THE AMERICAN WOMAN. New York: Norton, 1988/89 - . (Biannual)
Each volume in this series sponsored by the Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI) focuses on an important women's issue, e.g. WOMEN AND WORK, 1996-97; WOMEN AND HEALTH, 1994-95.

Bianchi, Suzanne M., and Spain, Daphne. "Women, Work, and Family in America." POPULATION BULLETIN, vol. 51, no. 3, December 1996, pp. 2-46.

Bingham, Clara. WOMEN ON THE HILL: CHALLENGING THE CULTURE OF CONGRESS. New York: Times Books, 1997.

Bowles, Janet K., ed. "American Feminism: New Issues for a Mature Movement." THE ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, vol. 515, May 1991, entire issue.

Boxer, Barbara with Nicole Boxer. STRANGERS IN THE SENATE: POLITICS AND THE NEW REVOLUTION OF WOMEN IN AMERICA. Washington: National Press Books, 1994.

Burrell, Barbara C. A WOMAN'S PLACE IS IN THE HOUSE: CAMPAIGNING FOR CONGRESS IN THE FEMINIST ERA. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1994.

Chafe, William H. THE PARADOX OF CHANGE: AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE 20TH CENTURY. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991.

Clark, Charles S. "Feminism's Future." CQ RESEARCHER, vol. 7, no. 8, pp. 169-192.

Conway, M. Margaret. WOMEN AND PUBLIC POLICY: A REVOLUTION IN PROGRESS. Washington: CQ Press, 1995.

Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn. THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WOMEN'S HISTORY IN AMERICA. New York: Facts on File, 1996.

DiMona, Lisa and Herndon, Constance. THE 1995 INFORMATION PLEASE WOMEN'S SOURCEBOOK. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995.

Evans, Sara M. BORN FOR LIBERTY: A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN AMERICA. New York: Free Press, 1989.

Faludi, Susan. BACKLASH: THE UNDECLARED WAR AGAINST AMERICAN WOMEN. New York: Crown, 1991.

Families and Work Institute. WOMEN: THE NEW PROVIDERS: WHIRLPOOL FOUNDATION STUDY, PART ONE. New York: 1995.

Flexner, Eleanor. CENTURY OF STRUGGLE: THE WOMAN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. rev. ed. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1975.

Friedan, Betty. IT CHANGED MY LIFE: WRITINGS ON THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT. New York: Random House, 1976.

Friedan, Betty. THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE. 3d ed. New York: Norton, 1996.

Friedan, Betty. THE SECOND STAGE. New York: Summit Books, 1981.

Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth. THE ABC-CLIO COMPANION TO WOMEN'S PROGRESS IN AMERICA. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1994.

Frost-Knappman, Elizabeth and Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn, eds. WOMEN'S RIGHTS ON TRIAL: 101 HISTORIC TRIALS FROM ANNE HUTCHINSON TO THE VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE CADETS. Detroit: Gale Research, 1997.

Gertzog, Irwin N. CONGRESSIONAL WOMEN: THEIR RECRUITMENT, INTEGRATION, AND BEHAVIOR. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1995.

Gill, LaVerne McCain. AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN CONGRESS: FORMING AND TRANSFORMING HISTORY. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1997.

Goldstein, Leslie Friedman. CONTEMPORARY CASES IN WOMEN'S RIGHTS. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1994.

Gurko, Miriam. THE LADIES OF SENECA FALLS: THE BIRTH OF THE WOMAN'S RIGHTS MOVEMENT. New York: Macmillan, 1974.

Hammond, Keith H. "Balancing Work and Family; Survey ." BUSINESS WEEK, no. 3493, September 16, 1996, pp. 74-80.

Harrison, Cynthia E. ON ACCOUNT OF SEX: THE POLITICS OF WOMEN'S ISSUES, 1945-1968. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988.

Harrison, Cynthia E., ed. WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY: A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1979.

Institute for Women's Policy Research. THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE STATES. Washington: The Institute, November 1996.
Establishes baseline measures for the status of women in each of the states and the District of Columbia. Selected individual state reports are also available.

