Gender studies

Women`s Rights

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project: selected documents, research resources and links by/about these leaders of the women's rights movement. (Rutgers University)

Votes for Women: A vast collection of materials documenting the campaign for women's suffrage (Library of Congress).

 

 

Minority Women

Black American Feminisms: A Multidisciplinary Bibliography: a comprehensive bibliography, covering areas of arts and humanities, social sciences, education, health, medicine and science. (Sherri L. Barnes, University of California Santa Barbara Libraries)

Making Face, Making Soul...A Chicana Feminist Website: chicana biographies, sites, links to scholarly, literary and cultural resources (Susana Gallardo).

Asian American Feminism: bibliography by subject from Virginia Tech University.

 

 

Cult of Domesticity

Gender and the Nineteenth Century American Home: this site explores the changing role of women in the middle-class home; themes treated include homes, motherhood, marriage, culture and literature. (University of Virginia)

Mothers in Uncle Tom`s America: texts, images, and definitions of the nineteenth-century maternal ideal. (University of Virginia)

Godey`s Lady`s Book: selections from the popular 19th century women`s magazine. (University of Vermont)

 

 

Women's Work

Working Women, 1800-1830: a collection of thousands of pamphlets, manuscripts and images from Harvard University's library and museum collections.

 

 

Sexuality

Sexbiblio: Bibliography of the History of Western Sexuality: A searchable database of 23,000 primary and secondary titles from the University of Vienna.

Rethinking Behavior and Belief in Early America: a review of Richard Godbeer's "Sexual Revolution in Early America".

Jezebel Stereotype: a discussion of sexual stereotypes of Black women from slavery to contemporary cinema. (David Pilgrim,Ferris State University)

The Kinsey Institute: features current research projects in sexuality and gender, as well as selections from Kinsey`s studies, online exhibitions, and related resources.

Britney Spears, Victorian Chastity and Brand-name Virginity: Joe Lockard discusses the market value of virginity.

Abstinence-Only Accessorizing: Purity Rings for Wholesome Teens: an article about teenage celibacy by David Bario. (Colombia University)

 

 

Masculinity

American Men`s Studies Association: offers online resources and information on past and future conferences.

The Men`s Bibliography: a comprehensive bibliography covering over thirty subjects relating to men and masculinities. (compiled by Michael Flood)

 

 

Gender and Popular Culture

Barbie: The Image of Us All: on the evolution of the most popular doll of all times from the University of Virginia.

Sex, Lies & Advertising: Gloria Steinem on the challenges of feminist advertising.

Gender Differences in Comics: short overview of gender representation by Trina Robbins.

Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema: Laura Mulvey's seminal essay on the Gaze.

Beauty (Re)discovers the Male Body: Susan Bordo on the male body in advertising. (State University of New York College at Oneonta)

 

 

American Feminist Thought

Pornography and Censorship: a discussion of legal scholar Catharine Mackinnon's anti-pornographic stance and the freedom of speech. (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

Naomi Wolf on the Web: links to various online resources.

Susan Faludi on the Web: links to various online resources about the author of "Backlash:The Undeclared War Against American Women".

Ode to Donna Haraway: a biography, an annotated bibliography, and links to essays, book reviews and encyclopedia entries.

 

 

Women's Writing

African American Women Writers of the 19th Century: a full-text collection from the New York public library.

Anne Bradstreet: includes a secondary bibliography, selected poems, biographical sketch and study guides. (Washington State University)

Mary Rowlandson: online text of her captivity narrative

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: biographical material, teacher and student resources, external links.

Dickinson Electronic Archives: an excellent source of writings by the Dickinson family, images of Dickinson's manuscripts, teaching resources, various and rare critical resources and related links.

The Edith Wharton Society: links to online texts, biographical and bibliographical material, news, excerpts from criticism and teaching resources.

The Official Zora Neale Hurston Webpage: bibliographical material, news, annotated bibliography, excerpts, teaching guides and related links.

Anniina`s Toni Morrison Page: book reviews, excerpts, interviews and critical material on each of Morrison's novels, as well as biographical and bibliographical material and related links.

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