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Harvard University's Social Museum Collection of Immigration Photos

"The Social Museum at Harvard University was established in 1903 'to promote investigations of modern social conditions and to direct the amelioration of industrial and social life,' in the words of its founder, Professor Francis Greenwood Peabody. Peabody was a leader in social reform, teaching popular courses on social ethics as early as the 1880s and forming the Department of Social Ethics in 1906. Peabody believed that "problems of the social order," represented by the rapid influx of immigrants thought to be largely unfamiliar with the principles of democracy, in large measure, took Americans by surprise."

"To support his program, Peabody and his staff assembled a large collection of photographs, diagrams, and publications related to the then-burgeoning international social reform movement, which were accessible to students and scholars in the Social Museum at Emerson Hall at Harvard through at least the 1930s. To see how Peabody classified these images, see the list beginning on page 8 of his work The Social Museum as an Instrument of University Teaching: A Classified List of Collections in the Social Museum of Harvard University to January, 1908 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, 1908)."

"The Social Museum's astonishing cache of pictures and related documents includes important bodies of work by such pioneering documentary photographers as Lewis Hine (Pittsburgh Survey series, ca. 1908) and Frances Benjamin Johnston (Hampton Institute series, ca. 1900). The collection of photographs resides in the Fogg Art Museum (on permanent deposit from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts)."

Browse the collection through these themes:

Continue with subjects at the site. Key Dates and Landmarks in United States Immigration History is another section of the site.

Environmental Working Group

From their about us page:

Environmental investigations have been our specialty at the Environmental Working Group since 1993.

Our team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers and computer programmers pores over government data, legal documents, scientific studies and our own laboratory tests to expose threats to your health and the environment, and to find solutions.

Our research brings to light unsettling facts that you have a right to know. It shames and shakes up polluters and their lobbyists. It rattles politicians and shapes policy. It persuades bureaucracies to rethink science and strengthen regulation. It provides practical information you can use to protect your family and community.

And because our investigations and interactive websites tend to make news, you've probably heard about them. Even if you've never heard of us.

Which is fine. We'd rather you remember our work than our name.

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Wisconsin Bibliographies in Women's Studies .

Two from the Librarians Internet Index:

Collection of bibliographies on a variety of topics related to women's studies, such as women novelists and mystery writers, women in the performing and visual arts, ecofeminism, Jewish women, "the glass ceiling," women in higher education, and "Brave, Active & Resourceful Females in Picture Books." From the Women's Studies Librarian's Office, University of Wisconsin.
URL: http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/bibliogs/biblmain...

US Women Without Borders
This site features educational materials on issues affecting women, such as trafficking in women and girls, honor killings, and the war in Sudan. Find articles about current events, discussion groups, and details about legislation and opportunities to help improve the situation of women. A project of the Women's Funding Network, "an international organization ... committed to improving the status of women and girls locally, nationally and globally."
URL: http://www.uswomenwithoutborders.org.

The National Tribal Justice Resource Center: The Resource Center provides a wide range of technical assistance services and resources relating to the development and enhancement of American Indian and Alaska Native justice systems. Programs and services developed by the Resource Center are offered to all tribal justice system personnel — whether working with formalized tribal courts or with tradition-based tribal dispute resolution forums. Programs and services developed by the Resource Center are offered to all tribal justice system personnel — whether working with formalized tribal courts or with traditional tribal dispute resolution forums. The Resource Center provides a number of services and programs including. There's a Toll-Free Hotline (877-976-8572). and an Online Help Line that connects to a live technical assistant who may help you answer any questions or locate information.

- If you're trying to track the progress (on non-progress) of a particular piece of legislation, Thomas is the source provided by the Library of Congress. The first database made available was Bill Text, followed shortly by Congressional Record Text, Bill Summary & Status, Hot Bills (no longer maintained), the Congressional Record Index, and the Constitution (now found, along with other historical Congressional documents, under the "Historical Documents" category on the THOMAS home page). Enhancements in the types of legislative data available, as well as in search and display capabilities, have been continuously added.

