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Women's Studies Program - UC, Santa
Barbara
Women's
Studies Collection Development Policy - Davidson Library
Center For Research Libraries - A source
for scholarly research resources
UCSB Library Resources
- Information Resources for Area, Ethnic & Gender Studies, UCSB Library
- A guide to Internet and UCSB Library collection resources in area, ethnic & gender studies.
- Women's Studies Research Guide
- The women's studies research guide provides starting points for research in Women's Studies at the UCSB Library. The guide lists relevant periodical databases for locating articles, and reference books for concise easily accessible inforamtion on a range of topics related to women, feminism and gender.
- Gay, Lesbian
and Bisexual Studies Research Guide
- A guide to Internet and UCSB library resources in the area of gay, lesbian, bisexual studies.
- UCSB
E-Journal Subscriptions
- An alpahbetical and subject listing of electronic journals that the UCSB library subscribes to.
Gateways/Megasites to Women's, Feminist and Gender Resources
- Femina: Sites for By and About Women
- See the Society and Culture: Feminist Resources page for feminist issues.
- University
of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian
- Voice of the Shuttle: Women's Studies, Gender Theory, & Queer Theory
- Women's Studies: Women's Issues Resource Site
- Voice of the Shuttle: Women's Studies, Gender Theory, & Queer Theory
- Joan Korenman's highly respected and notorius page, hosted by University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Women's Studies Resources
- A searcable database for people interested in the women's studies profession and in general women's issues
Reference and Archival Resources (not at UCSB)
- African-American Women
- On-line Archival Collections, Special Collections Library, Duke University
- Bibliography of
Works by & about Women Writers of the Middle Ages
- Bibliography on Women in Byzantium
- Civil War Women
- Bibliography on Women in Byzantium
- On-line Archival Collections,Special Collections Library, Duke University; Rose O'Neal Greenshaw and Sarah E. Thompson papers, and Alice Williamson diary
- Core Lists in Women's Studies
- Assoc. of College & Research Libraries/Women's Studies Section
- Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
- On-line Archival Collection, Special Collections Library, Duke University; subject coverage includes general, medical and reproductive rights, organizations and activism, sexuality and lesbian feminism, women of color, and women's work and roles
- Guide to the Ana Castillo Papers
- California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Department of Special Collections, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Guide to the Yolanda M. Lopez Papers
- California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Department of Special Collections, University of California, Santa Barbara
- A Guide to Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections
- A guide to WWW pages of archives, libraries and other repositories that have primary source materials by or about women; maintained by the University of Texas, San Antonio Special Collections and Archives Department; geographic index
- International Information Centre and
Archives for the Women's Movement
- Making of America
- A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
- Medieval
Feminist Index
- Redstockings Women's Liberation Studies Archives For Action Catalog
- Pamphlets, broadsides, journals, and audiotapes from and about the freedom organizing of the 1960s...to today
- Socioeconomic Role of Nicaraguan Women, 1977-78
- Data files of 4,104 interviews of women between the ages of 15 and 45 living in Nicaragua
- Sophia Smith Collection
- Women's history manuscripts at Smith College
- Suffragists Collection
- UC Berkeley
- UC
Berkeley and Selected Sets of Other UC and Stanford Libraries Microform Sets
in Women's Studies
- Viva - A bibliography of women's history in historical and women's studies journals
- Votes for Women
- Viva - A bibliography of women's history in historical and women's studies journals
- Selections from the National American Women Suffrage Association Collection 1848-1921, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress
- By Popular Demand: "Votes For Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
- Pictorial Partner for the text documents in Votes for Women
- Sources for Women's Studies in the Methodist Archives
- University Library of Manchester
- Women's Archives -
Special Collections Library, Duke University
- Women's Studies
- A New York Public Library Humanities and Social Sciences Division research guide
- Women's Studies Librarian's Office
- Publications, including Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Womken's Studies Resources, and links to other women's studies resources sites.
