Databases & Archives
Feminism and Women's Studies (by Eserve.org)
Site provides links to papers/essays and articles that are sorted by topic which include activism, gender and sexuality, women's health, women's history, etc. Also features many interesting and possibly useful links to other sites on feminism.
Legal Information Institute Cornel Law School
Cornell Law School features an extensive guide to the law, tackling topics that range from adoption to workplace safety. Can browse alphabetically by topic or peruse the menu on the left for your topic. Site provides (if applicable) Federal and State Statutes, Supreme Court information and decisions as well as other judicial decisions. Site also points user to other internet resources for further information on specific topics and features a few papers and reports.
The Library of congress
Invaluable site. User can read a vast selection (over 1,500 with topics such as abolitionists to the Zuni River) of entire books and periodicals online by performing a keyword search and/or by browsing the subject, title, and/or author index (see “American Memory” section). Site features full-text Congressional bills, the Library of Congress Online Catalog, legal information, and much more.
The Men's Bibliography
From the website: A comprehensive bibliography of writing on men, masculinities, gender, and sexualities (13th edition). Compiled by Michael Flood.
First published in 1992;
Updated 20 September 2004
Michigan Feminists Studies Archive (university of Michigan Library)
This site from the University of Michigan is an excellent resource for academic articles. Offers several convenient search options. There are so many full text articles pertaining to women's studies it would seem that almost any topic can be found here.
Project south asia
A digital Library of Teaching Resources about South Asia
South Asia Documents
Features articles concerning issues of South Asia, such as culture, history, politics, economy, minorities, education, women, etc. Also provides links to other sites focused on South Asian issues.
University of Maryland--Women's Studies Database
Database concerning various issues important to women. Site features academic papers, articles, and more. Each major subject area (e.g.: bibliographies; syllabi) contains an indexed list of topics or subheadings, and each of those is an index of useful material in Web sites. The site is not searchable (despite the presence of its search feature, which seems non-functional). The quality is very high in most of the subject areas, and there appear to be few dead links.
University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office
Excellent resource for anyone interested in feminism and assorted women's issues. Site provides a link to Feminists Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources which has compiled internet resources grouped by subject. Also includes links to Magazines/Journals homepages, bibliographies, programs, research centers, libraries, archives, and women's organizations.
Women of Color Web
Site features many writings/essays about women, in particular, women of color. Discusses three main topics of “Feminisms,” “Sexualities,” and “Reproductive Rights” and the issues that surround these subjects. Also provides resources such as links to organizations, teaching tools, bibliographies, and discussion groups.
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1775-2000
Project from the State University of New York at Binghampton. Site features “mini-monographs” and “each mini-monograph poses an interpretive question and provides a collection of documents that address the question. Altogether the site includes nearly 1000 documents, almost 400 images, and 375 links to other websites.”
Women and Society
Excellent resource that features many sites for women and all of the sites are annotated for the user's convenience. User can browse the subject categories or browse the sites in alphabetical order. Site also includes bibliographies, biographies, an encyclopedic dictionary, associations, and much more.
Women's Studies Section
(Association of College and Research Libraries/American Library Association Site)
Site includes many links for all information concerning women; many include databases, archives, essays, articles, criticisms, and bibliographies. Links to other sites range in topic: Art, Literature, Health, Philosophy, Lesbian, Politics, etc. Much here to explore, however, beware of a few dead links.
The World wide web virtual library
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