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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/
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
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
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