The House Floor This Week database found at top of homepage includes coverage of the current Congress and the measures expected to be considered on the House floor this week.

House Floor Now database found at top of homepage Coverage includes the current Legislative Day.

For the current Congress, you can limit your search to bills or resolutions that have reached this stage of Congressional consideration in the Bill Text files by selecting the radio button "bills with floor action," and in the Bill Summary and Status files by selecting the option "Any Legislative or Executive Action" from the "Stage in the Legislative Process" list.

Women Growing Older - I first came to this site to research the topic of the older woman as a demographic and then became interested in the article dealing with older women in Japan; it was only afterwards that I notice our site was referenced. Here's a little about the site's goals:

Addressing the Need for More Information

The international academic and research community is taking a life course approach to aging. This approach recognizes that the cumulative effects of lifestyle and behavior over a woman's life affects her health as she ages. Regional differences affect womens' aging experiences dramatically. This web site is a compilation of resources focused on the international, geographic aspects of women and aging. It contains a wealth of accessible information in an easy to use format to assist academics and researchers to encourage the productive living of older women all around the world.

The Women Growing Older site is a joint project of the UNC Institute on Aging and the University Center for International Studies. It was originally developed with funds from a Title VI grant from the US Dept. of Education, in partnership with the UNC School of Public Health. The site is now being managed and expanded through continuing support from the UNC Institute on Aging and UCIS.

Japanese Women in a "Super-Aging" Society:

In this paper I aim to investigate the reasons why Japanese women seem unable to enjoy their old age, even though they are said to have the highest longevity in the world. The suicide rate of elderly women in Japan is high, and many visit temples to pray for sudden death. This paper will provide interviews with elderly women, their family members, doctors and medical staff who are taking care of them. I will discuss how patriarchy and capitalism have affected their quality of life by examining the way sexism and ageism have victimized them. By referring to new movements to solve the problems of the elderly and improve their lives, I will try to research the possibilities for elderly women to exploit their yet unseen golden years. I would also like to examine and compare the differences in the lifestyles of Japanese, American and Scandinavian women aged 40 and upward.

Read the Paper by Kazumi Hayasi, Japanese Women in a "Super-Aging" Society at the Women Growing Older site

Links

American Association of University Women - Working to increase the number of women in policy-making decisions, this organization covers congressional voting records, assigning ratings to their positions on issues of concern to women. AAUW posts fact sheets and position papers for those issues. A voter education campaign, a guide to creating gender-fair schools and reports relating to young women's progress in schooling and the workplace are on the site. There are also reports dealing with such cultural issues as teenage girls on sex.

Amnesty International - The London-based agency conducts a worldwide campaigning movement to promote human rights cited in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as well as other international standards. It campaigns to free prisoners of conscience; promotes fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; favors abolishing the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners and an end to political killings and "disappearances." The group is composed of around a million members and supporters in 162 countries and territories. Activities range from public demonstrations to letter writing, from human rights education to fundraising concerts and individual appeals on a particular case to global campaigns on a particular issue. They remain impartial and independent of any government, political persuasion or religious creed and are financed largely by subscriptions and donations from membership.

BeliefNet - A multifaith site founded by experienced journalists and with a highly respected set of writers and theologians. Message boards are on the site as well as pages defining different faiths with additional links and articles. Funding comes from Highland Capital, a venture capital firm.

Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work - The site is located at Memorial University of Newfoundland and was originated for social work educators across Canada to use in order to enhance teaching and learning in their curriculums. The extensive, annotated website links focus on anti-racism, diversity, multiculturalism, racism, human rights and others and are worldwide in scope.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - A private, nonprofit think tank and publisher of the venerable Foreign Policy magazine as well as in-depth reports and studies. These can be browsed through by title, author, date, or research projector by topic. The President of the Endowment is Jessica Matthews, well respected in the foreign policy field. The library pages offer links for exploring international affairs issues and information and links on arms control. There is a searchable database for information on experts, institutions, projects and meetings related to globalization.

