Here's NrrdGrrl!'s collection of links to women's resources, hangouts, businesses, and anything else of interest to women that comes across our path! If you would like to have your resource listed here or notice that *your* favorite women's site is missing from this listing, please send a note to: links@nrrdgrrl.com and let me know!
*Web-sters
Net-work:Women in Technology
*Women's InSite (formerly known as Women's Way)
*Fabulous NetWomen always
eclectic and groovy links.
*ElectraPages This on-line
searchable directory
of women's organizations has over 7000 listings. From women artist
organizations to women's health to women's work issues--find it
fast in The ElectraPages. Search locally, nationally, by
issue or service type, or both.
*WWW Women A comprehensive
searchable directory of women and women's resources on the web.
*The WITI Campus Home of Women
in Technology International The WITI Campus provides visitors with news,
career opportunities, live chat, articles and info
about new and developing technologies and access to online experts in
such areas as technology, psychology, business, law and health.
*Wise Women of the
Web I was very pleased to be named a charter member of this new
group/resource for women.
*Canadian Women's Internet
Assoc. Net info. and networking for women in the Great White North.
*African
American Women Online really well put together collection by Gina
McCauley.
*Ladyslipper Music "A
comprehensive catalog and resource guide of music by women for over 20
years that offers information about female artists, musicians,
performers and composers. Our complete catalog and resource guide is
on-line with over 1500 descriptions of titles, 1300 sound clips,
graphics and artists pages.The catalog and resource guide is free and
can be ordered on line."
*Sympatico
Women's Issues Page From one of the largest providers in Canada.
*WWWWIW (e-mail only) A nonprofit
community based organization serving women intertested in connecting with other women's organizations.
*Planet Amazon: Your Guide to a World of Women
a guide to the best women's sites on the web,
where you can become a tour guide!
*Feminist.Com A mammoth
storehouse of information. NrrdGrrl! is listed under Women's Education
and Culture!
*Guerrilla Girls
one of the first women's action groups is online!
*Barbara Deming Index Information on Barbara Deming Memorial Peace Walk, and other info about the feminist activist.
*Feminist Law Student Web Page
*June L Mazer Lesbian Collection Debbie Tsafrir's web page for the June L Mazer Lesbian Collection. The Collection is the largest archive on the West Coast of the US dedicated exclusively to prerserving and promoting lesbian and feminist history.
*PAR-L Canadian women's feminist discussion list.
*DC Lesbian Avengers is a non-violent, direct action group focused on issues vital to lesbian survival and visibility.
*Voices of Women "Where
Solid State Meets the Goddess"
*WomenSpace
WomenSpace is a grrl-friendly place for young women and girls to find out
info about health, relationships, sexuality... you know.
*Yoni A
site that makes women feel *good* about being women.
*SassyFemme
Combining femininity with a touch of sassiness and
attitude.
*Artsee Media is a woman's
magazine featuring the arts, personal finance, life experiences and reel
videos for those who want movies with a meaning.
*Electric Geisha This site is
organized by Tokyo "NrrdGrrls". Introducing: Asian Alternative lifestyle.
*Wonderful Web
Women provides information about and for women of all ages. This
Austin, Texas-based site includes quotes, facts, and related links to
other sites which provide a mutual discourse on women and interactive
technologies.
*WOW (Women Online
Worldwide) A wonderful new online community for women with free chat
and BBS capabilities.
*Cosmic
Woman
The Cosmic Woman pages include some star-studded links to poetry, art,
yoga, music and politics pages. Also a link
to The Feminist Mothers at Home mailing list which is maintained by the
Cosmic Woman.
*WomenFolk A site calling itself a "gathering place for
women on the web" with written word and traditional crafts.
*Amazon City is
a "digital city" for women online.
*House of She is here to help you sort
out the fact from the myth and help you to develop your own truth about being a woman.
*Women's Journals is a site dedicated to journal keeping.
It includes everything from bi-monthly writing exercises to interviews with women who keep
journals to pictures of the doodles that sometimes adorn their covers.
*Surfergrrl An online and print publication
dedicated to promoting women's surfing
and bodyboarding, with up-to-date, accurate, and complete information about
the world of women's surfing.
*Women's Med Lit Excellent
health/medical information resource collecting abstracts of papers and reports concerning
women's health issues from various medical and scientific journals.
*Planned Parenthood Get the straight
facts on birth control, STD's and general reproductive health.
*WWW
Women's Sports Page What
a resource! Amy Lewis's site has tons of great info. from issues
affecting women athletes, to
individual sports.
*Body-Mind
QueenDom
"Software for women (Cyclic95 and Cyclic31: mestrual calendar and
planner; BabyPlan: fertility planner), free psychological counseling and
on-line personality tests, articles on women's and mental health, Web Psych
Club."
*Teen
Advice Not just for girls, but online advice line for teens who
need someone to talk to.
