LibGuides: Diversity & Inclusion: Women

Campus Resources and Student Organizations

The Office of Campus Life also offers resources to support women. They have programming for Women's History Month in March.

Gloria Ray Karlmark was a member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine African American students who desegregated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. She worked as a systems analyst and technical for Nordic Laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden
Lina Nilsson was the co-founder of Tekla Labs and was in the MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35.
Susan Solomon was a senior scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, she was the first person to explain manmade chlorofluocarbons were destroying the ozone layer and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences at age 36. She was named one of Time's Top 100 Most Influential People in 2008.
Phyllis Lambert was a famous Canadian architect and philanthropist.
Dorothea Brande was a writer and associate editor of the American Review.

Understand more about how women gained the right to vote in America.

Women's Suffrage Movement
A short overview of the issue from the Encyclopedia of Activism & Social Justice.
Winning the vote in the west
An article on the history of the women's Suffrage in the western United States. From the Journal: Gender & Society.

Learn about the ways in which women impacted reproductive rights for women in America.

When Publics Collide: Margaret Sanger's Argument for Birth Control and the Rhetorical Breakdown of Barriers
This article examines one part of the historical struggle for reproductive rights of women, the ability to discuss reproductive information in public.

Learn more about the pay gap between men and women and what women are doing to impact equal pay for equal work.

From Mill Town to Board Room
This article examines the rise in the labor force participation of women during the 20th century. From the Journal of Economic Perspectives, Vol. 14, No. 4, Fall 2000.

So what exactly is feminism? See the links below for some definitions.

Feminism
A short article from the Encyclopedia of Social Theory.
Feminism
Another short article on feminism with a more detailed description of the "waves" of feminism. From the Encyclopedia of Community.
Feminism
This short article from the Encyclopedia of Politics: The Left and The Right, focuses on a definition of feminism as outlined in American political discourse.

What is women's studies? Click on the links below for a quick overview on the topic.

Women's studies
An definition of Women's Studies in an academic context. From: Encyclopedia of Anthropology.
Women's studies
A short article that traces the history of Women's Studies in academic institutions. From: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences

Bitch magazine
The feminist response to pop culture.
Feministe
A blog run by, and for, women. Topics range from women's representations in pop culture to women in the workforce to international issues.
feministing
A feminist community site that allows people to engage in conversations, educate themselves and others, while a core group of editors provide a feminist response to current events, be it political or what happened on Dancing with the Stars last night.
Finally, A Feminism 101 Blog
Much more than a primer on feminism, this blog serves as an "information resource, for both feminists and those questioning feminism, concentrating on typically disruptive questions/assertions which frequently arise in online feminist discussions."
GirlGeeks
GirlGeeks is an online community for women and girls interested in technology and computing.