CASA - The abbreviation stands for the National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association with 900 programs in operation and 42,400 women and men serving as CASA volunteers. Concerned over making decisions about abused and neglected children's lives without sufficient information, a Seattle judge conceived the idea of using trained community volunteers to speak for the best interests of these children in court. CASA Volunteers are ordinary people who care about kids, come from all backgrounds, many working full time. Some are students or retired people and most work on one case at a time. No legal expertise is required. Click on the state locator to find programs near you. There is a support website.

Center for Media and Democracy - The Center sponsors the following projects: PR Watch, which investigates and exposes how the public relations industry and other professional propagandists manipulate public information, perceptions and opinion on behalf of governments and special interests. Spin of the Day (or of the week), which offers web-based daily reporting on public relations, propaganda and media spin.

Center for Public Integrity - With a resume nd credentials that any journalist would admire, Charles Lewis is the founder and director of this nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization in Washington that concentrates on ethics and public service issues. The Public Eye, in magazine format, focuses on current concerns about integrity issues.

Center for American Women and Politics - Part of the Eagleton Foundation headquartered at Rutgers, the center keeps statistics on women candidates for 2004, election results, information about women in elected office state-by-state, data on the gender gap and voting patterns and a list of women's PACs and donor networks. There's a special section called Eleccion Latina, a project of the Hispanic Bar Association, whose aim is to elect more latinas.

Center for Women's Global Leadership - Another Rutgers U. (Douglass College) institute, and as part of the Institute for Women's Leadership promotes the leadership of women and advance feminist perspectives in policy making processes in local, national and international arenas. The policy and advocacy program integrates gender and women’s human rights by informing and mobilizing advocates around specific events and builds linkages among them. The annual campaign called 16 Days Campaign has been used as an organizing strategy by individuals and groups from around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women.

Child Welfare League of America - Association of public and private nonprofit agencies that assist 2.5 million abused and neglected children and their families. Links to all the CWLA programs and surveys, including a situation little discussed: children of incarcerated parents.

Common Dreams - "Common Dreams is a national nonprofit citizens' organization working to promote progressive visions for America's future. Founded in 1997, we are committed to being on the cutting-edge of using the Internet as a political organizing tool - and creating new models for Internet activism. We are funded exclusively by our members and supporters - no corporate money, no advertising, no hidden agendas." Besides many timely articles dealing with current issues there are links to 120 progressive organizations who represent various causes and communities. Groups represented range from American Forests, American Rivers to Campaign to Label Genetically Engineered Food, Corporate Watch, Dads and Daughters to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Consumers Union Guide to Environmental Labels - Developed under grants from the Ford, Turner and Kohlberg foundation the publishers of Consumers Report have added toiletries and cleaning products to the food and wood products already covered, explaining 'hypoallergenic' and 'unscented' to its definitions. The site promises to inform about products that are eco-labeled compared to those that are conventionally farmed or produced, keep track of labels recently added and enable comparison of labels with a shorthand report card. Part of CU's evaluation of the label stated hypoallergenic properties states:

"According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), fragrance is the number one cause of allergic reactions in cosmetics. There are over 5000 basic fragrances used in various cosmetic products including perfumes, colognes, skin care products, soaps, shampoos, lipsticks, sunscreens, and lotions. Products labeled as "unscented" can also contain fragrances that are used to cover up the chemical smell of the other ingredients in the product. Preservatives are another example of a common trigger for allergic reactions in cosmetics products. Since manufacturers are allowed to consider fragrances as trade secrets, they are not required to list specific fragrance ingredients on the product. As a result, consumers may not be able to identify the specific cause of an allergic reaction from a cosmetic product." There's a search function, a glossary, a product, label and organization index available for the user.

Drug Control Policy (US Govt.) - The principal purpose of ONDCP is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program.The National Youth Anti Drug Campaign offers tips for parents in communicating as well as information about the drug culture and specific drugs. The site has five languages available: Spanish, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Chinese and Korean.

