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Everthing About Women's human rights Resource Links
Everthing About Women's Links
- The Association for Women's Rights in Development - AWID) is an international membership organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights.
- BC Coalition of Women's Centres--British Columbia, Canada - This website describes action taken for equality and human rights for women that are in British Columbia
- Bernice Sandler - A veteran of women's rights struggles offers resources on topics such as sexual harassment, sexual assault, and discrimination against women faculty and students on college campuses.
- Bora Laskin Law Library: Women's Human Rights Resources - Extensive reference library on women's rights.
- Brenda's Resource Center - A site dedicated to discussing women's issues worldwide, and issues related to the spiritual journey of gays and lesbians.
- Caribbean Association for Feminist Research and Action (CAFRA) - A regional network of feminists, individual researchers, activists and women's organisations.
- Cedaw – Iwraw Asia Pacific - The Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women
- Center for Reproductive Law and Policy - This website shows documents which establish women's reproductive freedom as a right worldwide.
- Center for Reproductive Rights - The Center for Reproductive Rights is a nonprofit, legal advocacy organization that promotes and defends the reproductive rights of women worldwide.
- CFLR - The Centre for Feminist Legal Research (CFLR) focusses on right to freedom of speech the right to freedom of religion/secularism the right to equality the right to sexual autonomy/bodily integrity
- Courants de Femmes - Courants de Femmes is a non-profit association created in May, 2003 and sponsored by Avocats sans Frontiers (Lawyers without Borders). Its objective is to promote the associations which work on improving the life and work conditions of women in developing countries.
- Dr. Homa Darabi Foundation - To counter fundamentalist tendencies within the various religious, cultural and social beliefs which result in the oppression or unequal treatment of women and girl-child in different parts of the globe.
- Canadian Womens Studies Online - Links and other information provided by the University of Toronto, Graduate Collaborative Program in Women's Studies.
- Inform Women's Studies Database - The University of Maryland women's studies database. Serves those interested in the women's studies. Topics include conferences, bibliographies, calls for papers, program support, gender issues, bibiliography and syllabi, employment, and government.
- The New York Times - Women's Studies - A news resource from the New York Times for student and faculty academic research. News archive searchable by interest or field of study, and an email news alert.
- theory.org.uk - Covers media studies and gender studies, with content on queer theory, gender, Foucault, Judith Butler, media influences, cyberculture, role models, and critical theory.
- Association for Women's Initiatives - Project with aim to improve quality of women's status in private, family, professional, political and public spheres of life. History, initiatives, and links. In English and Serbian.
- Center for Mayan Women Communicators - Guatemala. A non-profit which functions as a center for women to unite and to develop skills in communications technology to enable better representation in the world and in the media. In English and Spanish.
- Connecting Women - Connecting Women is a non-profit organization established to motivate and support professional and internationally aware women through the exchange of information and resources based in The Hague, The Netherlands.
- Feminenza - International organization offering local workshops, book groups, and other opportunities for women to learn more about themselves. Includes country contact information and newsletter.
- Foundation for Women - Works to nurture, educate, and support women of all ages, nationalities, and spiritual backgrounds by creating connections and offering services. Based in San Diego, California. Includes calendar of events, newsletter, and list of programs.
- Gather the Women - Worldwide call to action for women gathering in prayer, forgiveness, and purposeful action. Includes a schedule of activities and events, volunteer opportunities, FAQ, and donation information.
- Global List of Women's Organizations - Contact information for women's organizations all over the world, sorted by country and region.
- International Association of Lyceum Clubs - For women interested in the arts, sciences, social concerns and in the pursuit of lifelong learning. Gives organization history and local affiliates.[English/French/German]
- MATCH International Centre - A Canadian-based non-governmental organization works with women's groups in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and South America to promote economic development and oppose violence against women. In English, French, and Spanish.
- Milena Network - Vienna-based transnational women's network serving Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and the Slovak Republic on issues of equality, security, economy, arts, and health.
- National Women's Register - An international organisation of women's discussion groups. Each group takes part in stimulating discussions on a wide range of topics of a non-domestic nature.
- Rural Women New Zealand - Local and online organizations provide support, training, and advocacy opportunities. Describes programs and provides contact and membership information.
- Women in Informal Employment Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) - Global network of activists, researchers, and policy makers concerned with improving the status of women in the informal economy. Includes a list of programs, calendar of events, articles, and fact sheets.