Jeffreys-Jones, Rhodri. CHANGING DIFFERENCES: WOMEN AND THE SHAPING OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, 1917-1994. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1995.

Kalb, Deborah. "Election of '96: Women of Freshman Class Not Easily Labeled." CQ WEEKLY REPORT, vol. 54, no. 49, December 14, 1996, pp. 3399-3401.

Kaptur, Marcy. WOMEN OF CONGRESS: A TWENTIETH-CENTURY ODYSSEY. Washington: Congressional Quarterly, 1996.

Langley, Winston E. and Fox, Vivian, eds. WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.

Lawlor, Julia. "Bottom Line on Work-Family Programs, Family Friendly Work Policies." WORKING WOMAN, vol. 21, no. 7-8, July 1996, pp. 54-58+.

Margolies-Mezvinsky, Marjorie. A WOMAN'S PLACE: THE FRESHMAN WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF CONGRESS. New York: Crown, 1994.

Mattis, Mary C. "Corporate Initiatives for Advancing Women." WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, vol. 10, no. 7, pp. 5-14.

McFadden, Margaret. WOMEN'S ISSUES. 3 vols. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, 1997.

National Women's Political Caucus. NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF WOMEN ELECTED OFFICIALS. Washington: The Caucus, 1981- . (Biannual)

Responsive Database Services, Inc. CONTEMPORARY WOMEN'S ISSUES. CD-ROM. Beachwood, OH: 1997.
This database provides full text access to over 500 reports and periodicals covering women's issues worldwide.

Rogers, Mary Beth. "Women in Electoral Politics: A Slow, Steady Climb." SOCIAL POLICY, vol. 23, no. 4, Summer 1993, pp. 14-21.

Schneir, Miriam, ed. FEMINISM: THE ESSENTIAL HISTORICAL WRITINGS. New York: Vintage Books, 1972.

Slavin, Sarah, ed. U.S. WOMEN'S INTEREST GROUPS: INSTITUTIONAL PROFILES. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1995.

Spain, Daphne and Bianchi, Suzanne M. BALANCING ACT: MOTHERHOOD, MARRIAGE, AND EMPLOYMENT AMONG AMERICAN WOMEN. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1996.

Taeuber, Cynthia M., ed. STATISTICAL HANDBOOK ON WOMEN IN AMERICA. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1996.

Tarr-Whelan, Linda. "Women Today and the Women's Movement." SOCIAL POLICY, vol. 23, no. 4, Summer 1993, pp. 8-13.

"Twentieth Anniversary of Working Woman, 1976-1996." WORKING WOMAN, vol. 21, no. 11, November-December 1996, entire issue.
Special issue highlights the accomplishments of women in politics, law, religion, media, and other fields during the last twenty years. Profile of Secretary of the Air Force, Sheila Widnall appears on p. 36.

U.S. Commission on Family and Medical Leave. A WORKABLE BALANCE: REPORT TO THE CONGRESS ON FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE POLICIES. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1996.

U.S. Congress. FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993 (29 U.S. Code, Sec. 2601 et seq.; PL 103-3) Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1993.
Administered by the Wage and Hour Division, Employment Standards and Administration, U.S. Dept. of Labor, this law is "intended to provide a means for employees to balance their work and family life by taking reasonable unpaid leave" for reasons including birth of a child, to care for an ill family member or for other serious health conditions. Text of the Act is available by title or as a whole (79,113 bytes) on the Thomas Internet site.

U.S. Dept. of Labor. Office of the Secretary. Women's Bureau. WHAT WORKS! THE WORKING WOMEN COUNT HONOR ROLL REPORT. Washington: The Bureau, 1996.
Updates the 1994 survey of women in the workplace and highlights the family-friendly policies of private and public employers around the country.

U.S. Dept. of Labor. Office of the Secretary. Women's Bureau. WORKING WOMEN COUNT! A REPORT TO THE NATION. Washington: The Bureau, 1994. The EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of this report is available on the Internet.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. LAWS ENFORCED BY THE EEOC. Washington: The Commission, 1997.
Includes Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991.