Feminist Majority - An celebrated organization for "the policy, practice or advocacy of political, economic, and social equality for women". This site features a feminist career center, a university network, affirmative action, global feminism, arts, literature and entertainment center. It also includes a unique group of state, federal and local women in law enforcement.

Girls, Women and Media Project - Of the roughly 14,0000 references to sex a teen would see on TV each year, only a small fraction (165) will include any reference to abstinence or delay of sex, birth control, risk of pregnancy, or sexually transmitted disease. Obviously girls bear the risk of pregnancy that boys don’t, but girls are also more likely to contract STDs than boys.

Gendered Aspects of Aging: This site hopes to raise awareness that aging is a gendered phenomenon and there is a need to promote gender sensitive policies and programs. INSTRAW carried out a pioneering study on the changing status and role of elderly women in countries around the world and has now prepared an extensive bibliography on gender aspects of aging. Through its GAINS Networks and other partners, INSTRAW is compiling a series of reports, articles and other relevant documents affecting women and aging in different parts of the world. The Special Collection is a searchable database of relevant references and links to on-line publications. There are links to relevant sites and organizations (and this feature includes a link to SeniorWomenWeb). There's a Discussion Forum and a Bulletin Board.

Government Views of Iraq - The site is a bibliography of online primary resources about Iraq and concentrates on Government documents and information. While the bulk of the resources are from the United States, there are resources from Britain, other Allies and the United Nations as well. The sort of resources covered include Congressional Hearings and Resolutions, Federal Agency reports, transcripts of press conferences and the CENTCOM briefings, USAID Fact Sheets, Legislation, Presidential Communications, United Nations Security Council Resolutions, etc. Two of the sources concerning women are: Iraqi Women under Saddam's Regime: A Population Silenced and Human Rights and Women in Iraq — Voices of Iraqi Women.

Guide to Gay and Lesbian Resources - "A classified bibliography based upon the collections of the University of Chicago compiled by Frank Conaway, Sebastian Hierl, and Sem C. Sutter at the university of library, this thorough bibliography offers an excellent guide to the voluminous amount of scholarly work on gay and lesbian themes. The guide contains a brief introduction about the methodology and reasoning behind the nature of this guide, and also lists some significant resources that researchers may be able to draw upon. The guide itself is divided into 22 major sections, such as religion, humor, and domestic relations. The guide concludes with an index that will help users perform a quick search of any topics that are of interest. In total, the guide lists over 4500 monographs and serials dealing with this broad topic, and will be of great assistance when looking for scholarly materials in this area." Quoted from the University of Michigan's Scout Report

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - "The mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about this unprecedented tragedy; to preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to encourage its visitors to reflect upon the moral and spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust as well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a democracy." The Center for Advanced Studies offers opportunities for fellowship and visiting scholars; a registry of survivors, online exhibitions, collections and archives, a calendar of events and governmental and private attempts to trace Holocaust assets by country.

Idealist - A comprehensive directory of nonprofit and volunteering resources with daily alerts and information about jobs and internships in the nonprofit sector. Check out volunteer opportunities in your community and around the world, or search a database of 18,000 nonprofit and community organizations in 130 countries. It is possible to choose from 45 areas of interest and to specify the skills you offer - from carpentry, graphic design and medical to public speaking - and the country, city and ZIP code where you want to volunteer."

IGC: Women: Internet Resources Collection - Links to organizations that deal with women's health and reproductive issues, women and technology, conflict resolution, the Greens movement and worldwide women's groups. The newsletter will keep you in touch with issues that you can support or participate in actively ... a wonderful resource to be in touch with issues that concern all women.

Institute for Women's Policy Research - "A public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation. Its program areas of research cover Poverty and Welfare, Employment and Earnings, Health Care and Domestic Violence and Democracy and Society

Jewish Women's Archive - Three exhibits of the Archive are Weaving Women's Words (an oral history project), Women of Valor, leaders and innovators, and Women Who Dare. The Dare exhibit is about those working publicizing the plight of Soviet Refuseniks and Ethiopian Jews, saving young Jewish children through the Jewish French Resistance, and facilitating a Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Others focused on issues in the wider American and international communities, such as the civil rights movement, antinuclear activism, and human rights in El Salvador. The Archive's mission is to uncover, chronicle and transmit material relevant to North American Jewish women and their history.

