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Subject Guide to Women's Studies

General Sites

  • American Women's History: A Research Guide
  • An extensive site created by Ken Middleton at Middle Tennessee State University. With more than 75 topical sources this is an excellent point of reference for one seeking historical women's studies information and resources. Contains primary source material.

  • Femina
  • A feminist web directory, with built-in searching tools. Provides links to subject areas in the field of gender-related and women's issues, both popular and academic.

  • GAIA Web
  • Sponsored by the Resource Clearinghouse for RAIN network's Women's Internet Council. Points to a variety of sources, including NewWomens Resource Web, WWWomen.com, and Financial Web center. Designed to help women working with the Internet as means of communication.

  • Gender-Related Electronic Forums Compilation
  • Compilation of women-related e-mail lists by Joan Korenman at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

  • Research Guide from the Unviersity of Wisconsin
  • A wide ranging list of good internet sites. Linking to the Women's Studies Librarian's Office at the University of Wisconsin will take you to additional resources, including bibliographies, core book lists,and Women's organizations.

  • University of Iowa
  • This meta-index includes sources in the areas of activism, art, communication and media, feminist theory, education, history, literature, music and sports.

  • University of Maryland Women's Studies Resources Database
  • Includes a picture gallery, calls for papers, employment opportunities, government information, film reviews, as well as electronic access to classic books by and about women,and historical information about women.

  • Vandergrift's Feminist Websites
  • This site offers a selective variety of major resources and links to issues and information about the field of women's and feminist studies.

  • Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites
  • This site contains links to sites about Activism, Health, International Information, Periodicals, Religion and Spirituality, Science and Technology, as well as comprehensive, multidisciplinary sites.

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Women's Studies

Contact the Women's Studies Librarian

Tahirah Akbar-Williams
(865) 974-0430
takbarwi@utk.edu