Women’s History Month

Even though Women’s History is celebrated and studied all months of the year, March is the officially designated time to showcase our work and accomplishments locally, nationally, and globally. It’s a history that has been unknown to most, invisible to many historians, and so valuable for our daughters and sons. Our young girls need [...]

2008 Socially Conscious Gift Giving

Updated for 2008!
If you’d like to be a more socially conscious consumer, here are some organizations, some local, some online, where you can purchase gifts while making a difference in the lives of real people. These suggestions come from two of our UConn professors who teach and embody the ideals of these organizations. [...]

Challenging Fundamentalisms – A Web Resource for Women’s Human Rights – A Special Focus of WHRnet

Challenging Fundamentalisms – A Web Resource for Women’s Human Rights – A Special Focus of WHRnet
From About this web site, this resource is a joint project of:

The Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)
Rights and Democracy
Women Living Under Muslim Laws

Clearinghouse of very current Issues and Analysis. Try it out and add a comment to this [...]

Rutgers University Libraries: Global Women’s Activism: Selected Sites

Global Women’s Activism: Selected Sites from Rutgers University.
Transnational as well as country specific sites, organized by continent. Contains documents, publications, statistics, and much more from Women’s Activists around the world.
Very fine collection. Many thanks to Kayo Denda, Women’s Studies Librarian at Rutgers.