Informative Links

Women World Leaders: 1945-2004: Listing with some biographic information of reigning queens, presidents, prime ministers, governors-general, and rulers currently in office.

Alice Stone Blackwell: Biography of a well known American suffragist who translated the poetry of both Armenians and Russians whom she saw as struggling against tremendous odds for their liberty in the early 20th century.

Women and the African National Congress: 1912 - 1943. Very full essay by Frene Ginwala on the organized response of women in this period to colonial rule and dispossession, and ways their experience differed from men’s.

Women World Leaders 1945-2003: Short biographies of queens, presidents, prime ministers and women currently in office.

Shah Bano: Muslim Women's Rights: This classroom activity uses a case study taken from the records of an Indian Muslim woman's 1978 efforts to get maintenance (alimony) through the Indian court system. Her case is used to illuminate controversy over the rights of Muslims in the personal codes against those guaranteed in the civil codes, and that within the Indian Constitution both religious rights and equality before the law can be argued.

Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership: This page recognizes the women who have become part of governing in all the countries of the world through elected office from around 1900 onwards. There is a helpful update section.

Muna Lee: a beautifully written biographical essay of an American poet who promoted a Pan-American feminism during the first half of the 20th century.

Brave Women: short biographies and some oral histories of Australian nurses who served, were imprisoned, or killed, during wars in Asia and the South Pacific.

Widowhood Among the Igbo of Eastern Nigeria: this essay contains a useful summary of trends in the theories and methodology of writing about African women's history.

Colonial Dimensions of Dutch Women's Suffrage: Alleta Jacobs Travel Letters from Africa and Asia, 1911-1912: Extensive essay analyzing Jacob's goal of international woman suffrage within the imperialist and racist discourse of the time.

Where Are We Now? Statistics on dates of women's suffrage around the world.

Emma Goldman Primary source materials and classroom activities linking Goldman to issues of immigration, freedom of expression, women's rights, anti-militarism.

The Feminist Majority Foundation Online Offers highlights of the past 25 years of U.S. women's history. Includes lessons on teaching modern women's movement as part of Women's History Month.

Women Heads of State in the 20th Century: Female presidents and prime ministers as well as past rulers, queens. Part of the "About. The Human Internet" "Women's History,"section. Use this link to find out what else about women in the past is on this site.

Rosie the Riveter and Other Women World War II Heroes: Background essay mainly U.S.A. focused. Useful section on "Women in Propaganda" showing posters from Japan, Germany, Britain, U.S.

Current International Issues:

Heads of State: 20th Century: Links to female presidents, prime ministers, and queens.

Women and Politics: Links to sites such as GENDER AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, information on women’s roles in politics.

International Gender Studies Centre: A British institution with a long and distinguished record of cross-cultural research and publications.

Progress of the World’s Women - 2000: UNIFEM’s biennial report lets you use charts and tables to assessing women’s progress. A summary is provided. An update from the year 2002 may be available.

Global List of Women’s Organizations: Sorted by country or territory, this growing list includes organizations which have current WEB access sites (the majority), and those which do not.

Equality Now: The site of a marvelous organization devoted to taking action against human rights violations against women and girls around the world. Find up-to-date documentation of current abuses, discriminatory laws, and actions by women to change them.

whrNET: an information and communication project formed by a number of international coalitions to strengthen their advocacy/strategies for women's human rights. Great for current news alerts, announcements, and links to relevant human rights systems and documents, and training resources.

Promoting Women's Human Rights: UNIFEM's site to support women's efforts to forward the principle that the "protection of women's human rights is fundamental to ensuring women's self-realization and full participation in society."

Feminist Theory Website: A global look at contemporary feminists and their work and updates of fields within feminism.

AVIVA; Women's World-Wide Web links with 1,000s of International Resources. Note the brief updates on women's activism around the world.

Women's Issues in 3rd World Countries Brief articles on contemporary issues from selected countries. A way to link past history to present women's concerns.

Women, Ink This unique source for women-and-development books contains material from human rights, to environment, to culture. Look for "The World's Women: Trends and Statistics" published by the United Nations. A must resource.

Feminist Internet Gate Way Global Feminism. Links to on-going issues related to organizations concerned with women's advancement.

Women's International Center Biography Index Comprehensive list of resources on women on the Web, from "Activism" to "International." Up coming is history of women through heroines.

WWW Women Diversity/Culture section. A way to connect with women around the world.

International Women's Web Sites: Listing of sites specific to regions, international organizations, and issues of concern to women. Updated frequently. A perfect place to begin your search.

Women Watch: A way to find out what the UN is doing to empower women. Current news from various regions and on-line conference forums included.

Women's Rights in General: Articles, documents, and links that discuss women's human rights.

Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO): Information about global advocacy efforts to increase the power of women as policy makers, and to achieve economic and social justice.

Women of Color Resource Center: Lessons on the impact of the global economy on women.