Gender & Global Issues Program

University of California, Davis

K-12 Teachers' Continuing Education: Gender and Global Issues in the Classroom
Bibliography for Primary Sources, Lesson Plans, and Supplementary Reading

Websites

UC Davis Guide to Internet Resources in Education
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/education/education-internet.php

UC Davis Guide to History Internet Sources
http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/history/history-internet-resources.php

Gateway to Education Materials
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, this search engine generates lesson plans and activities.
http://thegateway.org/

H-Net: H-High S Discussion Network
Part of the much larger H-Net network, this site facilitates discussion of curriculum, instructional strategies, and educational resources, with emphasis on history and social studies.
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~highs/

Literacy in the History Classroom: Primary Sources on the Web
Constructed at UC-Irvine, this list includes sources for finding and evaluating primary source documents, timelines, etc. online. Focus is most often on U.S., but there are also some of relevance to worldwide histories and issues.
http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~jariel/LiteracyHistoryClassroomNov03.htm

Librarian's Index to the Internet
Internet resources on numerous subjects selected by librarians.
http://lii.org/

WSSLinks: Women, Girls, and Education
Guide to many useful links on curriculum formation, pedagogy, and more.
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/womened.htm

WSSLinks: Women’s History
Links covering all periods of history, with U.S. and international topics.
http://www.library.arizona.edu/users/dickstei/acrlwsshistory

Women in World History Curriculum
Covers basic biographies, curriculum, and interactive lessons. Includes information on global women's suffrage.
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/

Media Awareness Network: For Teachers
Canadian non-profit site featuring lesson plans and class activities for different ages on topics related to media literacy.
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/teachers/index.cfm

On-line Archival Collections: Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
From Duke University, these pages provide full-text content on the Women's Liberation Movement, African-American Women (primarily from the 19th Century), and Civil War Women. A good source for primary documents like letters and diaries.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/digital.html

Womens Studies Core Books Database
Geared toward higher education and teachers, this database generates a list of recommended books on a variety of interdisciplinary topics.
http://webcat.library.wisc.edu:3200/ACRLWSS/

Center for Women and Information Technology: Curricular Resources
While the focus is largely on higher education, this site can assist teachers with creative curricular development on topics and issues related to technology.
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/curricular.html

Subject Listing of Women and Gender Resources
From the U. of Wisconsin Women’s Studies Office, this extensive site offers links on a variety of topics. The “Statistical Resources” page is useful for finding free stats online that cover gender issues.
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/othsubj.htm

World History Matters
Useful guide with digital teaching resources. Use the “Advanced Search” to limit by gender, environment, and more.
http://chnm.gmu.edu/whm/index.html

Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute: Curriculum Units
Complete lesson plans in U.S. and World cultural topics.
http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/

Emma Goldman Papers: A Curriculum for Middle and High School Students
Curriculum that uses Goldman's papers as a point of study on topics like Women's Rights, Immigration, and Freedom of Expression.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/Curricula/index.html

Jewish Women's Archives: Primary Sources and Lesson Plans
Uses digital primary source documents in lesson plans, including sample discussion questions. Search by time period, type of document, or topic.
http://www.jwa.org/teach/primarysources/index.html

CWLU Historical Archive
Online collection from Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU) Herstory Project, including Second Wave texts and pamphlets.
http://www.cwluherstory.org/CWLUArchive/archive.html

LANIC: Primary & Secondary Education
Designed as a guide to Latin American resources online, this section of the site is specifically for teachers and students. Includes lesson plans and sites for individual countries. There is also a “Resources for Children” link.
http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12/

American Women’s History: A Research Guide
Guide covering both print and digital works on an array of topics, including immigrant women, suffrage, and the Persian Gulf War.
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html

Chronology of Worldwide Women’s Suffrage
Adapted by the International Museum of Women, this simple list provides the dates that women in different countries were granted the right to vote.
http://www.imow.org/SuffrageChron_3.htm

Gender and Environment: Links
International sites to topics on masculinity, human rights, and specific environmental areas of concern.
http://www.generoyambiente.org/EN/secciones/seccion_27.html

