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Bengal Central Search - Ethnic, Gender, and Race Studies 
America: History and Life
Journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more about the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.
GenderWatch
Historical and current perspectives on gender issues (1970 - present).
Historical Abstracts
Periodical articles, books, and dissertations about world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada.
JSTOR
Archive of back issues from scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.
Project MUSE
Scholarly journals in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Sage Premier (Sage Journals Online)
Over 450 scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, and health.
Web of Science
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)
Reference Back to Top
Reference Books: Women's Studies
An active catalog link for reference books in this subject. Reference books are located in the Information Commons room (map).
Black Women in America, 2nd ed.
Academic encyclopedia from Oxford University Press.
Family Studies: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
Gender and Sexuality Studies: Sage eReference
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.
Multicultural, Diversity and Gender Studies: Encyclopedias (Gale Virtual Reference Library)
Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.
Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History
Academic encyclopedia.
A Celebration of Women Writers
Biographies, bibliorgaphies, and other information about women writers from all parts of the world over various time periods. The site is hosted by the University of Pennsylvania's Digital Library Initiative.
Encyclopedia of Women in the American West
Academic encyclopedia from Sage Publishers.
Facts on Women Officeholders, Candidates and Voters
Facts and statistics on women in American politics, from the Center for American Women and Politics.
Products on Gender from the U.S. Census Bureau
Information about, and links to, statistics sources and reports about women.
Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men
A United Nations Web site that provides the latest statistics and indicators on women and men in six categories: population, families, health, education, work, and political decision making.
Women in Congress: Historical Data
Congressional Web site with historical data about women who have served in the U.S. Congress.
Women in Congress: Member Profiles
Congressional Web site with biographies of women who have served in the U.S. Congress.
Women in Politics
This Web page from the Inter-Parliamentary Union features statistics on the representation of women in political systems throughout the world.
Women’s Health: Faststats A to Z
Selection of statistics from the federal government’s National Center for Health Statistics.
Web Sites Back to Top
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections.
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Descriptions of important contributions made by over 80 women to the field of physics in the twentieth century.
Films On Demand 
Over 5,000 academic-level educational streaming videos covering most subject areas, from Films Media Group.
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
Preserves and creates access to speeches by influential contemporary women.
Global Library of Women's Medicine
More than 400 peer-reviewed essays, written by medical experts from the U.S. and other countries, covering many aspects of women's medicine.
Hardin MD: Womens Health & Gynecology
This site is maintained by the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences at the University of Iowa and provides access to selected women's health sites.
National Women's Health Information Center
Health topics, statistics, and organizations for women.
National Women's Health Resource Center
Find information on women's health topics, links to Web sites, and women's health in the news.
netLibrary
Search the contents of thousands of books online.
University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office
Includes links to many women's studies sites as well as core lists of related books.
Voice of the Shuttle: Gender Studies
This site includes many links to general resources, information on women's studies and feminist theory, and gay, lesbian, and queer studies.
Women and Gender Studies Web Sites
Provides access to a wide range of resources in support of women's studies.
Women and Theology
This site provides a "selective annotated list of links to Internet resources on women and religion, feminist theology, or the feminine divine." It is part of WSSLINKS, a project of the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Women's Policy, Inc.
Women's Policy, Inc. is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that provides legislative analysis and information services on congressional actions affecting women and families. WPI works closely with members of Congress and policy advocates to provide comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date information.
Women's eNews
A non-profit, independent news agency that covers issues of particular concern to women and provides women's perspectives on public policy. Membership (free) is required to search the archives.
Government Resources Back to Top
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
Up-to-date information on interventions to stop violence against women including the latest in research and promising practices regarding issues of domestic violence, stalking, batterer intervention programs, child custody and protection, sexual assault, and welfare reform.
U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau
The Women's Bureau serves and promotes the interests of working women. This site includes statistics, press releases, speeches, and publications.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Women's Health
Includes health topics, scientific experiments, publications, and press releases along with links to other federal agencies with information on women's health issues.
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Owned by the National Park Service, this park commemorates women's struggle for equal rights and the first Women's Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.
Local Resources Back to Top
Western New York Directory of Women's Organizations Published by Project FLIGHT
Each listing includes the contact person, Web site address, and mission statement along with information on meetings, programs and services, national or state affiliation, and membership.
Professional Organizations Back to Top
American Association of University Women
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