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Women
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American Women Writers of the 19th Century 
 This collection of about 50 works provides "access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920." The collection is searchable by author, title and genre. The latter includes fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essays. A project from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, History, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Poetry, Women Last updated Feb 3, 2005 British Women Romantic Poets, 1789-1832
Full-text editions of works of nearly 60 British and Irish poets. Searchable, and browsable by author. Created by librarian Nancy Kushigian at the Shields Library, University of California, Davis. http://digital.lib.ucdavis.edu/projects/bwrp/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jul 6, 2006 Emory Women Writers Resource Project
This is a searchable "collection of edited and unedited texts by women writing in English from the seventeenth century through the nineteenth century" plus a few selections from the 20th century. It includes prose, poetry, and drama by Caucasian, Native American, and Black women. From the Lewis H. Beck Center at Emory University. http://bohr.library.emory.edu/ewwrp/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Nikki Giovanni
This site celebrates the life and work of poet Nikki (born Yolande Cornelia) Giovanni. In addition to photographs of Giovanni, the site includes a biography, timeline of her life and accomplishments, and links to other sites. Also lists her poetry books, children's books, and essays (no excerpts), and features clips from a documentary about Giovanni. The multimedia section contains video clips of Giovanni reciting poems and delivering speeches. http://nikki-giovanni.com/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Poetry Last updated Jan 7, 2006 The Pauline Johnson Archive
Devoted to spoken word performer Emily Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), "one of Canada's most popular and successful entertainers at the turn-of-the-century." Includes photos, correspondence, post cards, personal items, fan letters, reviews, articles, programs and tickets, a bibliography, poetry, short stories, and manuscripts. The daughter of a Mohawk Native-Canadian father and an English mother, Johnson used the Mohawk name 'Tekahionwake'. Available in English and French. From Canada's Digital Collections and McMaster University. http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/%7Epjohnson/mock.html Topics: Authors by Region, Authors by Region: United States, Correspondence, Literature: Fiction, Native Americans, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Poetry Last updated Jun 23, 2006 Poets.org: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Biography of English Romantic poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Includes a selected bibliography of her poetry (including love poems and her later work with political and social themes) and collections of letters, and annotated links to other websites about Browning and her husband, poet Robert Browning. From the American Academy of Poets. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/152 Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Mar 7, 2006 SmartGirl
"SmartGirl is devoted to promoting media either designed for or made by girls and women. ... SmartGirl membership is all-female, although anyone may visit, enjoy, and submit reviews to SmartGirl." Users can post original poetry, love letters, and stories; contribute to polls; and suggest content. Includes a monthly newsletter. An excellent collection of links to sites on many topics appears under "Library of Information" in the resources section. Searchable. http://www.smartgirl.org/ Topics: Poetry, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 Teen Voices Online
Written by, for, and about teenage and young adult women, this magazine is "packed with original writing, poetry, and artwork by teen women from across the U.S. and around the world." It includes articles on cultural harmony, motherhood, abusive relationships, health, art and culture, food, and literature. Other features include a bulletin board, book and music reviews, letters to the editor, an advice column, and horoscopes. Submissions are accepted from girls under 18. http://www.teenvoices.com/ Topics: Literature: Fiction, Poetry, Women Last updated Mar 5, 2004 The Theresa Hak Kyung Cha Collection, 1971-1991
A collection of nearly 80 images of artworks by Theresa Cha, including examples of artist books, concrete poetry, mail art, and performance art. Contains a brief biography and an overview of the collection. From the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf238n986k Topics: Art by Region, Artists, Photograph Collections, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jul 3, 2006 Women and the Holocaust: A Cyberspace of Their Own
A collection of articles, essays, poetry, book reviews, and interviews. The table of contents makes it easy to browse the site. Subjects range from "Personal Reflections" to "Women of Valor" and reflect the unique and terrifying elements that women faced. Edited by Judy Weissenberg Cohen, a Holocaust witness and survivor. http://www3.sympatico.ca/mighty1/ Topics: History, Judaism, Poetry Last updated Sep 29, 2004 Women Poets of the Romantic Period, 1770-1839
Learn about works by women poets of the British Romantic period by using this bibliography of books held by the University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Includes a list of "more than 350 works by such writers as Anna Barbauld, Charlotte Smith, Mary Robinson, Felicia Hemans, and numerous other authors, both well-known and more obscure." Entries include contents notes. Also provides links to related sites. http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/specialcollections/collections/women.htm Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 23, 2009 Yamada (Mitsuye) Papers
Poet Mitsuye Yamada was born Mitsuye May Yasutake in Japan; at the age of 3, she emigrated to the United States with her parents and grew up in Seattle. When World War II began she was relocated to the Minidoka Relocation Center in Hunt, Idaho. This site describes the collection of her papers at the Special Collections and Archives of the University of California, Irvine, libraries and provides a biography and chronology of her life. http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf5d5nb2wc Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Poetry Last updated Aug 4, 2005 |
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