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General Women's Studies
Online Resources: Women's Studies
Online resources are available to anyone with an internet connection and do not require any login credentials to access. General online sources must always be carefully vetted to verify appropriateness for use in a project (see the Academic Integrity and CRAP Test Guides for details).
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Feminist Theory Website(Old site, not recently updated, but still has some good information). Created by Dr. Kristin Switala, hosted by Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at Virginia Tech.
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International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) is the world's premier research institute focused on tackling challenges facing women and girls worldwide.
General Women's History
Online Resources: Women's History
Online resources are available to anyone with an internet connection and do not require any login credentials to access. General online sources must always be carefully vetted to verify appropriateness for use in a project (see the Academic Integrity and CRAP Test Guides for details).
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A Celebration of Women WritersFrom 3000 B.C. to the 20th Century.
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Famous Women in HistoryFrom Historynet.com.
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H-WomenH-Women's purpose is to enable historians more easily to discuss research interests, teaching methods, and the state of the field and historiography of women's studies.
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Supressed Histories ArchivesSupressed Histories Archives aims to educate the public about global women's history and cultural studies, making knowledge widely accessible through open access articles, photo essays, videos, and other digital media, as well as through live presentation and exhibits.
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Women's Biographies: Distinguished Women of Past and PresentThis site, created by Danuta Bois (and now archived at the Library of Congress), contains biographies of women who have contributed in various ways to society and culture: writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Both contemporary women and women in history are included, and not all are well known.
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The Women's LibraryAt the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The Women’s Library collection tells the story of the campaign for women’s rights and women’s equality from the beginnings of the suffrage movement to the present day.
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Women in World HistoryThe Center for History and New Media (CHNM) at George Mason University received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to create Women in World History.
Women in World History reflects three approaches central to current scholarship in world history and the history of women: an emphasis on comparative issues rather than civilizations in isolation; a focus on contacts among different societies; and an attentiveness to “global” forces, such as technology diffusion, migration, or trade routes, that transcend individual societies. -
Women in World History Curriculum(Older site, not updated, but still has good information.) Curriculum offering information and resources to help you learn about women’s history in a global context.
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World Wide Web Virtual Library - Women's History(Older site, not updated, but still has good information.) Virtual library which lists women's history institutions and organizations, locates archival and library collections, and provides links to internet resources on women's history. Also included are a list of women's studies journals and a few comprehensive link collections useful as a starting point for searching the internet for women's studies in general.
Ancient Women's History
Online Resources: Ancient Women's History
Online resources are available to anyone with an internet connection and do not require any login credentials to access. General online sources must always be carefully vetted to verify appropriateness for use in a project (see the Academic Integrity and CRAP Test Guides for details).
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The AmazonsThe Amazon Research Network is a non-profit Internet Platform which entirely devotes to the investigation of the historical Amazons.
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Ancient History Sourcebook: The Code of the Assura, c. 1075 B.C.E.Excerpts from ancient Assyrian law codes: multiple entries on women's duties and behavior.
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Egypt: Women in Ancient Egyptian Religion, Part I, Women in Ancient Egyptian ReligionPart 1 of series regarding women's places in Egyptian religious celebration in the Old and New Kingdoms.
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Egypt: Women in Ancient Egyptian Religion, Part II, The Divine Adoratrice and God's Wife of Amun in the Third Intermediate PeriodPart 2 of series regarding women's places in Egyptian religious celebration in the Old and New Kingdoms.
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The Egyptian Economy and Non-Royal WomenThe economics of women's life in ancient Egypt from 1995 lecture, Brown University.
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From Warrior Women to Female Pharaohs: Careers for Women in Ancient EgyptPart of BBC - History's ancient history articles, this site deals with multiple aspects of the lives of women in Ancient Egypt.
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The New AmazoNationDiscussion of legendary Amazon women warriors, matriarchies, female divinities, and priestesses from ancient history to present times.
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Rescuing Creusa: New Methodological Approaches to Women in AntiquitySee especially "Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World" article (A special issue of Helios , (New Series 13(2), 1986, pp. 69-84). This article is particular enlightening not only for its detailed discussion of midwives and maternity care, but also because it examines the gap between "professional" care (the midwives and doctors) and folk medicine.
