Best of the Web Women's History
A selection of links about women's history that includes everything from Amazons to the Berkshires Conference of Women Historians |
Courage
The feminist monthly "Courage" from Germany which was published from 1976 to 1984 is available online on the web page of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. In German. |
The Veteran Feminists of America
This organization is dedicated to preserving the history of "Second Wave Feminism". They recently published a directory of activist women from 1963-1973. |
Women's History
This site managed by Jone Johnson Lewis is one of the best examples of women's history on the web. Includes a number of links to women's liberation sources, including some about the CWLU.
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National Women's History Project
Works to promote women's history through its website and research resources. Especially good for obtaining Women's History Month materials and ideas. |
Redstockings
An online bibliography of second wave feminist classics. You may order the materials online and receive them in print or photocopied format. |
The Feminist Chronicles
A timeline history of feminism from 1953-1993. |
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
One of the Northwestern University libraries, it has a collection of Graphics Collective posters as well paper documents from various CWLU health projects. |
The HistoryMakers
A site produced by Chicago's Julieanna Richardson, it focuses on African American history. |
H-Women
A member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, this site has numerous web links plus an email discussion group. |
National Civil Rights Museum
A number of early women's liberation organizers came out of the civil rights movement. |
Women's Rights National Historical Park
A National Park Service site that commemorates the 1848 Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention. Has a copy of the historic manifesto issued by the participants. |
The History of Miss America
A site to accompany the PBS documentary history of the infamous Miss America Pageant. |
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Extensive collection of resources and links aimed at serious academic researchers. |
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
A small on-line collection of original feminist writings from the 1960's and 1970's. Includes one document from the CWLU, "Socialist Feminism: A Strategy for the Women's Movement." |
The International Institute of Social History
Based in Amsterdam, the IISH is a vast online library of resources. The women's history section is arranged by topic and is especially varied. |
The Sixties Project
Contains memoirs, articles and even a button collection. Useful for putting the women's liberation movement into historical context. |
Free Speech Movement Archives
Contains memoirs, articles and documents from this key 1964 Berkeley student strike. Herstory Project contributor Jo Freeman and CWLU founding member Vivian Rothstein were active in the FSM. |
Don Mabry's Historical Text Archive
An electic collection of online historical resources with a strong set of women's history links. |