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For and About Women
The links included here are about women, women in history, women in the arts, working women and so forth. We placed a particular emphasis on providing information about women, girls and gender responsive instruction to our state educators. While keeping a focus on resources available to West Virginia citizens, we included links to many sites throughout the world. If you have any suggestions, comments or questions, please feel free to contact the Center at wmst@mail.as.wvu.edu.
This page is always under construction, please check back often.
PLEASE NOTE: Inclusion of any link on this page does not imply endorsement by West Virginia University or the WVU Center for Women's Studies.
A Celebration of Women Writers In recognition of the rich history of women writers, we are organizing a special exhibit: "A Celebration of Women Writers".
She's Got The Beat A page devoted to all aspects of women in music - bands, songwriters, producers - lots of links.
Atlanta Feminist Women's Chorus One of the oldest and largest non-audition choruses in the United States.
Ladyslipper Music A non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to heighten public awareness of the achievements of women artists and musicians, and to expand the scope and availability of recordings by women.
The English Server Collections in the arts and humanities
Godey's Lady's Book -- Popular 19th Century women's magazine.
The International Alliance for Women in Music. The IAWM Web Site, a resource on women composers and women in music topics, located at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas.
The President's Office for Social Justice at West Virginia University
The Black Information Network is a public resource of information containing data gathered from various entities which have concerns rooted within the Black community.
Bisexual, Gay & Lesbian Mountaineers (BiGLM) is a recognized West Virginia University student organization. We are dedicated to serving the needs of bisexual, gay and lesbian students, faculty, and staff as well as members of the greater Morgantown community.
American Association of University Women
Gender - Fair Teaching is Good Teaching, a brochure resulting from a joint project of the Center and the WVU Council for Women's Concerns, promotes a classroom climate that fosters optimal learning.Regents' Degree Program at WVU. The Regents' program is designed for older, non-traditional returning students and awards college credits for life and work experiences. If you experience problems with any of the links, please let us know by email and we will update.
The West Virginia K-12 RuralNet Project anticipates reaching more than 1200 teachers throughout West Virginia over the current project lifetime. The primary work of the project is to encourage and assist teachers to use the Internet in a variety of ways that will enhance science and math instruction.
Leading the Way Through widely respected research, the AAUW Educational Foundation and the Association have drawn national attention to the problems girls face in school.
Association for Women in Science West Virginia Chapter "Promoting equal opportunities in science and math for the women and girls of West Virginia."
Rural and Urban Images: Voices of Girls in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Voices is based in McDowell and Kanawha Counties in WV, and is funded by the National Science Foundation.
The Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) is a nonprofit, regionally oriented educational research and development institution. The work of the Laboratory is determined by its 28-member Board of Directors, made up of educators and others concerned about education in the four states served: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia
New Jersey Project The New Jersey Project is the only statewide, state-funded curriculum transformation project in the nation. The Project encourages and supports curriculum and faculty development around issues of gender, race/ethnicity, class, culture and sexuality at New Jersey's four-year and two-year public and private colleges and universities.
For the past 25 years Dr. Patricia B. Campbell of Campbell-Kibler Associates has been doing research and evaluation to increase gender and race equity in math, science and technology education. Many of the results of her work can be found in a "user friendly" set of brochures on Math and Science in the Coed Classroom
In Gear Materials to Promote Excellence and Equity in Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. This web site is being developed as part of a multi-university project titled Integrating Gender Equity and Reform
The "Voice of the Shuttle: Web Page for Humanities Research"
West Virginia Libraries Online
Association for Women in Science West Virginia Chapter "Promoting equal opportunities in science and math for the women and girls of West Virginia."
The National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women. Resources for creating a more inclusive curriculum in higher and secondary education With the assistance of a National Committee of Curriculum Consultants and a group of Consulting Scholars in specific disciplines, the National Center produces directories, manuals, and essays useful in curriculum transformation.
Diversity Web American Association of Colleges and Universities. Contains the resources developed by the American Commitments project AAC&U. Focuses on the entire campus development but includes curriculum transformation as a major category. Syllabi and other resources are available on the various links provided here, including the Diversity Connections materials and information.
The major purpose of the General RESA component of Region II is to administer and coordinate the activities of all regional program areas. This includes the Title VI Project, Planning Services, Special Education Services, Adult Education Services, Audiological Services, Computer Information Systems (WVEIS), Computer Repair Services, and General RESA. Region II includes six southwestern counties: Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, and Wayne.
National Organization for Women Home Page with Listing of State Chapters.
The ElectraPages --An on-line directory of the Women's Movement that contains over 7,500 US feminist organizations
Feminist Majority Online --One of America's leading women's rights organizations.
Feminist Activist. Resources on the Net. This a listing of many of the feminism, women's studies, or women-related sources on the net.
Female Equality Movement (FEM)WVU
Expect the Best from a Girl page maintained by Mount Holyoke to help promote gender equity in science and math education supports a national campaign for educational equity for girls in their early teens; includes links to programs, career resources and more.
Planet Girl Lots of fun things for girls here.
Association for Women in Science West Virginia Chapter "Promoting equal opportunities in science and math for the women and girls of West Virginia."
Girl Tech's mission is to encourage girls in technology use by creating products and services just for them.
World Kids Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to children worldwide. This entire site has been put together completely through the volunteer efforts of children and adults worldwide.
National Women's History Project
The Women's History Site on The Mining Company This site includes much info for the educator. Lesson plans, teaching aids and more help teachers incorporate women's history in the classroom.
