RESOURCES ONLINE

Women's and Gender Studies Course Syllabi
 

Statewide Resources

Abused Women's Advocacy Project (AWAP)
      Resources and services for victims of domestic violence
The Maine Progressive: Maine's Journal of Politics and Culture
      Forum writers, activists and scholars committed to social justice.
FACES--Farmington Area Citizens to End Sweatshops
      Information about the successful campaign to make UMF sweat-free.
Franco-American Women's Institute
      Articles, information, links, and resources
Maine Equal Justice Project
      Information about programs for low-income people in Maine.
Maine Women's Studies Consortium
      The consortium sponsors the annual Maine Women's Studies Conference.
Mainely Girls
      For and about girls in Maine.
Mainely Men Against Violence and Sexism
PICA: Peace through Interamerican Community Action
      Includes the Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign

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Gateways
FeMiNa
      Indexed directory of links to female-friendly sites and information
FEMINIST.COM
     Comprehensive, well-organized site covering women's issues from education to activism
Feminist Gateway
     Mediated listings of wide range of resources
Gender-Related Electronic Forums
     An extensive, frequently updated compilation of women-related e-mail lists.
Women's Studies WWW Pages and Gophers
     Links to many high-quality women's issues Web sites.

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Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union--Women's Rights
    An excellent source on the history of women's rights
Feminist Majority Foundation
    Feminist research, news and events, and women's health
National Abortion Federation
     Information about abortion and abortion providers.
National Organization for Women
     Press releases, internships, and membership information

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History
American Women's History: A Research Guide
    Methods, bibliographies, and digital collections of primary sources
H-GIG: Women's History
     History resources from the University of Califormia, Riverside
H-Oralhist
    Information about designing and conducting oral history projects.
National Women's History Project: The Learning Place
     Extensive links to women's history sites.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1850-1920
     Original documents and resources for further research. 
WSSLINKS: Women's History Sites
   Ancient, medieval, American, Canadian, and international history

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Resources for Research
UMF Women's Studies Center:
     Books, journals, audio- and videotapes, student papers.
Writing in Women's Studies Courses
MLA Documentation, Chicago-style footnotes and endnotes
     Guides to documenting research papers.
Alan Guttmacher Institute
     Reproductive health, policy analysis, and public educatio.
Campaign for Labor Rights
     Unfair labor practices around the world and the fight to change them
Center for Women & Information Technology
     News, resources relating to women and technology, and more.
Center for Research on Women
      Fact sheets on girls in education, welfare reform, and other issues.
Feminist Theory Website
     Wide-ranging, international focus on feminist theory and  theorists.
Global Reproductive Health Forum
     Comprehensive site about women's reproductive health and rights
National Public Radio
    Searchable index of news programs; downloadable audio
New York Public Library Women's Studies Research Guide
     Many resources, organized by subject
UN Info: Treaties, Conventions, and Agreements
     The Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
      against Women
Welfare Information Network
    Comprehensive source on welfare reform regulations and practices
Women's E-News
     Selected news items of interest to women, updated daily.
Women Watch: The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and Empowerment of Women
    Statistical data, plans of action, and news about women
Women's Studies Database from the University of Maryland
    Includes employment opportunities, internships, and much more.

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Women's Bodies
Alan Guttmacher Institute
    women's reproductive health, teenage pregnancy, and much more
Antioch College Sexual Offense Prevention Policy
Century Project
    Series of nude photographic portraits of non-idealized women.
Female Genital Mutilation Education and Networking Project
    FAQs, articles, and the text of pertinent legislation.
International Planned Parenthood Federation
    Information about women's reproductive rights worldwide by region.
Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Rights. Intersex Society of North America
    A treasury of information by and about intersexed individuals.
Our Bodies, Ourselves Reading Room
    Excerpts from the 2000 edition of this women's health classic.

