Women's History and Women's Studies: Websites

Nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States.

The materials in this on-line archival collection document various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items in the collection include scanned images of articles, pamphlets, flyers and booklets.

Feminist.com is a online community fostering awareness, education and activism for women all across the world. The website serves as the Internet’s definitive hub for resources and information dedicated to women's equality, justice, wellness and safety.

The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence.

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.

This website covers a broad subject base including the following: General Resources, Women's Studies and Feminist Theory, Men's Movements & Men's Masculinity Studies, Cybergender & Techgender, and other related subject fields.

American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience.

A gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States.

Provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources.

The Early Modern Women Database provides links to Web resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. It focuses on the period from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800 and includes links to Web sites about the Medieval period and 19th Century as well

The mission of the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is to uncover, chronicle, and transmit to a broad public the rich history of American Jewish women.

The first and only facility of its kind, the National First Ladies' Library serves as a unique national resource for patrons as a national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other notable women in history.

The National Women’s History Project, founded in 1980, is a non-profit educational organization committed to recognizing and celebrating the diverse and significant historical accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.

Women Working is a digital exploration of women's impact on the economic life of the United States between 1800 and the Great Depression. Working conditions, workplace regulations, home life, costs of living, commerce, recreation, health and hygiene, and social issues are among the issues documented in this online research collection from Harvard University.

Women's Studies Online Resources will help you find information-rich, high-quality web sites focusing on women's studies or women's issues; women- or gender-related e-mail lists; women's studies files from the WMST-L File Collection; links to women's studies programs around the world and to the Center for Women and Information Technology.

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.

Materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.

This unique site is full of information and resources to help you learn about women’s history in a global context.

The permanent collection comprised of more than 3,000 works provides a comprehensive survey of art by women from the 16th century to the present.

A world chronology of the recognition of women's rights to vote and stand for election.

Stories from the Veteran's History Project.

Women's speeches from around the world.