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Research and News Resources for WGSS

  • : In partnership with The New York Times, the Pulitzer Center is building a learning community around The 1619 Project. Explore this site to find access to the original special , teaching resources, information about our 1619 Education Network, and ways to connect.
  • : Founded in 2024 as the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF), A4TE fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in America. Leveraging decades of experience on the frontlines of power, we shift government and society towards a future where we are no less than equal.
  • , UC San Francisco: Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) is a leading research program that informs the most pressing debates on abortion and reproductive health.
  • : A digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections, with the goal to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government.
  • : Works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free for all, focusing on criminal justice, securing the balance of power, and protecting fundamental freedoms while keeping Americans safe. The center is powered by lawyers, researchers, writers, social scientists, and advocates.
  • : Black Film Archive is a living register of Black films, available to stream for free. In its current iteration, it showcases Black films made from 1915 to 1979 currently streaming.
  • : CalMatters is a nonpartisan and nonprofit news organization bringing Californians stories that probe, explain and explore solutions to quality of life issues while holding our leaders accountable.
  • : Investigative reporting from California on economic, environmental, and social issues, including, income inequality, climate change, the green economy, housing, healthcare, public education, immigration, race, and criminal justice.
  • : A vibrant, interdisciplinary center of expertise dedicated to the production of scholarship on the social, cultural and political aspects of human reproduction. Their aim is to develop new ways of thinking about the complexity of human reproduction through the integration of a range of disciplines, approaches and methods. 
  • : The DTA's purpose is to increase the accessibility of transgender history by providing an online hub for digitized historical materials, born-digital materials, and information on archival holdings throughout the world. Based in Boston, Massachusetts at Northeastern University, the DTA is an international collaboration among dozens of colleges, universities, nonprofit organizations, public libraries, and private collections.
  • : A digital archive of more than 75 magazines, newsletters, and newspapers created by feminist activists and collectives that helped propel the second wave of feminism from the late sixties and early seventies through the end of the 20th century. Groups represented by these publications include the Redstockings, New York Radical Women, Chicago Women鈥檚 Liberation Union, the Third World Women鈥檚 Alliance, and many others.
  • : Biographical accounts include the testimonies and stories of individuals born in West Africa and enslaved in the Atlantic world during the era of the slave trade from the 16th to the 19th century. (Coming in 2020, Enslaved: People of the Historic Slave Trade, a clearinghouse for information about enslaved people and their captors, at Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences at Michigan State University.)
  • : Works to create gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens; provides rich resources of gender information and media for all ages, family members, allies, educators, medical and mental health professionals, faith leaders, and social services professionals.
  • : Cutting-edge research on women鈥檚 roles in efforts, empowerment, countering , and mitigating and natural disasters. Our signature offers a more comprehensive measure of women鈥檚 well-being in over 150 countries. NOTE: The Institute's is a valuable and increasingly relevant resource for WGSS.
  • : A leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally. Guttmacher envisions a world in which all people are able to exercise their rights and responsibilities regarding sexual behavior and reproduction freely and with dignity.
  • : HRC works to improve the lives of LGBTQ people worldwide by advocating for equal rights and benefits in the workplace, ensuring families are treated equally under the law, and increasing public support around the globe.
  • : An independent, nonprofit daily news publication dedicated to covering child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health and educational issues faced by vulnerable children and families.
  • : A Pulitzer Prize-winning, nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides essential reporting and analysis on the biggest crisis facing our planet鈥攃limate change, energy and the environment鈥攆or the public and for decision makers.
  • : Committed to exposing and challenging common narratives that provide shelter to male supremacist movements, advancing new theoretical understandings and practical analysis of contemporary threats, and providing resources for media and activists to improve their ability to challenge male supremacism and misogyny.
  • : Gathers, preserves and provides access to records of lesbian lives and activities. Doing this also serves to uncover and document lesbian herstory previously denied by patriarchal historians in the interests of the culture that they served. The existence of the archives will thus enable current and future generations to analyze and reevaluate the lesbian experience.
  • : A nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. Strives to educate and enlarge the audience of people who care about the state of criminal justice.
  • :  Advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation鈥檚 capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.
  • : An  annual publication that identifies and captures the degree of group-based inclusion and marginality experienced across the world and within the United States.
  • : A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. Conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis, and other data-driven social science research on U.S. politics and policy; journalism and media; internet, science, and technology; religion and public life; Hispanic trends; global attitudes and trends; and U.S. social and demographic trends.
  • : Fact-checks journalism to give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy.
  • : Independent, nonprofit, investigative journalism covering a range of topics, including, government and politics, business, criminal justice, the environment, education, healthcare, immigration, and technology.
  • : a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank. Our mission is to inform and improve public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research.
  • : Without LGBTQ history, there is no American history. From Learning for Justice and hosts Leila Rupp and John D'Emilio, Queer America takes listeners on a journey that spans from Harlem to the Frontier West, revealing stories of LGBTQ life we should have learned in school.
  • : Independent digital history project documenting pre-2010 LGBTQ digital spaces online. Current projects include: a catalog of early LGBTQ online communities, an archive of transgender-related Usenet newsgroups, interactive maps of TGNet, one of the first international transgender-specific BBS networks, and primary documents from early communities, covering the mid-1980s to the late 2000s.
  • : Original stories that hold people and institutions accountable for the problems they鈥檝e caused or benefited from. Publishes investigative reporting that contributes to real-world impact, from civil and criminal investigations to new laws and policies, better-informed conversations and community-driven solutions.
  • : Evidence-based reporting on reproductive and sexual health, rights, justice, and the intersections of racial, environmental, immigration, and economic justice.
  • : Advances interdisciplinary scholarship on gender, sexuality, and women, and supports a broad range of programming designed to stimulate research and activism on gender, sexuality, and women within and across the disciplines, throughout and beyond Rutgers.
  • : The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people. The SPLC investigates U.S. hate groups and on its website maintains comprehensive information about the groups and their leaders.
  •  Resource Library: Uses all the tools available from behavioral science, data science, and artificial intelligence to unlock solutions that will save and improve people's lives, including the 2021 "U.S. Maternal Vulnerability Index."
  • : Daily, independent reporting and analysis on trends in U.S. state policy. Since its founding in 1998, Stateline has maintained a commitment to the highest standards of non-partisanship, objectivity and integrity.
  • : Committed to furthering the dignity and well-being of women and girls everywhere by exploring and extending the linkages between women's health and human rights. Dedicated to research, teaching, networking, and advocacy.
  • : Changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
  • : This national database monitors the location, provider type, distribution/provider density, and Medicaid acceptance status of the prescription contraception workforce, with the goal of providing evidence-based support for policies and programs that can address gaps in contraceptive equity.
  • University of Wisconsin Open-Access Databases on Gender and Feminism:
    : Scholarly books on gender and feminism
    : Global films about gender and women
  • : Voter registration.
  • The Zinn Education Project promotes and supports the teaching of people鈥檚 history in classrooms across the country. The Project introduces students to a more accurate, complex, and engaging understanding of history than is found in traditional textbooks and curricula.
  • Journals [English language]
  • Journals [international]