Electronic Resources for Women's Studies

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ART
- Artspace: Difficult Territory site on postfeminism and art, by Kristen Elsby.
- Frida Kahlo Homepage
  Images and information about Kahlo's life and art.
- Guerrilla Girls
  Women artists/activists who make posters about discrimination: "conscience fo the artworld"
- Matuschka
  Artist whose recent work portrays the meaning of breast cancer in her life.
- N.Paradoxa
  An online feminist art journal, with an extensive bibliography and links to other sites.
- National Museum of American Art, search form
  Check off "works by women artists" from list of search options.
- Oriental Institute Museum at the Univ. of Chicago, collection highlights on women
  Pictures of archeological objects depicting women.
- SherryArt
  Works by contemporary artists.
- Varo Registry: Women Artists Online Resource
  Pages by contemporary international women artists, and evolving searchable artists' database.
- WebMuseum, Paris
  WWW exhibit of famous paintings, including works by Mary Cassatt, Marie Bracquemond, Berthe Morisot, and Dorothea Tanning.
- Women Artists Archive
  Exhibits and information from Sonoma State Library.
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BIBLIOGRAPHIES
aesthetics
african-american women's identity
bibliography of bibliographies
comparative women/gender/nationalism
core lists in women's studies (ACRL/WSS/CDBC)[The focus of the lists is on women in the United States. Each list consists of twenty to fifty titles, and the most important five to ten titles are starred. The lists are updated each January.]
domestic violence
ecofeminism
edna st. vincent millay
emigration of irish women in the 19th century
ethnicity and sexuality
feminist historiography
feminist methods
feminist perspectives on the ethic of care
gender archaeology and women in archaeology
geography and gender
language and sexual orientation
lesbian feminism vs. queer theory
men and feminism
menstruation: a list of sources
near east
psychology of becoming a gendered adult
reference books
research methods
suggested texts for feminist discussion of fairy tales
women and aids
women and disability
women and science
women and world literature
women in cinema: a reference guide
women in philosophy
women in world politics
women's literature, women in literature, and feminist literary criticism
women in management
women in picture books
women in politics
women's health and women's perspectives in medicine
women, literature, and medicine
BIOGRAPHY, GENERAL
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present
- Women to Worship links to sites for individual notable women in literature, television, activism, music, and the arts.
CLASSICS
Doumic: George Sand, Some Aspects of Her Life and Writings
Mill: The Subjection of Women
Wollstonecraft: A Vindication of the right of Woman
Biographies of Historical Women
Notable Women (Searchable Database at Maricopa)
URL: gopher://gopher.emc.maricopa.edu:70/11/library/notablewomen
Women Win the Vote (U.S.)
Women of Achievement and Herstory
equal rights amendment
seneca falls resolutions
Sojourner Truth: ain't i a woman
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ABUSE

Minnesota Higher Education Center Against Violence and Abuse Electronic Clearinghouse
links to an extensive number of sites, including resources concerned with violence against women and sexual assault and harassment. There are several bibliographies on the site, such as Violence Against Women Bibliography, by Nancy Crowell, National Research Council, Washington, DC., Men Who Batter, by Edward Gondolf, Bibliography of Sources on Sexual and Domestic Violence in the Jewish Community, compiled by Marcia Cohn Spiegel, and Children Who Witness Domestic Violence: Research and Intervention: Selective Bibliography, by Jeffrey L. Edleson.
SafetyNet Domestic Violence Online Resources
An interactive forum on issues of violence against women located on Women's Wire. Included: statistics, a handbook, bibliographies, and a list of state coalitions.
FILM

Film Resources section of the "Art and Film" site compiled by Joan Campbell as part of WSSLINKS.
Feminist Film Reviews at the University of Maryland Women's Resources site.
Women and Gender Studies videotapes in the Media Resources Center, Moffitt Library, Univ. of California-Berkeley.
Women in Cinema Reference Guide
Links to bibliographies, reviews, and film catalogs on the WWW.

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HEALTH
Health Sites list maintained by Joan Korenman.
HealthWeb: Women's Health page maintained by Ann Boyer of the Middleton Health Sciences Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Women's Health Sites, compiled by Flora G. Shrode as part of WSSLINKS from the Women's Studies Section of the American Library Association.
MedWeb: Gynecology and Women's Health
Links from the Emory University Health Sciences Center Library.
Canadian Women's Health Network
National Women's Resource Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Abuse and Mental Ilness.
New York Times Women's Health Site
Nursing Internet Resources by Denis M. Anthony
WHERE: Women for Healthcare Education, Reform & Equity
Women's Health links at Yahoo are numerous.
Women's Medical Health Page is maintained by "a female medical student."
Rx Women Weekly Report
CBS News "Up to the Minute" series on women's health.

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Science and Technology sites, compiled by Marlene Manoff as part of theWSSLINKS Women and Gender Studies site from the Women's Studies Section, American Library Association.
Ada Project (TAP), women in computing clearinghouse from Yale University.
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) publishes conference papers and articles related to women and information technology.
Information Technology and Women's Lives: A Bibliography, by Linda Shult (1996) has over 750 citations, some annotated. You can retrieve the full-text version (252,000 bytes) or one of the parts.

General includes the Introduction and General Resources.
Computer Science and Educationcovers women working or studying in the computer science field as well as computers in K-12 and undergraduate education.
Employment and Health includes general employment issues, women's manufacturing work on computer components, the impact of computers on office work, and health concerns with both.
Online Usage/Electronic Resources covers women's use of online resources and Internet sites focusing on women and information technology.

