Women's Studies Online Resources   (Joan Korenman, University of Maryland Baltimore)
http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/
This is an excellent site to locate WS's resources on the Net.  Pay particular attention to "Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites" and "Updates to Joan Korenman's INTERNET RESOURCES ON WOMEN: Using Electronic Media in Curriculum Transformation".  There are also links to email lists, academic programs, and other sources.

Women's Studies Database (University of Maryland)
http://www.mith2.umd.edu/WomensStudies/index.html
Scholarly papers can be found through the "Reading Room" link.   Bibliographies, conference announcements, women in computing, women in government, feminist film reviews, and many other topics are represented.  If browsing doesn't work, use the keyword search to find specific people and topics.

Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/
This page is put together by "a public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families."  Topics include poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, health care and domestic violence, and more.

Collections of Women's Resources   (Univ. of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women/resource/collections.html

FeMiNa
http://www.femina.com/
"FeMiNa was created...to provide women with a comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on the World Wide Web."  Find many commercial sites with "female friendly" merchandise.

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MEDLINEplus: Women's Health Topics
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html

Health A to Z:  Women's Health
http://www.healthatoz.com/
Once in Health A to Z, click on "women's health" under "your family." Here find a mixture of good medical sites (American Heart Association) and commercial sites (Black Bodies by Afrique) of varying quality.  Fortunately, the annotated list provides information on what to expect before getting to a site.

National Women's Health Information Center
http://www.4women.gov/
High quality health information that can be accessed by Topic or Keyword.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:  Women's Health
http://www.cdc.gov/health/womensmenu.htm

FDA Office of Women's Health:  Information by Health Topic
http://www.fda.gov/womens/informat.html

Women & Smoking:  The Surgeon General's Report (March 2001)
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/womenandtobacco/

International Women's Health Coalition
http://www.iwhc.org/

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American Women:  A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of History and Culture in the U.S.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/index.html
This gateway includes a print research guide of the same name, along with "illustrations and links to existing digitized material located throughout the Library of Congress Web site."  In addition to the Research Guide, information on how to search for women's history resources in the Library's catalogs; guidance on finding materials relating to women within the Library's American Memory collections; and helpful orientations to women's history sources in the Library's online exhibitions and audiovisual Web broadcasts of lectures, readings, and symposia are also included.

Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement  (Duke University Special Collections Library)    http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/
This site contains documents "on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s.... [and] range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group".  Find also subject categories such as General and Theoretical, Medical and Reproductive Rights,  Organizations and Activism, Socialist Feminism, Women of Color, and Women's Work and Roles.

Feminae: Medieval Women & Gender  Index   (Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship)
http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/mfi.html

The Feminist Chronicles, 1953-1993
http://www.feminist.org/research/chronicles/chronicl.html

Global Women's History Project at Westfield State College : Women Forging Links Across National, Ethnic, Political, Economic, and Religious Boundaries.
http://www.wsc.ma.edu/GWHI/gwhp.html

International Archives of the Second Wave of Feminism
http://home.att.net/~celesten/2ndwave.html

National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/
There is a lot of information on this site, but of particular interest is the Learning Place.  Click on Links (to the left) to find more Web sites devoted to Women's History.

Women & Gender Project  (Archives for Research on Women and Gender--University of Texas at San Antonio)
http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/WomenGender/

Women's History   (International Institute of Social History)
http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/index.php
Here find a Bibliography of Women's History (ViVa) covering both historical and women's studies journals as well as the World Wide Web Virtual Library: Women's History.  Although the ViVa bibliography does not have great subject access, the information indexed is scholarly.  Try many alternative search terms and be creative!

Women's History   (Jone Johnson Lewis)
http://womenshistory.about.com/homework/womenshistory/mbody.htm
This site is a mixture of solid, scholarly information, as well as less well-researched stuff on all aspects of women's history.  Look to the left for World: by Place, Abortion History, First Ladies, Military/War, Suffrage, Witchcraft, Sports and more.  Watch for sources cited on each page to get a sense of where the information comes from.

Women's History in Archival Collections (University of Texas, San Antonio)
http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/WomenGender/links.html
"This list represents those institutions that have websites with information about collections from women's organizations or from or related to individual women." There are several repositories in Western Massachusetts.

Women's History Sixties/Seventies: Women's Liberation
http://womenshistory.about.com/education/womenshistory/msub60s70s.htm

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Women and Politics Institute American University
http://wandp.american.edu/

Web Sites on Women In Politics
http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/web.htm

Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/

National Women's Political Caucus
http://www.nwpc.org/

Voting and Elections 2006  (Westfield State College)
http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/FedElections06.htm

See also:  Organizations and Associations

Police Foundation Research Brief:  Policewomen on Patrol
http://www.policefoundation.org/docs/policewomen.html

International Association of Women Police
http://www.iawp.org/index.htm
See also Past & Present for an interesting summary of the history of women as police.