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Women's Rights
AFL-CIO: Working Women Say...
    About women in the U.S. workforce and the global economy.
Female Genital Mutilation
    About the practice, its cultural sources, and efforts to curtail it
Amnesty International
      About human rights issues that pertain to women.
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action
    The findings of the UN Fourth World Conference on Women, 1995.
Beijing + 5
    Gender Equality, Development and Peace for the 21st Century,"
Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
    About prostitution, sex trafficking, and slavery worldwide.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
    Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1979.
FAO Focus: Women and Food Security
    Explains why women hold the key to feeding the peoples of the globe.
Maine Center for Economic Policy
    Research reports on "State of Working Maine" and much more
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
    Organization of Argentinian women whose children were "disappeared."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
    Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1948
Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor
    Fact sheets, articles, and more about women in the U.S. workforce.
Women's Human Rights Resources
    About human rights, labor and employment, prostitution, and more.
Women Watch
    UN gateway on the advancement and empowerment of women.

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Sweatshop Resources
Bangor Clean Clothes Campaign
    Bangor was the first community to sign a Clean Clothes Resolution.
Farmington Area Citizens to End Sweatshops
    Reasons to care about the source of the clothes you wear.
UMF's Policy on Good Purchasing Practices
    UMF is the first college in Maine to adopt an ethical purchasing policy.
United Students Against Sweatshops
    Wonderful site for college campus organizing.
AFL-CIO Sweat Free
    A portal to other sites. Many valuable links.
UNITE
    Employees' Stop Sweatshops Campaign

Other Sweatshop Resources:
Campaign for Labor Rights
    Organization mobilizes grassroots activism through e-mail alerts. Site also contains a huge listing of sweatshop and labor documents.
European Clean Clothes Campaign
    Links to other clean clothes campaigns, and codes of conduct.
Feminists Against Sweatshops
    Feminist Majority site has eyewitness account "Inside a Sweatshop."
Global Exchange
    About fair trade.
Human Rights Watch
    Initiatives on behalf of sweatshop workers, child workers, and others.
Maquila Solidarity Network
    About specific campaigns (Nike, Gap, Phillips Van Heusen, etc.).
National Labor Committee
    About conditions and wages of apparel workers worldwide.
Olympic Living Wage Project
    Two Americans recount living on Nike's local wages in Indonesia.
Sweatshop Watch
    Includes "What Can I Do?" and a comprehensive list of links.

Sweatshop Resources: HISTORY
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: A history of American sweatshops, 1820-present
    Images from National Museum of American History exhibition.
Triangle Fire Website
    Documents the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930
    Primary documents organized around questions for research.

Sweatshop Resources
GOVERNMENTAL AND MONITORING ORGANIZATIONS
International Labor Organization
    A database of labor laws.
U.S. Department of Labor
    About U.S. sweatshops.
Fair Labor Association
    Government's response to the proliferation of sweatshops.
Worker Rights Consortium
    United Students Against Sweatshops.

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E-Zines
Lilith
    Speaks out on the interrelationships of Jewish identity and feminism.
Alice
    For Women on the other side of the looking glass.
Angry Little Asian Girl
    Comic strip from the creator of "Angry Little Girls".
Bamboo Girl
    Young Filipina feminist living in New York City.
Bust
    Voice of the new girl order.

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Activism
Act For Change
    Links to decision-makers who can make a difference on social issues.
Grassroots
    Communications and mobilization services.
Protest Net
    A collective of activists working to create their own media.
World Campaign
    Action on hunger, environment, poverty, war, & human rights.
Circle of Life Foundation
    Envisioning a sustainable culture that honors biological and cultural diversity.

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Journals of Women's Studies
Hypatia
    Journal for scholarly research in feminist philosophy.
Jenda
    Journal of culture and African women studies. 
Signs
    Articles from a wide range of disciplines engaging gender, race, ethnicity, culture, class, and sexuality. 
Women's Review of Books
    Reviews of new books by and about women, in all fields.

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