Resource Guide for Women Computing Professionals, by Kishau N. Smith.
Universal Access: Gender and the Information Highway, includes a background report by Leslie Regan Shade and links to other articles on the subject.
Women, Information Technology, and Scholarship (WITS) colloquium , University of Illinois, includes Women and Information Technology: An Annotated Bibliography.
Women in Computer Science page by computer scientist Ellen Spertus.
LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS

Gender-Free Pronoun FAQ
Discussion of gender-free alternatives to gendered pronouns, including answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs).
LEGAL STUDIES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Antigone: the AALS Section on Women in Legal Education.
Feminist Curricular Resources Clearinghouse
Resources related to teaching about feminism and law.
The Legal Rights of Women site contains excerpts from this book by Bruce Cornblum.
A Select Bibliography of Women's Human Rights: An Electronic Edition
Understanding the Law: Women's Legal Handbook, a 1994 guide for women in Manitoba.
Women in Prison, U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1994
Women of the World: Formal Laws and Policies Affecting Their Reproductive Lives
Brazil, China, Germany India, Nigeria and the U.S. are surveyed.

MEDIA

EXTRA!, the magazine of FAIR, includes many articles focussing on the media's portrayal of, and impact on, women.
Gifts of Speech site has numeous speeches by women.
Media Guidebook for Women from the USIA
Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters, a Library of Congress exhibit
Women in Publishing organization promotes the status of women in publishing and related trades. Site includes an online tutorial to electronic publishing.
Women's Feature Service is a news-feature service of women journalists that report from 40 countries in all regions of the world
Women's International News Gathering Service site includes audio interviews for those with computers equipped with a sound card and speakers

MILITARY AND WAR

MUSIC

Archive of Syllabi in Women's Studies in Music
Bibliography of Sources Related to Women's Studies, Gender Studies, Feminism, and Music, compiled by the Committee on the Status of Women of the Society for Music Theory
International Alliance for Women in Music
Links to a variety of resources on women composers and women-in-music topics.
Ladyslipper Music: Recordings By Women catalog
Early Music by Women Composers: CDs
Muse: The Journal of Women in Music
Women Composers: A Bibliography of Internet Resources
Women in Music Information Page, Mills Music Library, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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PHILOSOPHY

Feminist Theory Website, created by Kristin Switala expects to include representation from 30 countries and 25 sub-fields.
French Feminist Theory page from Univ. of Iowa includes articles and biographical information on Rosi Braidotti, Helene Cixous, and Julia Kristeva and book reviews.
Philosophy page, by G. Margaret Porter, is part of the WSSLINKS Women and Gender Studies site from the Women's Studies Section, American Library Association. It contains links to bibliographies, organizations, listservs, and internet collections.

SCIENCE/MATH/TECHNOLOGY

Science and Technology sites, compiled by Marlene Manoff as part of the WSSLINKS Women and Gender Studies site from the Women's Studies Section, American Library Association contains bibliographies, articles, directories, and information on professional organizations.
Science and Technology Sites list maintained by Joan Korenman.
The History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology
bibliography from the Univ. of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian.
4,000 Years of Women in Science
biographies, photographs, and references compiled by Sethanne Howard.
"Maintaining Diversity in Science" Women and Minorities section of Science vol. 271, #5257 (March 29, 1996)
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering page by Ellen Spertus.
Draft Action Plan for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics for the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1993)
Women and Science: Issues and Resources bibliography
Women and Science Program, University of Wisconsin System
Women in MathWeb Project maintained by Marie A. Vitulli.

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SEXUAL HARASSMENT

Sexual Harassment Training site by Nancy Wyatt, Penn. State U., Delaware Co.
Sexual Harassment Hotline Resource List on the Feminist Majority Foundation site.

SPORTS

WWW Women's Sports Page
Collection of links to women's sports.
Gender Equity in Sports

STATISTICAL RESOURCES

WIDNET: Women in Development Network
offers regional and country-by-country population, family, household, health, education, labor, and political power information extracted from statistics compiled by the International Labour Organization, the UN, and other sources.

WOMEN AND THE INTERNET
Several places offer comfortable and informative women's space on the Net:

WOMEN AND WORK

WOMEN OF COLOR

Women of Color Sites list maintained by Joan Korenman.
Africa - Women section of Stanford's Africa South of the Sahara Page.
Assyrian Women
Chicana Studies Home Page
Women of Africa Resources
Bibliographies, syllabi, articles by/about African women.
Japanese Women "DAPPI"
Jewish Women
- Annotated Bibliography and Guide to Archival Resources on the History of Jewish Women in America, by Phyllis Holman Weisbard.
- Jewish Feminist Page
- Jewish Women's Resources bibliography by Tsiporah Wexler-Pashkoff.
Native American resources and Educational Resources on Wisconsin Indian Nations
Q Web Sweden promotes women's health and empowerment in Sweden and elsewhere.
Russian feminism resources
Women in India
includes articles from The Times of India, The Hindu, and other publications.
SAWNET
South Asian Women Homepage.
Journal of South Asia Women Studies
Third World Countries and Women's Issues, links to articles, maintained by Cecil Marie Cancel, on The Mining Company site.
ZAN
contains material on Iranian women.

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