- WSSLINKS: Archival Sites for Women's Studies
- An annotated and geographically arranged list of archival sites compiled by the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries
Women of Color
- Academica: Resources in Chicana and Chicano Resources
- Statistical Resources, Chicana feminism, bibliographies and collections
- African-American Women
- On-line Archival Collections, Special Collections Library, Duke University
- Border Crossings
- An experiment in hypertextual relationships by Karla Tonella of the University of Iowa that explores the common ground between Cyorgs, Gender, LesBiGay, Dispora, La Frontera, Border Incidents and Other Borders.
- Chicana/Latina Studies
- Scholarly articles, books, bibliographies and syllabi
- Chicana Research Centers
and Organizations
- Documents From the Women's Liberation Movement: Women of Color
- On-line Archival Collections, Special Collections Library, Duke University
- Guide to the Ana Castillo Papers
- California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Department of Special Collections, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Guide to the Yolanda M. Lopez Papers
- California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives Department of Special Collections, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Intersections:
Gender, History & Culture in the Asian Context
- National Black Women's Health Project
- National Latina Health Organization
- Re/productions
- National Black Women's Health Project
- An on-line journal dedicated to disseminating work by scholars, activists, and organizations exploring discourses of reproductive health and rights in South Asia.
- Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers
of Color
- Womanist Theory and Research
- A journal of Black feminst writings from across the disciplines. Published by the Womanist Studies Consortium at The University of Georgia.
- Women of Color
Email Lists
- Women of Color Health Data Book
- Health-related material developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources.
- Women of Color Partnership
- Dedicated to ensuring the participation of women of color in the pro-choice movement
- Women of Color Web
- Scholarly writings and resources by and about women of color in the U.S., with an emphasis on feminisms, sexualities and reproductive and health rights. Maintained by the Harvard School of Public Health
- WON: Women on the Net
- African American feminist information and resources on a range of topical issues
Labor Studies / Women and Work
- AFL-CIO Working Woman
- The American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations is the voluntary federation of America's unions, representing more than 13 million working women and men nationwide.
- American Assocaition of University Women
- A national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls.
- Center For Reproduction Law and Policy
- A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting womens equality worldwide by guaranteeing reproductive rights as human rights.
- Coalition of Labor Union Women
- Addresses the critical needs of millions of unorganized women and to make unions more responsive to the needs of all women, especially the needs of minority women who have traditionally been singled out for particularly blatant oppression
- Institute of Women's Policy Research
- IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation.
- Interantional Center For Research on Women
- A nonprofit whose mission is To improve the lives of women in poverty, advance women's equality and human rights, and contribute to the broader economic and social well-being.
- Labor Project For Working Families
- A non-profit that advocates for family friendly policies in the workplace
- National Comittee on Pay Equity
- The national coalition of over 80 organizations, including labor unions, womens and civil rights organizations, religious, professional, education and legal associations, commissions on women, state and local pay equity coalitions and individual women and men working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity.
- National Partnerships For
Women and Families
- A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
- National Women's law Center
- Protects and advances the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives.
- United States Department of Labor Women's Bureau
- Serves and promotes the interests of working women. The mandate states It shall be the duty of said bureau to formulate standards and policies which shall promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
E-Journals, Magazines, Newsletters, etc.
- Advancing Women in Leadership
- E-journals - UCSB subsciptions
- E-journals on the Web - not liscenced by UCSB
- Feminista: The Online Journal of Feminist Construction
- Gender Policy Review
- E-journals - UCSB subsciptions
- Covers current laws and policies that affect gender power relations, as well as the position of women in their societies and globally
- Harvard Gay and Lesbian
Review
- Intersections: Gender, History & Culture in the Asian Context
- Manushi: A Journal About Women and Society -India
- Moondance: Celebrating Creative Women
- n.paradoxa - An art journal
- Re/productions
- Voices of Women
- WIN (Women's International Net)
- Women in Computing
- Women in Judaism: a Multidisciplinary Journal:
- Womanist Theory and Research
- Women's E-News - "What news looks like when women matter"; public policy stories that concern women and impact their lives
- Intersections: Gender, History & Culture in the Asian Context
Government Resources
- Trends
in Marital Status of US Women at First Birth: 1930-1994
- U.N.Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS (RBEC):
- Regional Programme in Support of Gender in Development in Central Asia, Caucasus and Turkey
- United States. Department of Labor. Women's Bureau
Women's Studies
- Searchable Database on Women's Studies Programs
- University of Chicago at Urbana-Champaign
- Women's Studies Programs, Departments and Research Centers
- Links to more than 450 women's studies programs, departments, and research centers around the world.
