Gender and Women's Studies

"Includes content presented in the book "American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women’s History and Culture in the United States" edited by Library of Congress staff members Sheridan Harvey, Janice Ruth, Barbara Natanson, Sara Day, and Evelyn Sinclair. The online presentation provides a gateway to the American Memory collections and other Library of Congress resources that relate to women’s history while also providing guidance to the non-digital women’s history resources found at the Library. For each Library reading room there is an introductory essay that provides an overview of the materials relating to women’s history found in that particular reading room. Also included are tips for searching the collections and links to information presented during the Resourceful Women symposium presented in June 2003 at the Library of Congress."

This site facilitates the study of specific time periods in American women's history.

"The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, a digital collection published by George Washington University's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences is committed to making Eleanor Roosevelt's political papers available online. Roosevelt was one of the most significant American women of the twentieth century, and remains one of the most admired. As First Lady, journalist, activist, diplomat, Democratic Party leader, and public speaker, Roosevelt helped shape not only the United States but also the United Nations and the path we still follow toward the greater protection of human rights. This digital collection includes newspaper and journal articles written by Roosevelt, transcripts from Roosevelt on TV and radio, and letters between Roosevelt and JFK."

"The Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History captures the experiences of women throughout history...Although there has been extensive research on women in history by region, no other text or reference work has comprehensively covered the role women have played throughout world history. With over 650 biographies of influential women and over 600 topical articles covering topics such as geography and history, culture and society, organizations, movements, and gender studies, Women in World History is the definitive reference work in the field."--web site

UNICEF’s Data & Analytics (D&A) team is the global go-to for data on children. It leads the collection, validation, analysis, use and communication of the most statistically sound, internationally comparable data on the situation of children and women around the world.

UN Women is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. Includes a digital library of reports created by the UN on the conditions of women around the world.

"Women Working, 1800-1930 is a digital exploration of women's impact on the economic life of the United States between 1800 and the Great Depression. Working conditions, workplace regulations, home life, costs of living, commerce, recreation, health and hygiene, and social issues are among the issues documented in this online research collection from Harvard University."