*Women's self-defense video
tutorial. Contact Kim for details.
*Helens Health
Products Helen
Kirkendall's online store has "all kinds of FREE samples and other
goodies."
*Women Halting Online Abuse Resources and information
on stopping cyber-harrassemnt. Includes a list of "safe sites" with posted anti-harrassment policies.
*Babyonline A fun, interactive but informative site for about pregnancy and parenting. It offers a unique Q&A panel of recognised experts from arounf the world, such as hospitals and charities who answer the
users questions personally on parenting and pregnancy issues. compeitions for baby goods, excellent up to date book reviews and more.
*Surrogate Mothers, Inc.
Offering alternatives to infertility for couples, single and/or gay men and women, with the help of a woman who agrees to carry your child.
*McGraw Studio
Theresa Suchy McGraw's site is to empower pregnant women and validate the
beauty of the pregnant form.
*Hip Mama Parenting 'zine from Airel Gore.
*Shred Betty
New
Zealand based grrl's snowboarding page.
*T-Lounge From Tambrands, maker of Tampax tampons, a
place for young women to discuss health, sex, and of course, menstruation.
*OUTreach
Not just for grrls-- an Australian online internet project for gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transexual, queer and not-so-straight youth focussing on issues and problems
which commonly face "different" kids - whatever the label.
*Good Vibrations Great,
informative, comfortable
catalog/site for sex toys/accessories.
*Blowfish Another femme-friendly "toystore",
also articles, publications on sex and sexuality.
*Lesbian.org All kinds of information, support,
and celebration of lesbian life.
*The Herotica Salon is a cyber theme park for women; reclaiming sexuality, validating power.
*
Yahoo Would you believe? Society and
Culture:Gender:Women:Grrrls. Always
a good place to start a search!
*Riot
Grrl Web Great riot grrl/women's music site. Includes the handy
Riot Grrl Guide for the Perplexed
*Diva Great sites
for girls featuring the G-Spot award.
*NetGrrl Communications Netgrrl publishes stories, essays,
poems, articles, and humor by, to and for women. Free links for women's personal home pages.
*Heartless Bitches International For
grrls who ain't gonna take any crap from anyone.
*Women of Talent
Read these articles and you'll find yourself nodding your head.
* Rebuttal From Venus This is a site written by a group of
professional women who have set out to debunk the so-called "expert" John
Gray's book Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus which they
find to be a mere re-hash of the same old patronizing, paternalistic
crap.
*Grrls
Exude Attitiude An article by Amelia DeLoach in
Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine about the Grrl movement
on the Web.
*Sinai Bedouin
Women
Article on Ann Gardner's fieldwork with the Sinai Bedouin Women. This is
just fascinating stuff. Includes a transcript from a live AOL chat she did.
*An Essay on 24hrs.
of Democracy Jennifer Kramer, who with her husband runs Picture Palace a video company that
specializes in cult movies, has written a thought provoking essay on the
rating system, and the WWW.
*Women Online News A new
newsletter "containing articles by
and about prominent women online, regular features that focus on online
content and some technical "how to" tips. An interactive forum will
also be made available. A short version of the newsletter will be
distributed on a mailing list to reach out to women who are not on the
Web."
*Girlpower Hillary Carlip's book about
the importance of self-expression for girls.
*TechBabes Technology &
Creativity web 'zine for women.
*Bluesy
"a stylish humor magazine with a female slant
skewering relationships, entertainment and pop culture.
Check it out and email me with your comments."
*The Slam & Scream
Carole S. Fungaroli's book is the real deal- advice on careers from a
woman who did hard time in the secretarial trenches.
*The Sex Revolts: Gender, Rebellion &
Rock'n'Roll Joy and Simon's chronicle of sex and sex roles in rock music.
*Womanspace Online
and print magazine of women's issues.
*Bizy Moms The busy mother's guide to making money at
home, by Liz Folger.
*Women's Relationship With The Web Series
of articles on women's interactions online by graduate student Jennifer Brayton.
*Pilgrim New Media Mulitmedia
company specializing in women's interests. They've produced Her
Heritage, a CD-rom with biographies of important American women.
*Cyberspace PR is a
woman-owned business with a consience. Antonia Inman has provided an
information forum for several worthy causes and issues including: African
adoption, open adoption, and bone marrow transplant. Plus, an analysis of
what the
OJ Simpson trial means for all of us.*
*Melody
Dawn Melody Dawn is a woman-run business promoting musicians in
the New York area.
*Silver Moon
Graphics Woman-owned and run graphics house.
*Electra
Consulting Alexis Cameron's Electra Consulting is bringing
research. tech support,
WebPage Creation and Development to the poor mountain regions of West
Virginia.
*Graphic E Beth Carlson's
"Graphic E-mail
for Windows" is freeware. It lets you send messages that contain
graphics, sound, music
and animation. It also supports traditional text messages. SMTP/POP3
mail.