The King Center - The actual Center (Beloved Community) was established in 1968 as a memorial to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The nonviolence part of the site carries King's letter from Birmingham jail, the principles and steps to nonviolence including a glossary. A number of Martin Luther King's works are available in video and pdf files. His most famous speech, I Have A Dream, delivered shortly before his assassination is available at the Stanford University King Papers Project.

Miles Foundation - "The Miles Foundation is a private, non-profit organization providing comprehensive services to victims of violence associated with the military; furnishing professional education and training to civilian community-based advocates and military personnel; supporting research; serving as a resource center for policymakers, advocates, journalists, scholars, researchers and students; and serving to ensure that public policy is well-informed and constructive."

National Program on Women and Aging -The Center's activities are designed to promote security, health, and dignity of women in their later years. The Center is focusing their efforts on income security by promoting financial security and reducing poverty in old age; health issues by identifying barriers to preventive health care and combating gender bias in medical research and practice; caregiving by finding better ways to assist women providing care to family and friends.

National Organization For Women- The respected and now venerable (in terms of feminism's life cycle of organizations) focuses on issues of interest and concern to women of all ages: abortion and reproductive rights, affirmative action, economic equity, sexual harassment, electoral politics, racial and ethnic diversity, violence against women and women-friendly workplaces. The Taking Action section affords options for contacting legislators and a database allows helps find local chapters.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center - Considered the nation's newest "museum of conscience" and learning center, the Center is located on the banks of the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio .A biography section comprised of men and women who led the way to equality and dignity includes ten freedom 'stories' at the site:

Ida B. Wells; Rev. John Rankin; journalist Diane McWhorter and the four young African American girls killed in the Birmingham church bombing; the resistance of Fred Korematsu against the Japanese WWWII internment; Afghani girls finally returning to their regular classrooms; the fight to preserve history by writer Zora Neale Hurston and ethnographer and folk musicologist Alan Lomax; Jackie Robinson, a symbol for perseverance and determination; Ryan White standing up for the rights of people with HIV and AIDS; the people of Idaho and Morris Dees, who wouldn't take hate for an answer; and A. Philip Randolph and his unwavering fight for work-force equality.

The Underground Railroad section includes a timeline, an interactive states map of locations connected to the Railroad; an alphabetical listing of individuals: enslaved and freed Blacks, Whites, Native Americans, and others.

National Women's Studies Association - I'll quote directly from this impressive organization: "NWSA's membership embraces teachers, students, independent scholars, program administrators, and community activists .... regional organizations and national caucuses ... a regional newsletter, annual conferences, and student scholarships. NWSA caucuses include: African-American Women; Aging; Community College; Disability; Jewish Women; Lesbian; Poor and Working Class; Pre-K through 12 Educators; Program Administrators; Students; Women's Centers; Women of Color. "

NYPL: Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Resources - The New York Public Library's links to worldwide organizations, including domestic partner information and such esoteric sources as the "National Journal of Sexual Orientation Lore."

Older Women's Network, Europe - Available in four languages (Spanish, Italian, French and German), the Network aims to influence policy development relating to issues such as pensions, health, housing and education within local communities, the European Union and central and eastern Europe.

The Color of Money - Public Campaign has relaunched an in-depth research project that examines federal campaign contributions made to candidates and political committees in the context of US Census data, with a focus on race and ethnicity. Viewers can now conduct their own searches on the campaign contributions, racial and ethnic makeup, and income in their own neighborhoods.

I tested the neighborhood function by using the new zip code we're moving to. The function brought up what dollar amount was contributed by the community, what percentage went to which party, rank of zip code in total individual federal contributions out of 1533 zip codes statewide. Other information given was rank of zip code in total individual federal contributions out of 25,514 nationwide, total population 18 and over; % of households below poverty level: % of households with annual incomes of $100,000 or more. The zip code also gives the racial and ethnic breakdown of that particular area as well as its per capita contributions.

