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305.4 Women

See also Women in history, Women in music, Women in science

        Titles Descriptions
  1. American Women's History: A Research Guide
  2. Biographies of Women Mathematicians
  3. Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World
  4. Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
  5. Emma Goldman Papers
  6. Engendering Development through Attention to Gender
  7. Feminist Theory Website
  8. Feminista!
  9. French Feminist Theory
  10. Gender and Education
  11. Gender Inn: Women's and Gender Studies Database
  12. Gender Related Electronic Forums
  13. Genesis Project
  14. Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around the World
  15. Glasgow Women's Library
  16. Health Concerns Across a Woman's Lifespan: The Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women's Health
  17. Intute: social sciences - women's studies
  18. National Museum of Women in the Arts
  19. National NOW Times Index
  20. National Women's Hall of Fame
  21. National Women's History Project
  22. Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
  23. Not Part of My Sentence
  24. Places Where Women Made History
  25. Quine Online: Scottish Women
  26. Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Emancipation of Women: 1860-1920
  27. Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: USA Women's Suffrage
  28. Topica: Women and Family
  29. University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian's Office
  30. Women and Social Movements in the United States 1775-2000
  31. Women in Judaism
  32. Women in Politics: Bibliographic Database
  33. Women of NASA
  34. Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
  35. Women's History Month
  36. Women's International Center
  37. Women's National Commission
  38. Women's Studies / Women's Issues
  39. Women's Studies Information Sources
  40. WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
  41. WWWomen
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Citations of print and online reference materials for women's history.
      Author: Middleton, Ken
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Notes and brief biographies of women in the field of mathematics from the first century until the present day.
      Author: Agnes Scott College, Georgia
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World
Resources include teaching materials such as papers and study guides covering topics like women's spirituality, ancient social life, ancient and modern attitudes, gender and sexuality, and the status of women in ancient societies. Also features anthology essays, visual images, and material on biblical studies.
      Author: Scaife, Ross
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
Document archive depicting the literature of the Women's Liberation Movement in America, with a focus on its early origins in the 1960s and 70s. Resources range from articles, dealing with the issues of colour, roles and sexuality, to a digitised reproduction of a song book. Information is searchable by subject category or keyword, with links to additional sites of relevance being included.
      Author: Digital Scriptorium, Special Collections Library, Duke University
      DeweyClass: 305.42
Emma Goldman Papers
Project aiming to collect, organise, and edit documents from around the world about Emma Goldman (1869-1940), the early radical feminist. Includes information about Goldman's life, and an overview of publications written about her. Also includes excerpts from the Emma Goldman travelling papers exhibition.
      Author: University of California Berkeley
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Engendering Development through Attention to Gender
World Bank report addressing issues relating to gender and development. Covers social norms, laws, economic institutions and growth, and policy making, with a view to promoting gender equality. Report is presented as a PDF file.
      Author: World Bank
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Feminist Theory Website
Collection of information intended to encourage research into feminist theory, international dialogue and the generation of new ideas about feminist theory and women's movements. Provides bibliographies of material within various fields of feminism including Anarcha Feminism, Essentialism, Lesbian Studies, Political Theory and Socialist Feminism, along with details of publications addressing different national and ethnic feminisms. Also features biographical information on individual feminists, arranged alphabetically by surname. Information is available in English, French and Spanish.
      Author: Switala, Kristin
      DeweyClass: 305.42
Feminista!
Online Journal of Feminist Construction containing art, literature, social commentary, philosophy, wit, humour, and respect.
      Author: Page, Juliette Cutler
      DeweyClass: 305.42
French Feminist Theory
Collection of resources focusing upon French feminism, with sections on individual writers. Includes interviews, bibliographies, biographical details, and journal articles.
      Author: University of Iowa
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Gender and Education
A journal that aids the distribution and exchange of feminist research and ideas in the multi-disciplinary, international area of education. Includes articles dealing with the experiences of boys and men as well as girls and women. Submission and ordering information as well as contents pages are provided.