- Women of Vision and Action - A nonprofit networking organization dedicated to connecting established and emerging women leaders who are creating positive change in the world by taking spirit-based action.
- Women Promoting Center (PROMA) - Yugoslavian nonprofit working on issues of peace, culture, and health, as they related to women. Information on projects and how to help. In English and Serbian.
- Women's International Leadership Institute - US-based nonprofit organization assisting women in poverty who do not have the education or leadership skills to improve their economic situation. Profiles, projects and fundraising. In English and Spanish.
- Astraea National Lesbian Action Foundation - Americian nonprofit public charity whose purpose is to advance the economic, political, educational and cultural well-being of lesbians.
- Camp Sister Spirit Folk School - A womyn/lesbian space in the American South.
- Central Jersey Lesbian Alliance - Creating community for women throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York City. Regularly scheduled social and community events.
- Conference for Catholic Lesbians - A forum and network for lesbians of Catholic heritage.
- Kamp Women - Networking site for lesbians in the United Kingdom who enjoy camping and the outdoors.
- Lesbian Femmes in New York - A place where feminine lesbians can get together with other feminine lesbians. Meet once a month in NYC to intermingle, learn something new, and hear about upcoming events.
- Lesbian Information Service - Independent organisation for lesbians of all ages and backgrounds throughout Britain via face-to-face work, support groups, helplines, publications, newsletter, pen-pal schemes, telephone and correspondence counselling, residentials, campaigns, training, projects.
- Lesbian Teachers Group - News, events, and message board of a Sydney, Australia based support and social group for lesbian teachers, their partners, and friends.
- Lesbians Against Violence - Fighting violence against lesbians as well as domestic violence in same-sex partnerships.In Dutch and English.
- National Center for Lesbian Rights - Legal resource center commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians. Litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice, counseling, and public education.
- ALIC: Pathfinder for Women's History - Bibliographies, journals, and other holdings and resources of the U.S. National Archives.
- Archives of Women in Science and Engineering - Documents the history of women in these fields, individually and collectively, with excellent links to related sites.
- Berkshire Conference on the History of Women - Formed in response to women academics' sense of professional isolation in the early decades of the 20th century. The Berkshire group invites all women professionally engaged in history, pursuing graduate study in history, or dedicated to historical inquiry to participate in their activities.
- dMarie Time Capsule - A women's time capsule.
- The Dutch Association for Women's History - The study of the history of women and gender. The VVG contains information, activities, links, articles and events.
- The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project Online - Describes the project's work and the documentary editing process. Contains biographies, bibliographies, and a timeline of ECS and SBA's life and work, as well as quotations and poetry about them.
- Emma Goldman PapersProject - An early advocate of free speech, women's equality and independence, birth control, and union organization.
- Female Explorers - Articles, book reviews and research guides about Female Explorers - adventurous women who've dared to explore their world.
- Female Firebrands and Reformers - Website featuring women who have made an impact on society.
- Friends of Women's Rights National Park - Women's history from First Woman's Rights Convention; includes suffrage movment, right to vote, modern feminism. Describes the Friends' programs.
- GenderGap - Information about women in government including state government, politics, political races, the military and women throughout military history.
- Godey's Lady's Book Online Home Page - Godey's Lady's Book was one of the most popular lady's books of the 19th century. Each issue contained poetry, beautiful engraving and articles by some of the most well known authors in America.
- Herstory of Women's Health Movement and Self-Help - Self cervical exam revolutionized activists working for legal abortion in the 1960's and early 1970's.
- History Internet Resources - Maintained by the Women's Studies Department at Northern Arizona University. Annotated resources for women's history, classified by subcategories: African, Asian, Australian-New Zealand, Comparative/Cross Cultural,European, General, Historiography/Historical Theory/Women's History, Latin American-Caribbean, Middle Eastern, North American
- History's Women - A magazine highlighting the extraordinary achievements of women throughout history and recognizing the obstacles they have had to overcome in order to reach their goals.
- H-Women Discussion Network - A lively discussion list for scholars and anyone interested in women's history. You can do a keyword search of the archives, and get subscription information at their web site.
- International Federation for Research in Women's History - Umbrella organisation for national committees of women's history. Information on publications and conferences in women's history throughout the world.
