for Women and Information Technology
Includes global news, resources, etc.
Artemis Guide to Women's Studies Programs
Provides links "to most women's studies programs in the U.S."
Women's Studies Graduate Programs, Links Page
Lists PH.D. programs in Women's Studies both in the United States and abroad.
Women's Studies Programs, Departments, & Research Centers
Provides "links to more than 700 women's studies programs, departments, and research centers
around the world."
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Last modified by: Cynthia Ingold on 10/29/09