The Library's unique and diverse collections are rich with resources for the study of women's history. This research guide gathers together a collection of topical guides and essays that tell the stories of women in America.
The Victorian Women Writers Project (VWWP) began in 1995 at Indiana University and is primarily concerned with the exposure of lesser-known British women writers of the 19th century. The collection represents an array of genres - poetry, novels, children's books, political pamphlets, religious tracts, histories, and more. VWWP contains scores of authors, both prolific and rare.
Global Fund for Women envisions a world where movements for gender justice have transformed power and privilege for a few into equity and equality for all. We were founded over 30 years ago to fill a critical gap in funding for local women's rights organizations.
IWRAW was organized in 1985 at the World Conference on Women in Nairobi, to promote recognition of women’s human rights under the Convention on the Elimination on all forms of Discrimination against Women, the CEDAW Convention.
The National Organization for Women is dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women’s rights, and is the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States.
Since 1972, the Center has worked to expand the possibilities for women and girls in the United States. This site provides access to issue papers, commentary, articles and other publications on a variety of topics from athletics to reproductive rights to women in the military.
Established in 1977, the National Women's Studies Association has as one of its primary objectives promoting and supporting the production and dissemination of knowledge about women and gender through teaching, learning, research and service in academic and other settings.
The Office on Women's Health (OWH) was established in 1991 within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). OWH coordinates women's health efforts across HHS and addresses critical women's health issues by informing and advancing policies, educating health care professionals and consumers, and supporting innovative programs.
Founded in 2005, the Women’s Media Center “strives to make women visible and powerful in the media.” The mission is to make sure that women’s experiences are reflected in the media.
UN Women’s flagship report, “Progress of the world’s women 2019–2020: Families in a changing world”, assesses the reality of families today in the context of sweeping economic, demographic, political, and social transformation. The report features global, regional, and national data. It also analyses key issues such as family laws, employment, unpaid care work, violence against women, and families and migration.
The “World survey on the role of women in development” comes out every five years and is presented to the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, which deals with economic and financial issues. The “World survey” brings a gender perspective into economic and development issues.