      Author: Carfax
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Gender Inn: Women's and Gender Studies Database
Gender Inn is a database of over 5000 records about feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies from 1950 to the present. Search results are returned in German and English.
      Author: University of Cologne English Department
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Gender Related Electronic Forums
An annotated collection of over 200 women's issues and gender studies email lists. As well as academic subjects topics include religion and spirituality lists, health lists, motherhood lists, and womens studies lists.
      Author: Korenman, Joan
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Genesis Project
RSLP funded mapping initiative to identify, and develop access to, women's history sources in the British Isles. Outlines the background to the project, a guide to useful Web resources in the area, and a listing of partner institutions.
      Author: Genesis Project
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around the World
Text of over 100 speeches by Madeline Albright, Mother Teresa, Mary Robinson and Naomi Wolf.
      Author: Sweet Briar College
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Glasgow Women's Library
The Glasgow Women's Library aims to provide an information resource relevant to all areas of women’s lives, history, culture and achievements. Details are available on the various collections held, the range of projects co-ordinated by Library staff (including literacy and numeracy initiatives), as well as upcoming events.
      Author: Glasgow Women's Library
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Health Concerns Across a Woman's Lifespan: The Commonwealth Fund 1998 Survey of Women's Health
Findings of a survey conducted to increase public awareness of women's health issues and identify opportunities for improving their health and quality of life. An overview of results is provided, together with more detailed findings arranged under the headings preventative care, managed care, health conditions and behaviours, violence and abuse, mental health, health and economic security, and insurance. Also includes illustrative charts and tables, and details of survey methodology.
      Author: Collins, Karen Scott; Schoen, Cathy; Joseph, Susan; Duchon, Lisa; Simantov, Elisabeth & Yellowitz, Michele
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Intute: social sciences - women's studies
Set of links to selected, evaluated and annotated Internet resources relevant to feminism and women's studies.
      Author: Intute
      DeweyClass: 305.42
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Museum dedicated to female artists of all periods and nationalities. Exhibitions are organised by artistic era starting with renaissance through to modernism of the late 20th century. The history of the gallery, member services, media relations, and national programs are detailed.
      Author: National Museum of Women in the Arts
      DeweyClass: 305.4
National NOW Times Index
Newsletter for the US campaigning organisation, the National Organization for Women. Includes news updates on issues and campaigns.
      Author: National Organization for Women
      DeweyClass: 305.4
National Women's Hall of Fame
Information about the museum, biographies of over 150 American women, games and learning resources.
      Author: National Women's Hall of Fame
      DeweyClass: 305.4
National Women's History Project
Presents the history of the women's rights movement and an extensive chronology of important events in women's history.
      Author: National Women's History Project and Infoplex Communications
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Not For Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
In conjunction with a film of the same name, this resource traces the lives of two key figures of the women's movement, considering their achievements and the position of women in society today. Presents interviews with women who remember suffrage, a series of articles addressing topics such as Quakers and 19th century reform, the cult of true womanhood, and the legal strategies of Susan B. Anthony, and historical documents detailing events such as the Seneca Falls Convention.
      Author: Public Broadcasting Service
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Not Part of My Sentence
Report from Amnesty International describing violations of the human rights of women incarcerated in the United States. Includes details of sexual misconduct and abuse by prison officials, mistreatment of pregnant prisoners, discrimination, and inadequate medical care. Recommendations are given, along with factsheets and personal stories.
      Author: Amnesty International USA (AIUSA)
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Places Where Women Made History
Information about historic locations in New York and Massachusetts associated with aspects of women's history, describing contributions made to education, government, medicine, the arts, commerce, women's suffrage, and the early civil rights movement. Features a selection of essays entitled Women and Historic Preservation, Women in Art and Literature, Women in the Progressive Era, Women Professionals and Women in the Equal Rights Movement.
