Women's Studies
Women's Studies Materials
- WSSLINKS : Women and Gender Studies Web Sites. WSSLINKS is developed and maintained by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
- WSS CORE LISTS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES: These Core Lists of books in women's studies are intended to assist women's studies librarians and collection development librarians in building women's studies collections. Because the lists include only books currently in print, they also serve as a guide to teaching faculty in selecting available course
readings. The focus of the lists is on women in the United States. Each list consists of 20 to 75 titles, and the most important five to ten titles are starred. The lists are updated each January. Titles no longer in print are dropped, and newly published titles added.
- WSS CORE
Serials Project: WSS of the American Library Association, ACRL Division,
are working to create a core list of women's studies serials that could
stand alongside the topical core lists of monographs that the section
has produced for some time. We're asking women's studies librarians/scholars
to help us determine which serial titles should be considered core to
women's studies.
- WSS-Women
and Gender Studies Web sites: provided by the the Women's Studies
Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries of the
American Library Association.
- AWE : Association of Women Educators, located in Australia, through its branches and executive, works actively to further the participation of women and girls in education.
- Institute for Women's Policy Research: "IWPR's research is not science for its own sake. Although we do not always have control over its use, we hope that it helps to heighten consciousness and to provide credible numbers that can help advocates to mobilize political support."
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Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites : is a selective,
annotated, highly acclaimed listing of web sites containing resources
and information about women's studies / women's issues, with an emphasis
on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program.
- National Women's History Project: is a multi-purpose site which provides information, events, FAQs and a catalog. An entire area of the site is devoted to Women's History Month.
Career & Subject Related Information
- National
Association of Women Artists: The National Association of Women
Artists, Inc. (N.A.W.A.) is a not-for-profit, non-political, member-supported
organization of women in the fine arts, founded in 1889, whose primary
purpose is to encourage and promote the creative output of women artists.
By seeking exhibition opportunities for its members in the visual arts,
N.A.W.A. fosters awareness of the contributions of women artists to
the ongoing history of American art." See Copyright
information for ANNY at: http://www.anny.org/firstuse.htm
- Committee on the Status
Of Women in the Economics Profession: CSWEP, an arm of the American
Economic Association, publishes a thrice-yearly newsletter containing
information that will keep you up-to-date about what is happening in
our profession.
- Great Women: The National
Women's Hall of Fame's Web site says the site has been created,
"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."©
- National Women's History:
This site leads to resources, events and catalogs to promote the Women's
History Project.
- WOMEN'S WIRE:
On-line news, women's information, and features from Women.com.
- Biographies
of Women Mathematicians: From Agnes Scott College, a collection
of facts and information on women mathematicians throughout the ages.
Many of the pages were created from student research for the bibliographies.
Many other great links!
- Materials for
the Study of Women and Gender from the Ancient World: Diotima serves
as an interdisciplinary resource for anyone interested in patterns of
gender around the ancient Mediterranean and as a forum for collaboration
among instructors who teach courses about women and gender in the ancient
world. As you will see, Diotima includes course materials, the beginnings
of a systematic and searchable bibliography (with an emphasis on recent
work), and links to many on-line articles, book reviews, databases,
and images. Ross Scaife and Suzanne Bonefas launched this project in
early 1995; since that time it has been developed mainly by Scaife,
but with lots of help and contributions from many quarters. If you want
to see other web sites concerning women and gender, try the extensive
resources compiled by Joan Korenman and the folks at Yahoo. Also of
interest: The National Women's History Project.
- AWSEM ADVOCATES FOR
WOMEN IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS : brings together parents,
educators and women professionals in science-related fields to kindle
and support young women's interest in science, engineering, mathematics
and technology (SEMT).
- National Women's Studies
Association: 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.
- Sisterhood
Agenda, Inc: uplifts and aids in the self-development of women and
girls of African descent.
- Sisters Network,
Inc.: is a National, African-American, Breast Cancer Survivors Organization
committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating
impact that breast cancer has in the African-American Community.
- The United
Nations Division for the Advancement of Women: as part of the Department
of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) of the United Nations Secretariat,
advocates the improvement of the status of the women of the world and
the achievement of their equality with men. It aims to ensure the participation
of women as equal partners with men in all aspects of human endeavor.
It promotes women as equal participants and beneficiaries of sustainable
development, peace and security, governance and human rights. It strives
to stimulate the main streaming of a gender perspective both within
and outside the United Nations system.
- United States: Women
of Today: focusing on service, this organization works with outside
groups to aid in fund raising and also provides training programs on
communication skills, leadership and self help.
- Aware: Arming Women
against Rape and Endangerment is designed to teach women methods of
self protection.
- The Wishing
Well: specifically designed for women-loving-women who have no other
way to locate their sisters, as well as for those who simply want to
broaden their horizons beyond their local areas.
- WMU, Woman's Missionary
Union: the largest Protestant organization for women in the world,
whose main purpose has been to educate and involve women, girls, and
preschoolers in the cause of Christian missions.
- Women
As Allies: is a multiracial, multicultural group of women making
a conscious effort never to gain social, political, economic or personal
success at the expense of another woman.
- Women for Faith and Family
: was formed to assist in distribution of the Affirmation, to foster
greater communication among faithful Catholic women, and to be helpful
in communicating their concerns to the bishops and other Church leaders.