Duke University Libraries On-line Catalog Special Collections Library, Duke University
Mary Lyon, a schoolteacher from Massachusetts, an American pioneer, a remarkable woman who founded the worldwide model of higher education for women--Mount Holyoke.
4,000 Years of Women in Science Women's History Links
Women's History Month Student exercises, and reviews of special materials that present exciting ways to bring women's history into your classroom.
Multimedia Exhibits: Women's History
History of Bound Feet Includes sample lesson plans for elementary students
The National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection 1848-1921 --167 books. pamphlets, and other artifacts documenting the campaign for women's suffrage.
Women's Air and Space Museum --Contains an on-line archive of biographies, photos, articles and information about the museum and its collections.
American Women A gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States.
WON The mission for Women on the Net (WON) is to create a web site that provides a non-hostile, non-threatening, and non-judgmental place where all women may assemble, mature, and nurture in an oasis of feminine wisdom.
On the Net - African American Women A HUGE resource for African American women.
Cybergrrl - Voices of women, inspiring, informing and celebrating women.
Internet Guide for the Feminist Activists
The Center for the American Woman and Politics The Center for the American Woman and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based research, education and public service center.
League of Women Voters --A non-partisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government.
Women in Politics Database This database contains bibliographical references on books and articles dealing with women in politics.
US Department of Agriculture includes government search and Domestic Violence Handbook
SafetyNet Information on domestic violence
Relationship Crises and Violence Covers conflict resolution and finding support and hot-lines for
victims or perpetrators of domestic violence.
Commission on Domestic Violence Information from the American Bar Association Commission
on Domestic Violence includes links to shelters and support groups.
Emotional Abuse - Domestic-Violence.net Lists signs of emotional abuse and explains the concept of the cycle of violence. Includes questions about emotions that may indicate abuse.
Self Defense Tricks for Women - eBook - Free download!
Learn how to defend yourself when someone is trying to rape you, choke you, rob you, or attack you in many different ways. And lots more info..
Kathy's Essential Information on Abuse, Assault, Rape & Domestic Violence
Abuse, Assault, Rape & Domestic Violence Kathy's Ratings Guide...most children National Domestic Violence/Abuse Hotline (there are some old links, but they have sad faces on them)
CENTER FOR THE PREVENTION OF SEXUAL AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
An educational resource on abuse.West Virginia University College of Law. Links to legal services.
NWSA The National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) is a professional organization designed to further the social, political and professional development of women's studies.
Women's Studies at UMBC (U. of Maryland Baltimore County)includes a wealth of resources maintained by Joan Korenman.
University of Maryland Women's Studies Resources.
Women and Gender Studies developed and maintained by the WSS Collection Development Committee
of the Association of College and Research Libraries.The Silver Blades is a girls traveling ice hockey team located in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The University of Iowa's research project on gender equity in sports. Includes title IX information by state.
WWW Women's Sports Page Links to women's sports pages around the WWW.
The Women's Sports Foundation is a national non-profit, educational, member based organization dedicated to promoting and enhancing the sports and fitness experience for all girls and women.
Avon's Breast Cancer Awareness Crusade Dedicated to educating women about breast cancer, and to providing more women with access to early detection services
Mon Health Systems - Morgantown
Womens Health Center in Charleston WV
Betty Puskar Breast Care Center in Morgantown WV.
WV Consult for Health Care Professionals is an evolving West Virginia statewide health information network.
Marshall University School of Medicine Information on Health for West Virginians.
Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center Of West Virginia University
International Childbirth Education
La Leche League of Gallipolis, Ohio, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
WV Small Business Association. A directory of women owned businesses in West Virginia is available from this organization.
National Small Business Association's Women's Home Page
National Organization for Women's Women Friendly Workplace Campaign
Link-age - West Virginia State wide information primarily for Senior Citizens is probable the best web resource for West Virginia Senior Citizens.
Women in Science and Technology
The Women of NASA A resource designed to encourage more young women to pursue science and math-related fields.
The Ada Project: Women in Computer Science.
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
About-Face works to engender positive body-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races and backgrounds. About-Face provides a place where all women count, from the tiniest among us to the very
Family Matters includes a huge searchable database with links to domestic violence shelters and coalitions throughout West Virginia. largest.
Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence is a new organization that makes small business loans and gives training scholarships to women. Co-founded by the woman who created Take Our Daughters to Work Day
WIN Magazine: Women's International Net is an electronic magazine devoted to three purposes:
- Furthering knowledge of women's issues worldwide;
- Bringing together women from all over the world for dialogue and greater mutual understanding;
- Tapping new sources of talent in writing and enabling women from different countries to express their views and situations.
Equity Online This list provides links to key statistics available from more than 70 Federal agencies. If a particular item is not included here, please try the keyword search.
Directory of Gender Related Internet Resources for Academic Research This directory was compiled by Helen Fallon as part of a thesis for the Masters Degree in Women's Studies at University College Dublin, Ireland. It aims to link to sources of relevance for those doing gender related academic research. It covers resources which are free of charge to access.
Department of Health and Human Services
Global Fund for Women --A major source of funding for a large number of women's organizations.
Council for Women's Concerns at WVU
Newcomb College Center for Research on Women
This is one of the most powerful search engines.Yahoo
Its organization makes it easy to discover related resources.Lycos
Contains over 5 million web pagesAlta Vista
This search engine gives access to all 8 billion words found in over 16 million Web pages. It also has a full-text index of over 13,000 news groups updated in real-time.Dogpile
Leading metasearch service that integrates several medium and large Web search and index guides into a single service