      Author: National Park Service
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Quine Online: Scottish Women
A space intended to highlight the activities, interests and concerns of Scottish women in all walks of life.
      Author: Duff, Lesley
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: Emancipation of Women: 1860-1920
Includes biographies of 35 women who played a prominent part in the struggle for equality, a database of written primary sources produced by, or about, these thirty-five women and a collection of visual images that reflect the different views on the emancipation of women. Includes cartoons from The Vote Magazine, Punch and Anti-Suffrage Postcards.
      Author: Spartacus Educational
      DeweyClass: 305
Spartacus Internet Encyclopedia: USA Women's Suffrage
Offers biographies of prominent historical campaigners for women's suffrage in the USA. Also provides details of political campaigns and organisations which played a role in the enfranchisement of women.
      Author: Spartacus Educational
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Topica: Women and Family
An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to women, with descriptions and subscription details.
      Author: Topica
      DeweyClass: 305.4
University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian's Office
Includes several publications from the Women's Studies Librarian's Office, feminist collections, bibliographies and book lists.
      Author: University of Wisconsin
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women and Social Movements in the United States 1775-2000
Collection of mini monographs, each of which presents an interpretive question concerning an aspect of women's involvement in US social movements. A set of corresponding documents accompanies each monograph, encouraging the user to perform their own historical analyses of events.
      Author: Binghamton University, Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender
      DeweyClass: 305.42
Women in Judaism
Multi-disciplinary online journal for scholarly debate on gender related issues in Judaism. Aims to promote the reconceptualisation of the study of Judaism by acknowledging and incorporating the roles played by women, and by encouraging the development of alternative research paradigms. It is particularly intended to promote critical analysis of gender inequalities within Jewish religion, culture and society, both ancient and modern.
      Author: Eylon, Dina Ripsman & Kriger, Diane
      DeweyClass: 305.4924
Women in Politics: Bibliographic Database
Bibliographic database of references to books, reports, and journal articles concerned with women in politics. A search mechanism allows users to specify the type of document, geographic region, publishing organisation, subject matter, author, title of periodical, and year of publication.
      Author: Inter-Parliamentary Union
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women of NASA
Resource designed to encourage women to pursue careers in maths, science and technology, by highlighting the contributions made by successful women to the work of NASA.
      Author: NASA
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Compilation of biographical and reference data pertaining to eminent women of cultural and historical significance, past and present. Sources can be searched by subject or by name. Additional information comprises a bibliography and other relevant Internet material.
      Author: Bois, Danuta
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women's History Month
Information about important events and women in the history of the Women's Rights Movement. Includes over 60 brief biographies of women, timeline, quiz, activities and court cases fought on women's rights issues.
      Author: Gale Research
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women's International Center
Aims to celebrate women and their positive, enduring contributions to humanity through the Living Legacy Awards.
      Author: Women's International Center
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women's National Commission
The Women's National Commission is the official, independent, advisory body giving the views of women to the government. It has over 50 full member organisations, and aims to ensure that women's views are taken into account by the government and are heard in public debate.
      Author: Women's National Commission
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women's Studies / Women's Issues
Alphabetical list of over 100 selected women's and gender related sites of all types.
      Author: University of Maryland
      DeweyClass: 305.4
Women's Studies Information Sources
Collection of resources relating to women's studies including links to societies, electronic journals, and databases. Topics such as women's history, rights, development, health, and work are covered, and female involvement in the fields of the humanities, and science and technology are described.
      Author: University of York
      DeweyClass: 305.4
WSSLINKS: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
The purpose of WSSLinks is to provide access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies. It is organised into sections including art and film, culture and literature, education, history, lesbian sites, music, philosophy, politics, science and technology.
      Author: Association of College and Research Libraries
      DeweyClass: 305.4
WWWomen
Collection of resources addressing issues specific to women. Includes sections on women in business, women and computers, feminism, health and safety, lesbian visibility, motherhood and women in history.
      Author: WWWomen
      DeweyClass: 305.4