Agents of Social Change: Lesson Plans
Designed around the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, this site brings together documents and lesson plans for junior high and high school teachers. The emphasis is on women social reformers from the 1930s-1980s.
http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/curriculum/index.html

Women’s Human Rights.net
Articles and analysis of women’s human rights and global issues. Most articles also have a webliography. This source may also be useful to students as an example to evaluate documentation in web sources.
http://www.whrnet.org/

Women’s Rights: Links to Related Resources
Sites recommended by Human Rights Watch for global information on women.
http://www.hrw.org/women/links.html

Feminist Academic Press Column
Book and video reviews for academic press materials, with readership level information included. This is best for adult and college readers, but some materials may work with high school curriculum.
http://www.litwomen.org/fapc/fapc.html

Women’s Human Rights Resources
From U. of Toronto, this site is good for finding documentation of women’s human rights from a legal standpoint. Has numerous links to Human Rights Watch reports.
http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/diana/

Teaching for Change: Links for Educators
Links to a variety of resources for educators from the social justice organization. Includes Environmental Studies and Gender as topics (click on “Links” to get to this part of the page).
http://www.teachingforchange.org/

History Matters
Designed for high school and college teachers of U.S. history, including sample syllabi.
http://historymatters.gmu.edu/

The Food Timeline
Includes origins of foods, historic recipes, extensive teaching resources and web links.
http://www.foodtimeline.org/

Immigration: The Changing Face of America
From the Library of Congress, this site includes interviews and photographs, as well as sample lesson plans and activities.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/features/immig/immigration_set2.html

The Learning Page
Another Library of Congress site, this page was designed for teachers interested in using the American Memory digital collections. Includes advice on using primary documents for assignments and more.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/index.html

PBS TeacherSource
Includes sample lesson plans and activities in social studies and other topics. Gender is not a pre-defined topic in the search engine, but several of the lessons incorporate women/gender issues.
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

African Women
Annotated list of internet resources on women in Africa.
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/women.html

American FactFinder
From the U.S. Census Bureau, this site allows researchers to look at data sets from a range of categories, including gender and income. Also includes document “United States in International Context.”
http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en
and
http://www.census.gov/prod/2002pubs/c2kbr01-11.pdf

NationMaster.com
A large data source that allows graphic comparison of different countries. Environment, labor, and democracy are all categories for exploration.
http://www.nationmaster.com/

Earthtrends: The Environmental Information Portal
Online collection of information regarding environmental, social, and economic trends. This includes info on civil and political liberties, politics, and literacy.
http://earthtrends.wri.org/

Future State: U.S. Department of State Youth Website
Offers section for parents and educators, including lesson plans and sections on international issues. The international topics pages are heavily influenced by the current administration.
http://future.state.gov/
and
http://www.state.gov/interntl/

Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Includes section on global women’s history, with assortment of full text documents
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

United Nations: Economic and Social Development
Central documents on women, human rights, and the environment from the United Nations.
http://www.un.org/esa/

UNIFEM: United Nations Development Fund for Women
Information on human rights, economic security, and more. This site is closely allied with specific organizational principles and goals.
http://www.unifem.org/

World Health Organization
Search for information on women’s health in the context of AIDS and globalization. You can also browse by country.
http://www.who.int/en/

Global Children’s Art Gallery
Includes submissions from children, each labeled with country of origin. There are many different representations of women and gender roles here, but unfortunately there is no way to search by topic.
http://www.naturalchild.com/gallery/

Amelia Bloomer Project
Bibliography compiled yearly by the ACRL Feminist Task Force, recognizing children's books that depict "strong, self-actualizing girls and women."
http://www.libr.org/FTF/bloomer.html

Aviva
Page dedicated to women's international news, including information on advocacy groups and human rights violations.
http://www.aviva.org/

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Electronic Databases via UC Davis Library

(These subscription databases are available for use ONLY at UC Davis IP addresses, including the library.)

Education databases
/ul/research/subjects/?heading=16

Women & Gender Studies databases
/ul/research/subjects/?heading=32

Newspaper databases
/ul/research/subjects/?heading=39

Expanded Academic ASAP (general interdisciplinary database)
http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucdavis?db=eaim

Britannica Online
http://www.uclibs.org/PID/12593

Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries.
http://db.eiu.com/publications.asp

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Reference Books

Books located in HSSGIS Reference are on the 2nd floor of Shields Library. All other books are in general collection.

