Women

Sub-headings:

Bridal

Careers

Feminism

Women's History

Resources in this category:

creativefolk.com
http://creativefolk.com/

A site combining information about folk music and women. Look here for resources related to women, women studies, women's folk music, and music about women and their lives. Also includes general folk music resources.

Dying to be Thin
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin/

This companion site to the film "Dying to be Thin" includes information on minority women and eating disorders, personal stories, resources, and frequently asked questions answered by an experienced psychologist.

FeMiNa: Web Search for Women
http://femina.cybergrrl.com/

"A comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on the World Wide Web." Sites are arranged hierarchically. All entries have abstracts. Topics covered include: Health, Business and Finance, Feminism, Religion, Lesbians and Bisexuals, Pregnancy, Family and Motherhood, Arts & Humanities, Computers & Science, and Regional resources.

Genesis: Developing Access to Women's History Sources in the British Isles
http://www.genesis.ac.uk/

Genesis is a mapping initiative funded by the Research Support Libraries Program (RSLP) to identify and develop access to women's history sources in the British Isles. The database holds descriptions of women's history collections from the libraries, archives, and museums of the British Isles.

Global Women's Activism
http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_gui...

Find groups devoted to women's activism around the world. Divided by continent and country, these organizations range from government agencies to "focus-specific organizations" that address individual issues. Sites contain links to activist publications and resources.

Images of Women in Ancient Art
http://www.arthistory.sbc.edu/imageswomen/

Art history website that presents a study of representations of women in ancient art. Discusses images of women in prehistory, Egypt, the Aegean, Palestine, Greece and 'Barbarian Women."

LesbiaNation
http://www.LesbiaNation.com/

The "one-stop cyber center for entertainment, information and interaction geared toward lesbians of all nations. Our goal is to provide thought-provoking, culturally rewarding and well-written material for women the world over." Provides current news and articles, lesbian history, events calendar, gay radio, community centers, live chat, and discussion groups.

National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/

The National Women's Hall of Fame's mission is to honor "in perpetuity these women, citizens of the United States of America whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been the greatest value for the development of their country." Their web site offers biographies of the Hall's members, and a Learning Center with exercises, games and other educational resources.

The National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/

"The National Women's History Project is a non-profit corporation, founded in Sonoma County, California in 1980. We are self-supporting through funds raised from the sale of materials, consulting services, and donations from our national constituency."

NWHP services include maintaining the clearinghouse for U.S. women's history information, producing a catalog of materials related to women's history, producing videos, posters, guides, and supplies for schools and workplaces, connducting in-service training for school teachers, coordinating the Women's History Network, and providing consulting services for publishers, media producers, and journalists. Their site includes a catalog of women's history materials, info on National Women's History Month and links to related sites.

SAWNET: South Asian Women's Network
http://www.sawnet.org/

SAWNET's website provides a comprehensive guide to resources and issues (on and off the Internet) pertaining to South Asian women. Topics range from career information to LGBT issues to a list of children's books to news articles from other sources. The site has several contributers from all over the world and, because of the diverse representation, serves as an excellent source of information.

Selected Women and Gender Resources on the World Wide Web
http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/others.htm

A well annotated guide to women and gender resources available on the Internet, including guides to searching the Web, databases and discussion archives effectively.

Social Science Information Gateway: Women's Studies Section
http://www.sosig.ac.uk/womens_studies/

The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is a free internet service which aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality information for students, academics, researchers, and those in business, law, and the social sciences. It is part of the UK Resource Discovery Network.

Women and Society
http://www.womenandsociety.buffalo.edu/

"An Internet reference project on the World Wide Web." This website offers an extensive bibliography, filmography, and collection of links to online sources for the interdisciplinary study of "the complex interplay between factors of gender, class, race and ethnicity."

Women's Alliance For Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan
http://www.wapha.org/

"Women’s Alliance for Peace and Human Rights in Afghanistan (WAPHA) mission is to achieve the following goals among others: Full restoration of Afghan women and girls’ human rights. Afghan women’s full participation in the peace processes and future government of Afghanistan. Afghan women’s full participation in every aspect of Afghan socio-cultural system that includes educational, political, economical and medical systems. Afghan Women’s full participation in reconstruction of Afghanistan."

Women's Law Initiative
http://www.womenslaw.org/

"A nationwide online resource for women and girls living with or escaping domestic violence."

Women's Studies
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/wstudies/

Well-annotated and classified links to women's studies subjects, including feminism, history, art, music, literature, sports, activism.

Women's Studies Resources
http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/

A site featuring an extensive array of women's studies resources. Resources include an annotated listing of Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resourse Sites (categorized by subject and alphabetically); a listing of Women- and Gender-Related E-mail Lists; a listing of Women's Studies Programs, Departments, and Research Centers; Resources for Women's Studies students; and information about WMST-L: an academic women's studies e-mail discussion list.

WomenGamers.com
http://www.womengamers.com/

While this website aims to publish the voice of female gamers, all who game are welcome. The ultimate goal of this site is "to establish an environment where women gamers can be integrated with the rest of the gaming community."

WomensNet
http://www.igc.org/igc/womensnet/

"WomensNet supports womens' organizations worldwide by providing and adapting telecommunications technology to enhance their work." Explore information on a variety of women's issues, including abortion and other health issues, battered women, and working women. Read articles and look at other related Web sites.

WomenWatch- The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/

WomenWatch is an inter-agency United Nations website, begun in March 1997, to provide Internet space for global gender equality issues. It aims to promote the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system.

Working Women 1870-1930
http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/

This is a prototype for a site sponsored by the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program that will eventually "provide access to digitized books (over 2000), manuscripts (10,000 pages) and images (1,000) from the collections of Harvard University Libraries and Museums on the topic of women in the U.S. economy from 1870-1930."

WWWomen
http://www.wwwomen.com/

Hierarchically organized, searchable directory to Internet sites pertaining to women and women's issues. Very good site.