100 Best Companies for Working Mothers
http://www.women.com/work/ best/

This site by Milton Moskowitz and Carol Townsend traces the gains made by working mothers over the last ten years, as the list has grown from 30 family-friendly companies to 100.

95/75
http://www.rochester.e du/SBA/95-75/

Maintained by the Susan B. Anthony University Center at the University of Rochester, "95/75" commemorates the 75th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage in America, and celebrates women's history, achievements and future.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN
http://www.aauw.org/

A "national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls." Composed of a 160,000-member association that lobbies and advocates for education and equity; a foundation, which funds research on girls and education, community action projects, and fellowships and grants for women worldwide; and a legal advocacy fund.

CENTER FOR THE AMERICAN WOMAN AND POLITICS (CAWP)
http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~walsh/cawpinf.html

A unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, CAWP's mission is "to promote greater understanding and knowledge about women's relationship to politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life." Of particular interest is the National Information Bank on Women in Public Office, a database on current and past women officeholders and candidates, as well as their newsletters and fact sheets.

CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS FOR WOMEN'S ISSUES
http://www.house.gov/lowey/caucus.htm

This coalition is "an active bipartisan voice in the House of Representatives on behalf of women." Key issues of interest include women's health, domestic violence, Fourth World Conference on Women, economic rights of women, and education. Information services formerly provided by the caucus are now provided by WOMEN'S POLICY, INC., a non-profit organization. http://www.womenconnect.com/wlc/community/organiza tion_list/or31550d.htm

EMILY'S LIST
http://www.emilyslist.org/

An acronym for "Early Money is Like Yeast" (because it makes the dough rise), EMILY's List identifies viable pro-choice Democratic women candidates for key federal and statewide offices and supports them raising campaign contributions, building strong campaigns, and mobilizing women voters." The web site includes a state-by-state list of women in Congress and State Legislatures.

FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE
http://www.familiesandworkinst.org/

"This national nonprofit research, strategic planning, and consulting organization conducts policy and worksite research on the changing workforce and changing family/personal lives." Home of the FATHERHOOD PROJECT, "a national research and education program that is examining the future of fatherhood and developing ways to support men's involvement in childrearing."
http://www.fatherhoodproject.org/

FOREFRONT CONNECT
http://www.ffconnect.com/

ForeFront Connect (a service of FOREFRONT: THE MAGAZINE FOR INFLUENTIAL WOMEN) "is your one-stop source for comprehensive, non-partisan information about women, politics, and public affairs."

GLASS CEILING COMMISSION
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/library/e_archive/GlassCeiling/

"The Commission works to identify glass ceiling barriers and expand practices and policies which promote employment opportunities for the advancement of minorities and women into positions of responsibility in the private sector." This site includes documents, recommendations, fact-finding reports, news releases, and other relevant publications.

INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S FORUM
http://www.iwf.org/

"Provides a voice for American women who believe in individual freedom and personal responsiblity." Links to the Women's Quarterly, the newsletter ExFemina, and other reports and publications, such as the online Media Directory of Women Experts.

INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN'S POLICY RESEARCH
http://www.iwpr.org/

"An independent, non-profit, scientific research organization founded in 1987 to rectify the limited availability of policy-relevant research on women's lives. . . ." Current emphasis is given to labor market and employment issues, poverty and welfare, family and work, and health care policy.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
http://lwv.org/~lwvus/

Encourages the "informed and active participation of citizens in government" and influences public policy through its education and advocacy programs. This website cover the activities of the national organization, and the League of Women Voters Education Fund.

LEGAL INFORMATION INSTITUTE (CORNELL UNIVERSITY) -- FEMINIST JURISPRUDENCE MATERIALS
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/feminist_jurisprudence.html

Contains key legal texts, Supreme Court decisions, and links to major Internet sources on feminism and the law, curricular resources, women's studies, and women's rights.

LIBRARIANS' INDEX TO THE INTERNET: WOMEN
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/ searchindex?title=Women&query =women&searchtype=subje cts&results=0&search_tags=c

A selected list of over 50 of the best Internet resources about women.