- LadiesMemoryCircle - A mailing list for women who enjoy the study of history and who would like to share their findings and resources with one another.
- Lesbian History Project - Links to archives and oral history collections featuring lesbian history.
- MakingIt Their Own: Women in the West - Women in the American West: biographies, examples of primary texts (diaries, literary works), secondary texts (critical essays, historical studies), resources (biographies, bibliographies, teaching materials), images, and teaching and study materials.
- Multimedia Exhibits in Women's History - Multicultural links to Women's History.
- Notable Women Ancestors - A growing database containing biographies and genealogy data of famous and not-so-famous women submitted by actual living descendants.
- Notable Women with Liberal Religious Connections - Documents the liberal religious connections of many famous (mostly US and a few Canadian and British) women
- Oral History Online - Suffragists Oral History Project - Seven major figures in twentieth-century suffragist history are represented here with full-length oral histories.
- Sophia Smith Collection of Smith College - Large collection of manuscript, print, and audio-visual material that documents the historical experience of women, primarily in the United States. Includes collection lists, lesson plans, and subject guides on individual women and special topics.
- Swarthmore College Peace Collection - A research archives devoted to collecting, preserving, and making accessible, materials on non-governmental women,s efforts towards peace.
- ViVa Women's History - A bibliography of women's history in historical and women's studies journals
- What Did You Do In The War, Grandma? - 27 oral histories of Rhode Island women during World War II, written by high school honors students.
- What's New in Women's History - An examination of "the history of women's history" by Linda Gordon.
- Women in History - Information and photographs of historically important women from Humboldt County, California.
- Women In World History Curriculum - Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs.
- Women Nobel Laureates - In 1903, only two years after the Nobel Foundation was established, the first Nobel Prize was awarded to a woman, Marie Curie. Women have been winning Nobel Prizes ever since. Bertha von Suttner was influential in convincing Alfred Nobel to set aside a Prize for peace.
- The Women of The Special Operations Executive (SOE) - Tells the story of women who worked as agents for the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) during World War Two.
- Women's Guerilla History Project - Posters from the grassroots public art project promoting women's history & visibility. We are a group of women & girls who wish to see a more visible & public presence of women's diverse history and accomplishments.
- Women's History - Biographies of the world's great women and the events that changed history. Bimonthly column.
- Women's History: Articles and Links - Articles on women's history, plus annotated links to some of the best resources on the Net on the subject, in more than 30 categories. From About.com.
- Women's History in Time Magazine - Large collection of articles and features of historical women featured in Time Magazine.
- Women's History Index - Lessons from activity books and reviews of materials to bring women's history into the classroom; for use during Women's History Month, from Social Studies School Service.
- Women's History Network - Promotes research of historical women and provides networking for individuals and organizations. Also publishes the "Women's History" magazine.
- Women's History Review - Quarterly journal exploring aspects of women in history.
- Women's History: The Quest for Equality - World Book editors have compiled a feature celebrating women's history. Articles chronicle the rise of the women's movement.
- Women's International Center - Biographies of great women. Histories of women through art. Women in America. Living Legacy Awards.
- Women's Internet Information Network - Celebrating women of achievement, you'll find photos, stories, and much more to document women's contributions to U.S. history. The driving force behind this page is Irene Stuber, author, activist, mother, grandmother, and career investigative reporter.
- The Women's Legal History Project - Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
- Women's Rights: 1848 to the Present - This website is a composite of articles, speeches, biographies and links relating to women's rights, with the primary focus on American women's rights. It originated in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Seneca Falls conference in 1847, that set the stage to gain women the right to vote, and thus acquire other freedoms.
- Women's Stories - Fascinating facts, little-known anecdotes, and provocative quotations about the week's famous and infamous women, all in a quick-read format with links to additional resources. New features every week!
- Women's Work in the 19th Century - A bibliography of Web sites related to the work of women in the 19th century.
- Womynlynks - Links to sites lauding the lives and accomplishments of notable women in the fields of music, literature, television, activism, painting, and the performance arts.
- World Wide Web Virtual Library: Women's History - Listing women's history institutions and organizations, locating archival and library collections, and providing links to Internet resources for women's history is the main purpose of this Virtual Library.
- WWWomen: Women Throughout History - WWWomen aspires to be the most inclusive, up-to-date search site for women's topics.
- Yesterday and Today - Women at the Olympics.
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