- Women's Studies Resources
- University of Iowa
- Women's Studies Resources
- A searcable database for people interested in the women's studies profession and in general women's issues
Global Feminism
- Aviva - London
- Bat Shalom of the Jersusalem Link - Israel
- Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls - A Unicef Innocenti Digest
- The Fourth World Conference on Women - Current coverage
- Global Fund for Women
- Bat Shalom of the Jersusalem Link - Israel
- Makes grants to seed, support and strengthen women's rights groups around the world
- International Women's Democracy Center
- Journal of South Asia Women Studies
- Manushi: A Journal About Women and Society - India
- Sisterhood is Global
- Manavi: An Organization for South Asian Women
- Mujeres en Red - En Espanol
- Russian Feminism Resources
- The United Nations Division on the Advancement of Women
- Virtual Sisterhood
- Journal of South Asia Women Studies
- A global women's electronic support network that promotes the use of electronic communications within the global women's movement
- Womankind Worldwide
- WomenWatch
- United Nations Internet gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women
- Women's Human Rights
Resources
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Health, Medicine and Science
- The ADA Project - Tapping
Internet Resources for Women in Computer Science
- American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Information Center
- Bibliography of Gender and Science References
- American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Information Center
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Projects for Multicultural and Interdisciplinary Study and Education (PROMISE)
- Cancer News - Breast
Cancer
- Global Reproductive Health Forum
- Scholarly resources and discuassion forum to encourage the proliferation of critical, democratic discussions about reproductive health, rights, and gender; bilingual (English-Spanish); Harvard School of Public Health
- The History of Women and Science, Health, and Technology
- A Bibliographic Guide to the professions and the Disciplines
- JAMA Women's
Health Information Center
- National Black Women's Health Project
- National Breast Cancer Coalition
- National Latina Health Organization
- National Women's Health Information Center
- National Black Women's Health Project
- Health-related material developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources.
- Women &
Minorities in Science & Engineering (NSF)
- Women of Color Health Data Book
- Health-related material developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Defense, other Federal agencies, and private sector resources.
- Women of Color Partnership
- Dedicated to ensuring the participation of women of color in the pro-choice movement
Lesbian Studies
- Border Crossings
- An experiment in hypertextual relationships by Karla Tonella of the University of Iowa that explores the common ground between Cyorgs, Gender, LesBiGay, Dispora, La Frontera, Border Incidents and Other Borders.
- Gay and Lesbian Politics:
- WWW and Internet Resources
- Harvard Gay and Lesbian
Review
- June L. Mazer Lesbian Collection
- The Lesbian History Project
- June L. Mazer Lesbian Collection
- Links to lesbian history.
- National and
International Gay and Lesbian Organizations and Publications
- UCSB Information Resources for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Studies
History
- 4000 Years of Women in
Science
- American Women's History
- Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women & Gender in the Ancient World
- Distinguished Women of the Past and Present
- Internet Women's History Sourcebook
- Gifts of Speech:
- American Women's History
- Women's Speeches from Around the World
- The Medieval Feminist Index: Scholarship on Women, Sexuality, and Gender
- Indexes various disciplines and geographic coverage includes Europe, the Middle East and North Africa
- National Museum of Women's History
- National Women's History Project
- Information on organizations, women's history month, links to websites, and ideas to teach, promote and share women's history
- Notable Women
Ancestors
- What did you do in the War Grandma?
- Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930
- Women in American History
- What did you do in the War Grandma?
- Encyclopaedia Britannica. Available to UCSB users only (ucsb.edu domain).