California Coalition for Women Prisoners: Resources
http://www.womenprisoners.org/resources/

American Association of University Women:  Navigating the Legal System
http://www.aauw.org/advocacy/laf/

Feminist Court Watches:  Trials and Tribulations  (National Organization for Women)
http://www.now.org/nnt/winter-99/courtwt.html

Women's Law Initiative
http://www.womenslaw.org/
"This site publishes state-specific legal information for domestic violence. It also publishes information on getting help in your community."

Ontario Women's Justice Network  (Canada)
http://www.owjn.org/index.htm

Wellesley Centers for Women
http://www.wcwonline.org/joomla/
This site provides summaries of and bibliographies with information about publications related to projects being undertaken by the Center.  Examples of studies include:  "Adult Memories and Consequences and Recovery from Child Sexual Abuse"; "Learning Circles"; and "Sexual Harassment in Schools".

Gifts of Speech:  Women's speeches from around the world
http://gos.sbc.edu/
Here find contemporary speeches given by women.  Speeches by Nobel laureates, politicians, philosophers, lawyers, foreign dignitaries, actors, etc. are available in their entirety.  However, you will only be able to search by the speakers--not by topic.  Browsing the list provides a good overview of the diversity of topics to be found.

Business (Including Labor)
A Daring Experiment: Harvard and Business Education for Women, 1937-1970
http://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/daring/
This exhibit tells the story of business education for women at Harvard, which "began in 1937 with a certificate program in personnel administration at Radcliffe College." Accompanied by oral histories from graduates of the of the Harvard Business School and Radcliffe College's certificate program, and research links. From the Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School. (BH)

Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business
http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/exhibits/enterprisingwomen
Companion to an exhibit that "brings to life the stories of some 40 intriguing women who helped shape the landscape of American business." Use the timeline to view background about women such as Lydia Pinkham, Madam C.J. Walker, Martha Stewart, and Oprah Winfrey. Also includes mentorship stories, games, and classroom material. Organized by the Schlesinger Library of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts. (BH)

Women's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.html

Women's Labor History (AFSCME LaborLinks)
http://www.afscme.org/issues/77.cfm
This site is packed full of links to solid Web pages on events, unions, and especially women connected to labor.  The focus is primarily on the United States, but there are links to people involved with Industrial Workers of the World as well.

Literature, Philosophy, and the Arts
Celebration of Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
Click on Authors & Books or Bibliographies for information on specific writers.  Includes a writer's Dictionary and a special collection of women's writing.

National Museum of Women in the Arts(Washington, D.C.)
http://www.nmwa.org/

Picturing Women
http://www.picturingwomen.org/
This presentation "explores how women are figured, fashioned, turned into portraits, and told about in words and pictorial narrative." Features a large collection of historical images, interactive features, lesson plans, reading list, video clips and images from the accompanying symposium, e-cards of comic valentines, and more. From Bryn Mawr College, Library Company of Philadelphia, and the Rosenbach Museum and Library.  (BH)

Women in the Literary Marketplace, 1800-1900
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/womenLit/
"The books and letters in this exhibition present a cross section of writing by English women in the nineteenth century -- a period when women entered the literary marketplace in unprecedented numbers." Some of the exhibit topics include early role models, women poets, publishing, "new women" novels, and journalism. From the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.  (BH)

Sciences, Math, and Technology
Women in Technology International
http://www.witi.com/index-c.shtml
To exit this page, click on "Go" in Netscape and select the page: WSC Women's Studies Web Sites.

Center for Women & Information Technology  (Joan Korenman, University of Maryland Baltimore County)
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/
This site has a clearly defined four part mission which includes encouraging women and girls to study computer science and/or
information systems; enabling all women and girls to use IT comfortably and knowledgeably; assuring that the richness and breadth of women's lives and concerns are fully represented and readily available on the Internet; and fostering research concerning the relationship between gender and IT. Students will find "Related Sites" and "More Resources" of particular interest, while faculty will find "Curricular Resources" useful.

Internet Resources for Women in the Sciences  (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karavan/afl/resources.html

Exploring Your Future In Math and Science:  Encouraging Women in the Sciences
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karavan/afl/home.html

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WomenWarPeace.org
http://www.womenwarpeace.org/frontpage
Because of the central importance of women's participation in peace building and post-conflict reconstruction, UNIFEM has created a rich repository of information on this issue. The web portal on women, peace and security offers summaries of UNIFEM programming in conflict zones, gender profiles of countries in conflict, and briefs on issues that affect women and girls just before, during and after conflict.

The Feminist Majority Foundation's Global Feminism
http://www.feminist.org/global/
Find here daily news briefs from several sources.

The National NOW Times
http://www.now.org/nnt/nntindex.html
This "paper" from the National Organization for Women's Web site contains many articles about feminist actions and issues around the world.

National Women's Political Caucus
http://www.nwpc.org/
The NWPC provides News and opinions on women in politics.

The Network of East-West Women (NEWW)
http://www.neww.org.pl/en.php/about/misja/0.html
This international communication and resource network supports dialogue, informational exchange and activism among those concerned about women's swiftly changing situation in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union.