NATIONAL WOMEN'S POLITICAL CAUCUS
http://www.feminist.com/n wpc.htm

A "national, grassroots organization dedicated to increasing the number of women elected and appointed to office at all levels of government regardless of party affiliation." The caucus provides campaign training, support, a networking forum, and publications, such as the DIRECTORY OF WOMEN ELECTED OFFICIALS and the FACT SHEET ON WOMEN'S POLITICAL PROGRESS. Numerous links to women's resources on the net are provided by FEMINIST.COM at http://www.feminist.com/, the caucus's home site.

NAWSA COLLECTION
http://r s6.loc.gov/ammem/rbnawsahtml/nawshom.html

Selections from the National Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921, part of the Library of Congress's American Memory Collection, this site "consists of 167 books, pamphlets and other articles documenting the suffrage campaign."

ONE WOMAN, ONE VOTE: A SHORT HISTORY & GUIDE
http://www.pbs. org/onewoman/one_woman.html

"One Woman, One Vote," a two-hour public television program, was originally broadcast on February 15, 1995 as part of PBS's THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE series and highlights moments in 72 years of the suffrage movement, beginning with the first women's rights convention in 1848 and climaxing in passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920."

RESOURCES FOR WOMEN -- BEIJING --USIA
http://www.usia.gov/topical/global/women/woman.htm

Commemorating the First Anniversary of the United Nation's Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China, September 1995, this site addresses each of the twelve issues of the "Platform for Action."

SBA'S OFFICE OF WOMEN'S BUSINESS OWNERSHIP
http:// www.usia.gov/topical/global/women/woman.htm.

This office of the Small Business Association "provides a network of training, counseling and mentoring services to help women start and/or expand businesses." Also compiles statistics on business ownership and works with groups such as the National Women's Business Council at http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/womeninbusiness/nwbccov.html and the White House Office of Women's Initiative and Outreach at http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/Women/OWIO.

U.S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION. OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS.
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/ocrpubs.html

Excellent source of information on Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; the latest regulations, and discussion of their implications.

U.S. DEPT. OF LABOR. WOMEN'S BUREAU
http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/welcome.html

Emphasizes current initiatives being undertaken by the Women's Bureau, publications, newsletters, notices, and media releases. A good site for publications on women in the workforce.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN OFFICE
http://www.usdoj.gov/vawo/

Information about the Violence against Women Act, the National Domestic Violence Hotline telephone number (800-799-SAFE), national and local resources for victims and others, federal grant programs and documents, statistics, and relevant speeches are available on this Department. of Justice site.

WHITE HOUSE OFFICE FOR WOMEN'S INITIATIVES AND OUTREACH
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/Women/OWIO/

Provides information about recent events and the Clinton Administration's accomplishments for women and families. Also develops and maintains a network of leaders in the women's community and serves as a point of contact.

WOMEN'S CAMPAIGN FUND
http://www.wowfactor.com/

Organization headed by Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky that helps the election efforts of progressive female candidates, both Republicans and Democrats. The group hosts training sessions in various parts of the country and sponsors fund-raisers.

WOMEN'S POLICY, INC. (WPI)
http://www.womenconnect.com/wlc/community/organization_list /or31550d.htm

Formed "specifically to carry on the information services provided by the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues. . . in January 1995," it provides nonpartisan legislative analysis and information to members of Congress, interested organizations, the press, and the public. Links to resources on women and the arts, business, careers, education, family, finance, gender equity, health, law, politics, trends, and history are also accessible through the main site, WOMEN'S CONNECTION ONLINE at http://www.womenconnect.com/

WOMEN'S WEB (WOM WEB)
http://www.womweb.com/index.html

Contains current articles from WORKING WOMEN, WORKING MOTHER, and MS. magazines. Subscription information is also given.

WWWOMEN SEARCH DIRECTORY FOR WOMEN ONLINE
http://www.wwwomen.com/

Searchable directory contains links to sites relevant to women, such civil liberties, child rearing, and careers. Also co-produces WOMEN ONLINE at http://www.women-online.com/ which distributes news, information and announcements of interest to women worldwide.