How Race is Lived in America - The New York Times has devoted a substantial and impressive journalistic effort to chronicle the present state of the "troubling, challenging issues Americans still face, that all of us ultimately face, taking you into the private zone-where race is really lived."..."Two generations after the end of legal discrimination, race still ignites political debates — over Civil War flags, for example, or police profiling. But the wider public discussion of race relations seems muted by a full employment economy and by a sense, particularly among many whites, that the time of large social remedies is past. Race relations are being defined less by political action than by daily experience, in schools, in sports arenas, in pop culture and at worship, and especially in the workplace. These encounters — race relations in the most literal, everyday sense — make up this series of reports, the outcome of a yearlong examination by a team of Times reporters."

The Center for Study of Responsive Law - The group, founded in 1971 by Ralph Nader, has six divisions currently involved in its efforts against the special interest lobbying groups in Washington. Issues addressed are antitrust policy and enforcement, the malaria project, congress watch, health research, critical mass energy group, a litigation group, global trade watch and buyers up, a home heating oil cooperative, consumer project on technology. Links to other like-minded organizations are provided: Appleseed Foundation, Center for Auto Safety, Insurance Research, Congressional Accountability Project, Death Penalty Information Center, Friends of the Earth and Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse, among others.

Responding First to Bioterrorism, a webshelf of the National Academies - First responder" community consists of local police, firefighters and emergency medical professionals. "The resources presented in this Web site are designed to help the community of first responders more easily locate valuable bioterrorism preparedness information resources. Our experts have assembled a collection of links to help guide you on your search for credible, science-based information on counterterrorism topics.

Reuters - Part of the Reuters news service site is a raw video page where viewers can choose between different features covering current events. There is a disclaimer pointing out that graphic images may be included and viewer discretion is advised. Depending on the size of your monitor, the Reuters images do have an visual immediacy; reportedly some of the material is seen at the site before they are viewed on television. A registration process is needed.

Congress of California Seniors - Part of the National Council of Senior Citizens which has 2,000 councils or clubs nationwide, it contains a women's section. Concentrating on the state of California, it's a model site.

The New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture presents this Web exhibit. Making use of Schomburg Center materials, as well as items loaned by other public institutions and private collections, the Web exhibition begins with a section entitled A New People that traces the complex genetic heritage of today's African-Americans — the vast majority descended from enslaved Africans — but also counting Europeans, Native Americans, and Asians among their ancestors. Shackles and coffle chains, currency used in the 16th to 19th centuries to buy and sell slaves, and artwork depicting the horrors of the slave trade are some the artifacts in The Long March. Slave Labor and Slave Systems outlines the skilled and unskilled labor that African slaves were brought to the Americas to do, from sugar plantations in Brazil to cotton plantations in the southern United States. The exhibition also includes sections on the abolition of slavery in the United States, family life, religion, education, and Expressive Culture, describing the influence of Africans on music, art, speech and dress in the US.

Editor's Note: Make sure to click on the label More to continue the narrative. There is also a UNESCO traveling version of this website. There is also a Portuguese, Spanish and French version of the site. Internet Scout Project

Social Issues Research Center - The Center is an independent, England-based, nonprofit organization founded to conduct research on social and lifestyle issues, monitor and assess global socio-cultural trends and provide insights on human behavior and social relations. The Media Watch section displays SIRC's concern for more accurate and balanced reporting of science and health issues. The articles on the site are especially good at tilting windmills and deflating hyped approaches to research, especially the gloomy prognostications about the state of the world.

Status of Women in Canada - A federal government agency which "promotes gender equality, and the full participation of women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of the country. SWC focuses on improving women's economic autonomy and well-being, eliminating systemic violence against women and children, and advancing women's human rights."