*Old Montana Virtual West
Erin's Old Montana Virtual West...How the Virtual West was won!
Our town is run by grrls from the Sheriff to the proprietor
of the General Store. Create your own Wanted Posters, send
e-cards and let Dustie show you some of the hottest and most
unusual western shopping on the web. We'll leave a light on
for you, partner.
*Tammy Aramian Tammy does
photo manipulation including Divorce
Photography(sm): "don't throw out those photos, your ex can be
replaced!"
*Small Dog Records Small Dog
is an independant
record label grrl run by Laura and Lynne.
*Widerview More than just
home and
garden resources.
*Ambitious Bitch "The site
introduces a Nordic expression of femininity in the cyber era. The page
is created by Marita Liulia, one of the leading Nordic media
artists. This page is an introduction (and also one module : The
Statiscs data) to her CD-ROM Ambitious Bitch. Ambitious Bitch is a
FEMALE cd-rom by a non-engineer woman artist FOR WOMEN."
*Woodstone Graphics Woman-owned graphic design
business.
*BearLife Leslie
Blanchard's Women's Literary Agency.
"Will represent all female authors and poets. Wide range of services
provided. No reading fees, no commissions."
*Affordable
Furniture
Valerie Devine's furniture
business online.
*The Paperback Trader
Books Books Books Books and More Books from Jennifer Brown.
*Sondra Seeger's Art
Home of the Mouse for Hire.
*Get-O-Life Bonnie
Rice's newsletter on home organization.
*Athena Books
book store site featuring children's read-aloud books with strong female themes.
*Southwind Studios
Visit two award winning studios: GRAPHIC DESIGN: specializes in corporate identity,
brochures, ads, illustration for print and Web, clients nationwide; work directly
with artist/designer. FINE ART: Realistic/Impressionistic paintings by L. Diane
Johnson PSA, Who's Who in American Art. Articles on art, specials, free icons.
*Gifts for the Goddess From Connie Hicks,
a catalog celebrating the Goddess with unique jewelry, sculpture and crafts
by women artists.
*SampleSale is a NYC based sale
directory updated and fully run by Publisher Lisa Boyne' and Production
Director, Tomasin Whitaker.
*My Own Goddess From Elena Sophia
Larabell, an online catalog for Nuit Unlimited, a company selling custom oils, incense,
bath salts, massage oils, and lotions plus info on how the different scents are used.
*Glisco Visions: Shopping for Today's
Empowered Women is a company specializing in Arts & Crafts made exclusively by women.
*Girl's Cafe is a virtual coffee house and
bookstore brought to you by the women who run the real thing in Tucson, AZ.
*3 Sisters Music has created a musical
community which empowers musicians with knowledge, skills and support to enable
the attainment of artistic and professional goals.
*Thyme & Season is a cozy corner of the web stocked with
books, gifts, jewelry, music, Western food and information about Montana.
*AirShop catalog of funky-cool clothing and neat
extras like the Lounge and "Planet Kiki" featuring poetry and art sent in by readers.
*Webgrrls Webgrrls is one of
the most beneficial things I've ever gotten involved in. Aliza
Sherman's unwitting brainchild- there are Webgrrls chapters popping up
all over,or you can start one yourself.
*Virtual
Sisterhood Virtual Sisterhood is a
feminist organization dedicated to helping women establishing a presence
in the online world.
*NAFE The National Association
of Female Executives.
*BizWomen A women's
business
and networking site. Also features classified ads.
*Advancing Women
Wonderful
resource with all kinds of advice on getting ahead.
*Spiderwoman is the original mailing list for women web designers
*CROKINOLE Grrl!
Crokinole is a game that has been played for a long time. Find out about
it here.
*Nerd Liberation
Movement The brainchild
of Marc Perkel. Join the Nerd Liberation Movement and "come out of the
back room"!
*Museum of
Menstruation This is *not* a joke. In fact, it's fascinating.
*Diotima
Women and gender in the Ancient World.
*The Derivative
Duo
sing feminist opera
parodies about things such as P.M.S., Barbie, gays in the military and
the coming out experience. If you have the Real Audio Player you can
listen through the 'net.
*A
Natural Ring A Natural Ring links together personal home pages,
and
pages of non-profit orgainizations interested in the environment and
outdoor activities."
*From Erin Jansen: Net
Lingo
the Internet language dictionary.
*Squeeze Jeans
For you chicas who love fashion. Site is hosted by Carpi Denim (sort of a cross
between an anime character and the old Rhoda tv show). Every other week we
have a diary and an asile style column.
*Cosmetic Collection
A site designed to help women who love cosmetics make educated
decisions when buying them.
*Brainsurf! A site to introduce
secondary school students to the neurosciences in a fun way.
*Our Breasts Are... is a site
designed to encourage women to describe our breasts in our own words!
What am we missing? Let us know!