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Feminist Web Links

Academic Links

Modern women's studies programs developed out of the second wave of feminism and have been evolving ever since. We welcome suggestions of academic sites to link to. The Internet is always changing, so we would also appreciate reports of sites that have moved or simply ceased to exist.

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Center for Research on Women and Gender
Located in the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Center is especially noted for its work in women's health. The Center sponsors the CWLU Herstory Project.

National Women's Studies Association
The professional organization for women's studies people.

Women's Studies Database
A searchable database at the University of Maryland with impressive academic resources.

Women's Studies Programs Worldwide
A extensive list of women's studies programs maintained by Joan Korenman at the University of Maryland.

Graduate Programs in Women's Studies
A list created and updated by Smith College.

WAVE
Women's Audiovisuals in English(WAVE) is a guide to nonprint resources on women compiled by the University of Wisconsin.

JoFreeman.com
Jo Freeman is a feminist scholar whose site contains a large number of her articles on women's history, activism and politics. Highly recommended.

The Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
One of the Northwestern University libraries, it has a collection of Graphics Collective posters as well as paper documents from various CWLU health projects.

The Lesbian Herstory Archives
This NY based research center has an extensive collection of documents, periodicals, books, photos, AV materials and oral histories.

Chicago History Museum
The CHM has the largest collection of CWLU paper documents available. If you are doing primary research on the CWLU, this is the place to go.

Social Science Information Gateway
A very well organized British portal site that has an excellent women's history section. The CWLU Herstory site is featured here and earned an Editor's Choice.

International Information Center and Archives for the Women's Movement in the Netherlands
An impressive database and resource center with a collection of books and documents dating back to 1578. Has an international section as well. The site is in Dutch and English.

Women's Resources @ CPL
An extensive set of resources including links, short bios of prominent Chicago women, a guide to historical sites, a good section on the Suffrage Movement and bibilographies.

Research Information Network for Women and Girls in Illinois
A treasury of links leading to research tools and resources about women and girls in Illinois.