Survivors of the Shoah Visual History - 50,000 eyewitness testimonies in 57 countries and 32 languages are preserved by the Shoah Visual History Foundation. Founded by Steven Spielberg after filming Schindler's List. The Foundation hopes to develop domestic and international educational products and programs based on the Foundation's archive in the future, as well as producing other documentaries.

TerrorismAnswers - Organized by the prestigious Council of Foreign Relations in cooperation with the Markle Foundation, this site endeavors to sort fact from fiction and rumor. There is a listing of the state sponsors of terrorism and havens for terrorism.

Toolkit to End Violence Against Women - The toolkit (in pdf form) provides guidance to communities, policy leaders, and individuals engaged in activities to end violence against women; The recommendations contained in the Toolkit were reviewed by experts in the fields of sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking. Rather than addressing victims themselves, the site is designed to focus on a particular audience or environment and includes recommendations for strengthening prevention efforts and improving services and advocacy for victims. The detailed discussion files hold suggestions for positive action whether it be at the workplace, on campus or at a location such as a reservation for native American women.

From the Scout Report: Two Towns of Jasper - The subject of race and race-relations in the United States is one that is at times avoided by many persons, but the documentary Two Towns of Jasper and its well-conceived Web site developed by PBS foster meaningful dialogue about these issues. The documentary deals with the murder of James Byrd (a black man), who was dragged to his death behind a truck driven by three white men in Jasper, Texas. On the Web site, visitors can read about what has happened in Jasper since the events of 1998, including hearing from the family of Mr. Byrd, the ongoing town-hall meetings, and about the convicted murderers. The Web site also allows visitors to listen to a series on "Race in America," hosted by Amy Goodman. Visitors can also ask questions of the documentary filmmakers, Marco Williams and Whitney Dow, along with browsing a fine selection of related Web sites and related classroom resources that will help educators facilitate discussion on race.

Voices of the Holocaust uses RealAudio which is worthwhile downloading if you don't already possess this add-on. Unearthed in 1998, the Illinois Institute of Technology has put online seventy interviews in English taken from Holocaust survivors within one year of liberation and still housed in d.p. camps. You can browse through the interviews alphabetically or by using a search word engine.

Volunteer Match - A database allows volunteers to search volunteering opportunities by zip code, category, and date. Once a possible match is found, sign up by email. Communities that lend strong support are: San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Boston, Washington, DC, Charlotte, New York, and Los Angeles. When I searched the database, the African-American Shakespeare Company was searching for a graphic designer, the Seattle Public Theater was looking for an newsletter writer/editor, an animal welfare agency in New Mexico (and many other states) was looking for people to take care of an injured dog or cat, newborn babies in need in Kentucky needed handmade clothing...the list goes on and on.

Washington Wire - "A Weekly Report from The Wall Street Journal's Capital Bureau", a fascinating, well-written look inside the Beltway, updated daily in the online site. In other words, a treat. Here's what it says about itself:

"The Washington Wire, which is among the most venerated products of the Journal's Washington bureau, also is one of the oldest standing features in American journalism. Since the Wire was launched on Sept. 20, 1940, the Journal has offered readers an informal look at the capital's comings and goings in a series of newsy, and sometimes even gossipy, items. Now online each weekday, the Wire provides a succession of glimpses at what's happening behind hot stories and early warnings of what to watch for in the days ahead. The Wire is the collective product of the Washington bureau, some 40 journalists strong."

Women in Interparliamentary Union - Here are some of the issues that the Union is examining: The role of women to ensure the protection of the environment in relation to development; literacy and education; violence against women and women in armed conflicts, the health and well-being of the elderly, particularly women, the complementary nature of the rights of women and the rights of children and human rights in general, and women as victims of poverty and key factors in its eradication. A feature is the Women in Politics Bibliographic Database holding 650 titles of recent works concerned with this subject.

Women's Studies/ Women Issues Resource Sites - Over 450 web sites containing resources and information about women's studies and issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program. Links are also accessed according to topical subsections such as activism, business and work, health, international, Internet information, religion and spirituality, science and technology, sexuality and women of color.