- Women Nobel Prize Laureates
- Nobel Prize Internet Archive
- Women Veterans
Arts & Literature
- Border Crossings
- An experiment in hypertextual relationships by Karla Tonella of the University of Iowa that explores the common ground between Cyorgs, Gender, LesBiGay, Dispora, La Frontera, Border Incidents and Other Borders.
- British Women Romantic Poets
- Electronic texts by British and Irish Women during the Romantic Period
- The Brontė Sisters
- A Celebration of Women Writers
- Datenbank ARIADNE
- Digital Schomburg: African American Women Writers of the 19th Century - Electronic texts
- The Emma Goldman Papers
- Emory Women Writers Resource Project
- A Celebration of Women Writers
- Electronic texts written in English from the 17th through 19th century
- Feminist Majority
Foundation Presenting Feminist Arts, Literature and Entertainment
- Feminist Media
- Links to Internet resources; hosted by the University of Iowa, Department of Communications Studies.
- Gender & Race in Media: Cyberspace
- Links to Internet resources; hosted by the University of Iowa, Department of Communications Studies.
- gender inn
- A searchable database providing access to over 7000 records pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature.
- Gender Issues in Film
- A bibliography
- Victorian Women Writers
Project - Electronic texts
- Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color
- Biographical, critical and bibliographical information
Sports
- Feminist Majority
Foundation's Women and Girls in Sports
- Gender Equity in Sports
- Women in Sports
- Women's Sports Page
- Gender Equity in Sports
Women's Groups & Organizations
- Action Without Borders
- American Association of University Women
- Chicana Research Centers and Organizations
- The Electra Pages
- Feminist Majority Foundation Online
- Feminist Activists on the Net
- Global Fund for Women
- American Association of University Women
- Makes grants to seed, support and strengthen women's rights groups around the world
- International Center for Research on
Women
- International Women's Tribune Center (IWTC)
- A major information, education, communication, networking, technical assistance and training resource for women worldwide
- National Latina Health
Organization
- National Organization for Women
- National Women's History Project
- National Women's Studies Association
- Sunshine for Women
- Virtual Sisterhood
- National Organization for Women
- A global women's electronic support network that promotes the use of electronic communications within the global women's movement
- Women in Technology International
- Women Leaders Online
- Women's Liberation Research Network
- Women Leaders Online
- Students, teachers, activists, librarians, and archivists who have an interest in some aspect of the U.S. women's liberation movement
- Women of Color Partnership
- Dedicated to ensuring the participation of women of color in the pro-choice movement
- Women's Net
Publishers and Booksellers
- CALYX Books
- Provides works by women of literary merit, artistic beauty, and feminist integrity. *
- Feminist
Bookstores Index
- Feminist.com Bookstore
- Feminist books, videos and CD-ROMS, in association with Amazon.com; an index to feminist bookstores around the world.
- Feminist Press
- A non-profit literary and educational press out of the City University of New York, publishing fiction, non-fiction, educational resources, and the journal Women's Studies Quarterly.
- Firebrand Books
- An award-winning (12 Lambda literary Awards, and 4 ALA Gay and Lesbian Book Awards)feminist and lesbian publishing house.
- Kelsey St. Press
- National Women's History Project Catalog
- Books, posters, CD-ROMS, videos and other wonderful resources for all ages
and interests
- Publishing works by women since 1974 with an emphasis on experimental writing. *
- New Moon Publishing
- The magazine for girls and their dreams. *
- New Victoria Publishers
- Publishes lesbian feminist fiction and non-fiction. *
- Press Gang Publishers
- Features fiction, poetry, and non-fiction by feminist and lesbian writers from diverse class, racial, and cultural backgrounds. *
- Publishers on the
Internet
- Sisterhood Bookstore - Los Angeles
- Sisterspirit Bookstore - San Jose
- Spinifex Press
- Sisterhood Bookstore - Los Angeles
- This Australian publisher produces innovative and controversial titles with a radical and optimistic feminist perspective. *
- Women, Ink.
- Books on women and development worldwide; a project of the International Women's Tribune
- Women's Bookshelf
* abstracts are taken from the Women's Presses Library Project 1997 Subject Catalog