Almanac of Women and Minorities in World Politics.
(2000). HSSGIS Ref HQ1236 .M347 2000

Atlas of Women.
(2003). HSSGIS Ref G1046.E1 S4 2003b

Chronology of Women Worldwide.
(1997). HSSGIS Ref HQ1121 .C617 1997

Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia.
(2003). HSSGIS Ref HV22 .C59 2003

A Companion to Gender History.
(2004). Shields Library HQ1075 .C655 2004

Elgar Companion to Feminist Economics.
(1999). HQ1381 .E44 1999 [includes entries on globalization, GDP, Imperialism, Environmental Economics]

Encyclopaedia of Women as Human Resource in 21st Century and Beyond.
(India 2001). Shields Library, HQ1240.5.I5E665 2001 [v.4 on Women & Globalization]

Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society.
(2004). HSSGIS Ref HQ767.84.E53 2004 [includes entries on globalization and girlhood]

Encyclopedia of Democracy.
(1995). HSSGIS Ref JC423.E53 1995 [entries on globalization and “women and democracy”]

Encyclopedia of Democratic Thought.
(2001). HSSGIS Ref JC423.E54 2001. [includes entry on “gendering democracy”]

Encyclopedia of Food and Culture.
(2003). HSSGIS Ref GT2850.E53 2003 [includes entry on “women and food”]

Encyclopedia of Women and Gender.
(2001). HSSGIS Ref HQ1115.E43 2001

Encyclopedia of Women Biography: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.
(India 2001). HSSGIS Ref CT3720.E63

Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers.
(2001). HSSGIS Ref HQ1236.R29 2001

Encyclopedia of Women’s Travel and Exploration.
(2001). HSSGIS Ref G465.N47 2001

Gender and Development (by Janet Henshall Momsen).
(2004). Shields Library HQ1240.5.D44 M657 2004

Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide
(2003). HSSGIS Ref HQ1115.G74 2003

Handbook for Achieving Sex Equity Through Education.
(1985, currently being revised). Shields Library, LC213.2.H36 1985

International Encyclopedia of Human Rights.
(2000). HSSGIS Ref JC571.M3243 2000

International Encyclopedia of Marriage and Family.
(2003). HSSGIS Ref HQ9.E52 2003

Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary.
(2001). HSSGIS Ref CT3290.N68 2001

Reader’s Guide to Women’s Studies.
(1998). HSSGIS Ref HQ1180.R4 1998

Routledge Historical Atlas of Women in America.
(2000). HSSGIS Ref HQ1410.P68 2000

Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women.
(2000). HSSGIS Ref HQ1115.R69 2000

Women in Global Migration, 1945-2000.
(2001). HSSGIS Ref JV6347.H62 2001

Women’s Almanac.
(2002). HSSGIS Ref HQ1101.W756

World Encyclopedia of Political Systems and Parties.
(1999). HSS Ref JF2011.W67 1999

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Anthologies & Other Works

(use Harvest library catalog from to see if these are checked out; also visit the library in Women’s Resources and Research Center)

Coming Into Her Own: Educational Success in Girls and Women.
Davis, Sara N., et. al. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999. Shields Library, LC1503.C65 1999

Disciplines on the Line: Feminist Research on Spanish, Latin American, and U.S. Latina Women.
Newark: Juan de la Cuesta, 2003. Shields Library, HQ1075.I53 2003

Feminist Approaches to Theory and Methodology: An Interdisciplinary Reader.
New York: Oxford UP, 1999. Shields Library, HQ1180.F43 1999

Feminist Research in Theory and Practice.
Letherby, Gayle. Buckingham: Open U, 2003. Shields Library, HQ1180.L47 2003

Gender Studies: Terms and Debates.
Cranny-Francis, Anne, et al. New York: Palgrave, 2003. Shields Library, HQ1180.C73 2003.

