Mrs. Sauter

Mrs. Sauter - World History
Women Throughout History Project

Resources In the Library: Come to the library for books about women throughout history.

Chaminade Databases: (You will need the passwords/usernames if you are off-campus)

Gale Virtual Reference Library (eBooks): Two useful resources - Encyclopedia of Gender & Society and Gender Issues & Sexuality

Ebsco: Search Student Resource Center, and History Reference Center

Country Watch - Get stats about women today (current maternal mortality/birth rate, education levels, etc). Choose a country; scroll down the menu on the left; under "Social Overview" click on "Status of Women" and "Global Gender Gap Index"

Discovering Collection: Do an advanced search & search for keywords "women" and the name of the country

Websites: (NOTE- some of the links below require a L.A. Public Library card to access. See Mrs. Benning if you do not have an L.A. Public Library Card)

Gapminder.org - graphs, charts, data on women's issues (birthrates, etc.) in the world. Dates vary, but some data goes back to the 1800s. Use the date slider to change the date.

Women in World History.com - Lots of good resources here if you explore the site (scroll down, click on different links to see where they take you).

Women's History Sourcebook (Fordham University): Scroll down to find your country/geographical area.

Medieval Legal History (search for laws pertaining to women)

Women's Roles in Sub-Saharan Africa - this is a book sold on Amazon, but if you click on the book cover you can actually read quite a bit online.

African Lives - series of articles by the Washington Post

Discovering Women in Irish History

A Feminism of Their Own? : Irish Women's History and Contemporary Irish Women's Writing

Women in Southeast Asia

"Culture and Mental Health of Women in Southeast Asia

List of resources for Women in Southeast Asia

Women in Traditional China

Women in China and Japan

The Role of Girls & Women in Early Modern Japan

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Role of Women in Early Modern India

Women in the Arab World (info & links to many sites about women in the middle east, past & present)

Women in the Middle East & Islamic Societies (info & additional links)

Women in Soviet Russia (at the end of each page, click "next" to go on to the next page)

PBS Video: Canada ranks best for women. India comes in last and the U.S. ranks 6th.

Colonial Australia - click on the menu items on the left (domestic life, marriage, etc.) for info about women

Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean - a book sold on Amazon, but if you click on the book cover you can actually read quite a bit online.