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Women's Lives in Ancient PersiaFrom Pars Times. Article outlining evidence of social history for women living in ancient Achaemenid times.
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Ancient Tablets, Ancient Graves: Accessing Women's Lives in MesopotamiaDiscussion and analysis of Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets and artifacts to define women's lives in ancient Mesopotamia: from "Women in World History" curriculum.
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Women in the Ancient Worldby James Thompson, B.A., M.Ed.
Medieval Women's History
Online Resources: Medieval Women's History
Online resources are available to anyone with an internet connection and do not require any login credentials to access. General online sources must always be carefully vetted to verify appropriateness for use in a project (see the Academic Integrity and CRAP Test Guides for details).
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Christine de Pizan: The Making of the Queen's ManuscriptFocuses on London, British Library, Harley MS 4431, the largest surviving collected manuscript of the works of Christine de Pizan (1365 - ca 1431). Commissioned by Queen Isabeau of France, the collection was planned, copied, decorated, and corrected under Christine's direct supervision, before being presented to Queen Isabeau early in 1414.
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Christine de Pizan: c. 1365 - c. 1430Entry from A Celebration of Women Writers.
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Epistolae: Medieval Women's LettersFrom the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning. A collection of letters to and from women in the Middle Ages, from the 4th to the 13th century. The letters, written in Latin, are linked to the names of the women involved, with English translations and, where available, biographical sketches of the women and some description of the subject matter or the historic context of the letter.
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Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender IndexFeminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages.
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Female Heroes from the Time of the Crusades(Not updated since 2019). Short biographies on selected medieval women by Lyn Reese, BA, MA History.
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The International Christine de Pizan SocietyA 501(c)3 non-Profit Organization that promotes the work of Christine de Pizan (c. 1364 - c. 1430)
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Internet Women's History SourcebookThis page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online Sourcebooks.
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The Life and Works of Hildegard Bingen (1098 - 1179)From the Internet History Sourcebook.
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Mapping Margery KempeMapping Margery Kempe is a digital library of resources for studying the cultural and social matrix of The Book of Margery Kempe. Mapping Margery Kempe is located at the College of the Holy Cross and supervised by Sarah Stanbury, Associate Professor of English, and Virginia Raguin, Professor of Visual Arts.
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MonasticiconThe Monasticon is a repertory of profiles of women's religious communities that existed between 400 - 1600 C.E.
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Saint Hildegard of BingenEntry from the World History Encyclopedia.
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Society for Medieval Feminist ScholarshipThe Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship promotes the study of the Patristic Age, the Middle Ages, and the early modern era from the perspective of gender studies, women's studies, and feminist studies.
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Status of Women in Medieval KarnatakaDiscusses women in 14th Century South India and specific traditions practiced during that time.
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Women ArtistsFrom Smarthistory. Learn more about European women artists between 1500 – 1800.
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WomenFrom the Labyrinth: Resources for Medieval Studies from Georgetown University.
Goddess Resources
Online Resources: Goddesses
Online resources are available to anyone with an internet connection and do not require any login credentials to access. General online sources must always be carefully vetted to verify appropriateness for use in a project (see the Academic Integrity and CRAP Test Guides for details).
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Ancient Egypt: Gods and Goddessesfrom the British Museum (probably geared for kids, but it's still pretty informative).
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Encyclopedia MythicaEncyclopedia Mythica is an internet encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and religion.
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The Goddesses of Ancient EgyptAll about Belly Dancing, including history up to the present (by Shira, a belly dancer).
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Goddess Names And ArchetypesFairly extensive, slanted to a pagan viewpoint.
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and ReligionFrom Project Gutenberg. Wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by Scottish anthropologist Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941). 1922 abridged version.
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Hrana's Goddess GalleryGoddesses of The Goddess Oracle.
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Order of the White Moon (OWM) Goddess Gallery(Pagan viewpoint)
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Shrine of the Forgotten Goddesses(Not updated since 2014). (Pagan viewpoint.)
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Theoi Project: Greek MythologyExplores mythology in classical literature and art.
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Timeless MythsTales and information on ancient and medieval mythology and legend.