Women'sNet
http://womensnet.org.za/
This site hosts a networking support program designed to enable South African women to use the Internet to find the people, issues, resources and tools needed for women's social activism..

Working Women's Forum (India)
http://www.workingwomensforum.org/
This site addresses the "struggles of poor women workers against caste, class and gender oppression."  It attempts to unify those needing support.

The Women Watch: The UN Working for Women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
This excellent site includes material about global conferences on women, the Commission on the Status of Women, and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.  Scroll down for a directory of resources including Gender Mainstreaming, UN Conferences, Thematic Issues, Women of the World, Statistics, and more.

Global Fund for Women
http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/
This is a "grantmaking foundation supporting women's human rights organizations around the world."  Find here reports on "Economic Power," "Gender and Human Security," "Anti-rape laws," etc.

Gender and Development  (United Nations Economic & Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)
http://www.unescap.org/esid/gad/
"The Gender and Development Section works to promote women?s empowerment and advancement, overcoming barriers to gender equality while reducing poverty in the UNESCAP region."

National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
http://nwsa.org/
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."  This web site includes action alerts, conference information, Women's Center's Caucus information and more!

League of Women Voters
http://www.lwv.org/
This site is maintained by a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government.  Use this site to find reliable information before elections about the major candidates and their stand on women's issues.

National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org/
Look here for key issues, legislative updates, ways to take action, Internship opportunities, and links to other resources on the Internet.  Key Issues such as affirmative action, economic equity, global feminism, violence against women, women in  the military, workplace issues, etc. are well covered here.

Feminist Majority Foundation Online
http://www.feminist.org/

RAINN    (Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network)
http://www.rainn.org/
Billed as the "National Hotline for survivors of sexual assault", information on counseling centers, facts, and statistics can be found here.

ACRL Women's Studies Section
http://libr.org/WSS/
This site is maintained by members of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).  Find core lists of books, journals, publishers, and electronic resources here as well as information on conferences and organization activities.

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
http://www.unfpa.org/index.htm
UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated with dignity and respect.

Human Rights Watch / Women's Rights
http://www.hrw.org/women/
The Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch fights against the dehumanization and marginalization of women. They promote women's equal rights and human dignity.  Current issues affecting women around the globe are highlighted with further resources and ways to take action.

Peace Women
http://www.peacewomen.org/wpsindex.html
The PeaceWomen Project monitors and works toward rapid and full implementation of  United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security. PeaceWomen.org is a project of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) which strives to provide accurate and timely information on women, peace and security issues and women's peace-building initiatives in areas of armed conflict.

V-Day
http://www.vday.org/main.html
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.

Social Studies School Service: Women's History
http://socialstudies.com/c/womenindex.html

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Resources for Research: Statistics  (University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian's Office)
http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/resources/research/stats.html

Women In the United States: Statistics 2000  (United States Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/ppl-121.html

National Center for Health Statistics:  Women's Health (U.S.)  (Center for Disease Control)
http://www.cdc.gov/women/index.htm

The World's Women 2005: Progress in Statistics (The United Nations Statistics Division)
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/Demographic/products/indwm/wwpub.htm

U.S.Census International Data Base
http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idb/
Use this site for obtaining data on birth and death rates, population by ethnic group and sex, contraceptive use, literacy, etc.  This data is only available selectively, depending on the information collected by each country.  There are no standards for defining certain categories such as "literacy" thus straight comparisons between countries are not advised.  For more detailed information, use the Statesman's Yearbook available in Reference (REF JA 51 S7).

Try also:  Government Web Sites: Statistics (http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/govdocs.htm#Statistics)
WWW Resources by Subject:  Statistics  (http://www.lib.wsc.ma.edu/gref.htm#Statistics)

Federal Money Retriever:  Beneficiary:  Women
http://www.fedmoney.com/grants/b0043.htm
This search engine lists approximately 30 sources of government money designated for various women's needs.

FundsNet: Women's Section
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/women.htm
Here you will find a wealth of information on various grants and resources related to women's issues.  There are also links to news sources and women's foundations.

New England Women's Fund
http://www.womensalliance.org/members/newf.htm
This source awards $50,000 grants to New England-wide collaborative projects and sponsoring educational programs, focusing on sports activities.

The Foundation Center
http://foundationcenter.org/
Look here for information on foundations that are providing grants of all types.

Grants.gov
http://www.grants.gov/
"Grants.gov was established as a governmental resource named the E-Grants Initiative, part of the President's 2002 Fiscal Year Management Agenda to improve government services to the public....Today, Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $400 billion in annual awards."

SRA International Grants Web (unavailable as of Feb. 19th, 2008)
http://www.srainternational.org/newweb/grantsweb/index.cfm
This site includes Government and private sources of funding as well as policy information and regulation. 

Journal of International Women's Studies
http://www.bridgew.edu/soas/jiws/
This "on-line, peer reviewed journal [from Bridgewater State College] ...provides a forum for scholars, activists, and students to explore the relationship between feminist theory and various forms of organizing."

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