Gender, Identity and Place: Understanding Feminist Geographies.
McDowell, Linda. Cambridge: Polity Press, 1999. Shields Library, HQ1190.M375 1999b

Getting Started: Planning Curriculum Transformation.
Hedges, Elaine. Baltimore: National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women, 1997. Shields Library, LB2806.15.H44 1997

Global Gender Issues
Peterson, V. Spike. Boulder: Westview Press, 1999. Shields Library, HQ1236.P45 1999

Human Rights and Gender Politics: Asia-Pacific Perspectives.
London: Routledge, 2000. Shields Library, JC599.A78H825 2000

Identity and Diversity: Gender and the Experience of Education: a Reader.
Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 1995. Shields Library LC212.9.I34 1995

Internet Sources on Women: Using Electronic Media in Curriculum Transformation.
Korenman, Joan Smolin. Baltimore: National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women, 1997. Shields Library, HQ1180.K67 1997

Intricate Weave: Women Write About Girls and Girlhood.
Ed. Marlene Miller. Laguna Beach: Iris Editions, 1997. Shields Library, PN6071.G53I58 1997

Introducing Women’s Studies: Feminist Theory and Practice.
Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1997. Shields Library, HQ1154.I67 1997b

Introduction to Women’s Studies: Gender in a Transnational World.
Inderpal Grewal and Caren Kaplan. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Shields Library, HQ1180.G74 2002

Is Academic Feminism Dead? Theory in Practice.
New York: New York UP, 2000. Shields Library, HQ1190.I76 2000

Masculinity Studies Reader.
Ed. Rachel Adams and David Savran. Malden: Blackwell, 2002. Shields Library, HQ1088.M377 2002

Pedagogy and Resistance: Teaching the Histories of U.S. Women of Color.
Flores-Munoz, Shirley. Shields Library, HQ1181.U5F65 1997

Politics of Women’s Studies: Testimony from Thirty Founding Mothers.
Howe, Florence. Feminist Press at the City University of New York: 2000. Shields Library, HQ1181.U5 P65 2000.

Privilege: A Reader.
Boulder: Westview Press, 2003. Shields Library, HN90.S6 P75 2003

Reproducing Gender? Essays on Educational Theory and Feminist Politics.
Arnot, Madeleine. London: Routledge, 2002. Shields Library, LC212.9.A76 2002

The Social Studies Curriculum: Purposes, Problems, and Possibilities.
Edited by E. Wayne Ross. Albany: SUNY, 2001. Shields Library, LB1584.S6373 2001

Talking Gender: Public Images, Personal Journeys, and Political Critiques.
Chapel Hill: U of North Carolina P, 1996. Shields Library, HQ1180.T35 1996

Transforming the Disciplines: A Women’s Studies Primer.
New York: Haworth P, 2001.

Who’s Afraid of Women’s Studies? Feminisms in Everyday Life.
Rogers, Mary F., and C.D. Garrett. Walnut Creek: AltaMira P, 2002. Shields Library, HQ1180.R64 2002

Women and Social Movements in Latin America: Power from Below.
Stephen, Lynn. Austin: U of Texas P, 1997. Shields Library, HQ1240.5.L29S74 1997

Women and the Environment: A Reader: Crisis and Development in the Third World.
New York: Monthly Review Press, 1991. Shields Library, HQ1240.5.D44.W64 1991

Women, Gender, and Human Rights: A Global Perspective.
Ed. Marjorie Agosin. New Brunswick: Rutgers UP, 2001. Shields Library, HQ1236.W5852 2001

Women: Images and Realities: A Multicultural Anthology.
Mountain View: Mayfield, 1995. Shields Library, HQ1421.W653 1995

Women’s Realities, Women’s Choices: An Introduction to Women’s Studies.
New York: Oxford UP, 1995. Shields Library, HQ1181.U5 1995

Women’s Studies in Transition: The Pursuit of Interdisciplinarity.
Ed. Kate Conway-Turner. U of Delaware P, 1998. Shields Library, HQ1180.W679 1998

Women’s Studies on Its Own: A Next Wave Reader in Institutional Change.
Ed. Robyn Wiegman. Durham: Duke UP, 2002. Shields Library, HQ1180.W6876 2002

Women’s Studies: An Interdisciplinary Anthology.
Ed. Roberta Rosenberg. New York: Peter Lang, 2001. Shields Library, HQ1180.W6754 2001

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