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Women's Studies Websites

Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
The mission of the Sophia Smith Collection of Women’s History is to collect, preserve, and make accessible records documenting the history of women and other gender minorities. It is a rich source for those interested in women’s movements for social change, particularly suffrage, reproductive rights and reproductive justice, and the women’s liberation movement. (description from the collection website)
Feminist Majority Foundation online
FMF engages in research and public policy development, public education programs, grassroots organizing projects, leadership training and development programs, and participates in and organizes forums on issues of women’s equality and empowerment. (from the About page description)
See the "Media" section for publication and document archives.
Women's Liberation Movement Print Culture (Duke University)
This collection contains manifestos, speeches, essays, and other materials documenting various aspects of the Women's Movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. (description from the collection website)
Stanford WCC: Feminist Websites, Blogs, and Resources
This list provided (but not necessarily endorsed) by the Womens Community Center at Stanford University includes publications, support services, advocacy groups, and general resources.

Video-- LGBT Rights Around the World

LGBT Rights Around the World by The Video Project
Call Number: streaming video
Publication Date: 2015
People around the world face violence and inequality because of who they love or who they are. In 78 countries there are laws that forbid same sex contact, often with severe punishment.. These 7 short videos from Human Rights Watch highlight escalating cultures of violence and repression against LGBT individuals in several countries - South Africa, Russia, Cameroon, Jamaica, and Kyrgyzstan. Abuse survivors share their stories of human rights violations by police, and how local and federal laws create environments of perpetual fear.

Political Websites

The Supreme Court Database
The Database contains over two hundred pieces of information about each case decided by the Court between the 1953 and 2008 terms. Examples include the identity of the court whose decision the Supreme Court reviewed, the parties to the suit, the legal provisions considered in the case, and the votes of the Justices.
Congress.gov
Access to a vast amount of information from Congress, including ability to search for bills and resolutions, public laws, roll call votes, current activity in Congress, Congressional Record, legislative schedules and calendars, committee information, presidential nominations, treaties and links to other online legislative and governmental resources.
USA.gov
Official web site of the United States government contains links to federal, state, local and tribal political sites with a wealth of online information, services and resources.
Gender Data Portal
The Gender Data Portal is the World Bank Group’s comprehensive source for the latest sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics covering demography, education, health, access to economic opportunities, public life and decision-making, and agency.
Human Rights Watch
A watch page concerning abuses against LGBT rights across the world.
Women's Human Rights & Gender Equality
Website of the UN office of Women's Human Rights & Gender Equality
LGBTQ Organizations Worldwide
Equaldex is a collaborative knowledge base for the LGBT movement. The website collects, displays, and analyzes data about LGBT laws, facts, polls, and opinions globally, by region and country. Equaldex's data, which is structured and consistent, is contributed and verified by its users.

LGBT+ Websites

LGBT Magazines

Curve
Covers the latest in lesbian-related celebrity interviews, news, politics, pop culture, style, travel, social issues and entertainment. Available from 1999 to present through Academic OneFile.
The Advocate
A national news and lifestyle magazine for the nation's gay and lesbian community. Focus is on breaking news, news analysis, and developing arts and entertainment stories that involve out gay and lesbian people. Available from 1997 to present in the database Academic One File.

More Film Resources

Academic Video Online (Alexander Street) This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 13,000 streaming videos in all subjects. Special features allow users to make custom clips and playlists, view and search transcripts, and embed the links in presentations and papers.
Our subscription includes these video collections:

• American History in Video
• Art and Architecture in Video Online
• Area Studies Video Online
• Business and Economics Video Online
• Counseling and Therapy in Video
• Criminal Justice and Law Video Online
• Dance in Video
• Education in Video
• Ethnographic Video Online
• Ethnic Studies Video
• Health and Healthcare in Video
• Humanities Video Online
• Opera in Video
• Philosophy and Religious Studies Video Online
• Politics and Current Affairs Video Online
• Psychology Video Online
• Science Video Online
• Theatre in Video
• Women’s and Gender Studies Video Online
• World History in Video
• World Language and Literature Video Online
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
A web-based digital video delivery service. Offers more than 77,000 educational titles in dozens of subject areas. Special features allow users the ability to organize and bookmark clips, share playlists, and personalize folders. Includes the FMG Archival Films & Newsreels Collection.
Includes titles from Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian, BBC, and more.
Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window
A collection of online educational videos from leading filmmakers and production houses, such as First Run Features, Criterion, Green Planet Films, Kino, and more. There is content in nearly every subject: arts, business, health, media, sciences, humanities, and K-12 education. Features include commentary and engagement tools, clip and playlist creation, and the ability for faculty to embed films within Blackboard.

Jessie Ball duPont Library

Women's and Gender Studies 220: The Politics of LGBT Rights

Women's Studies Websites

Video-- LGBT Rights Around the World

Political Websites

LGBT+ Websites

LGBT Magazines

More Film Resources