Research Resources
Campus Resources and Organizations
University Programs in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Off Campus and Community Resources
Research Resources
Northwestern University Library Resources for Gender Studies
Contact Kathleen Bethel kbethel@northwestern.edu
http://www.library.northwestern.edu/collections/genderstudies/index.html
The Brown University Women Writers Project
http://www.wwp.brown.edu/
The Univeristy of Chicago Library: Gay and Lesbian Studies http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/su/gaylesb/
Gerber/Hart Library & Archives
http://www.gerberhart.org/
Provides access to LGBT Information Resource and Archives. Founded in 1981, G/H hosts various programs and events to dispel homophobia by providing affirming information about LGBT persons.
Campus Resources and Organizations
College Feminists
contact email: nufeminists@gmail.com
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
633 Emerson St. Evanston, IL 60208; (847) 491-2151
CAPS provides counseling to individuals and groups. 24-hour crisis line: (847) 491-8100
emPOWER
contact Demelza Baer: demelza@northwestern.edu
Jewish Women's Coalition
Contact Elena Wapner: e-wapner@northwestern.edu
Juice-Feminist Magazine
Contact Lindsey Gilroy: linzcg@northwestern.edu
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Support Network
http://www.stuaff.northwestern.edu/safe_space/
Multicultural Center
1936 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60208; (847) 467-6200
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-12:00pm
NUBIA-Northwestern University Black Wimmin in Action
Contact Vadal Redmond: nubia@northwestern.edu
Searle Health Center
847.491.8100
Rainbow Alliance
Office O (3rd Floor), Norris University Center
1999 South Campus Drive, Evanston, IL. 60208
http://groups.northwestern.edu/rainbow/
The Rainbow Alliance provides a safe environment for members of the Northwestern Community to explore issues of gender and sexuality, to provide information and education, and to fight homophobia and heterosexism.
SAEP-Sexual Assault Education Program
contact Jamie Jimenez: j-jimenez@northwestern.edu
Women's Center
2000 Sheridan Rd. Evanston, IL 60208; (847) 491-7360
http://www.northwestern.edu/womencenter/
University Programs in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
In Chicago
The University of Chicago Center for Gender Studies http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/cgs/
University of Illinois Center for Research on Women and Gender
http://www.uic.edu/depts/crwg/
DePaul University Women's Studies Program
M.A., Graduate Certificate, Graduate Concentration in Women's and Gender Studies
http://condor.depaul.edu/%7Ewms/
Loyola University Women's Studies Program
M.A., M.A./M.S.W., Certificate Program in Women's Studies
http://www.luc.edu/depts/women_stu/
Nationwide
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
Joint M.A. in Women's Studies and another discipline http://www.brandeis.edu/wgs/gradProgram.html
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, CA
M.A. in Applied Women's Studies
http://www.cgu.edu/interdis/aws
Drew University
Madison, N.J.
M.A. in Women's Studies and a Ph.D. concentration
http://www.depts.drew.edu/wmst/ProgInfo/gradcurr.htm
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Master of Liberal Studies in Women's and Gender Studies
http://www.emich.edu/wstudies/
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Ph.D. in Women's Studies
http://womensstudies.emory.edu/graduate/index.shtml
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
M.A., Graduate Certificate, J.D./M.A. in Women's Studies; M.A. in Public Policy with a concentration in Women's Studies
http://www.gwu.edu/~wstu/
Ohio State
Columbus, OH
Ph.D., M.A., Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
http://womens-studies.osu.edu/
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ
Ph.D., M.A., Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
http://womens-studies.rutgers.edu/
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
M.A. in Women's Studies
http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/wsweb/masters.html
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
M.A. in Women's Studies.
http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Ewoms/
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York
M.A. in Women's History http://www.slc.edu/grad_womenshistory.php
State University of New York
Albany, NY
M.A. in Women's Studies
http://www.albany.edu/ws/
Towson University
Towson, MD
Master of Science, Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
http://wwwnew.towson.edu/womensstudies/2.3%20Graduate/index.asp
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
M.A., Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
http://www.as.ua.edu/ws/
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
M.A. in Women's Studies
http://w3.arizona.edu/%7Ews/
University of California, Davis
Ph.D., M.A. in Cultural Studies; Designated Emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research, Critical Theory
http://wms.ucdavis.edu/
University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
http://www.women.ucla.edu/graduate/index.html
University of Cincinnati, OH
M.A., Graduate Certificate, J.D./M.A. in Women's Studies
http://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/womens_studies/
University of Illinois
Springfield, IL
Self-designed, interdisciplinary M.A. in Women's Studies
http://www.uis.edu/womensstudies/maoptions.html
University of Iowa, Iowa City
Ph.D. in Women's Studies
http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Ewomen/
University of Maryland, College Park
Ph.D., Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
http://www.womensstudies.umd.edu/
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Joint Ph.D. in Women's Studies and History, Sociology, English or Psychology; Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies, LGBTQ Studies
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/women/
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Ph.D., Graduate Minor in Feminist Studies
http://womenstudy.cla.umn.edu/
University of Texas, Austin
M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
http://www.utexas.edu/cola/cwgs/
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
M.A. in Literature and Women's Studies
http://wsrv.clas.virginia.edu/%7Emli5e/maws.booklet.html
University of Washington, Seattle
Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
http://depts.washington.edu/webwomen/
GLBT University Programs in the United States
http://www.people.ku.edu/%7Ejyounger/lgbtqprogs.html
Off Campus and Community Resources
National
The Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org/
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists - both women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.
Gay Liberation Network
http://gayliberation.org/
The Gay Liberation Network is a grassroots organization comprised of LGBTQA activists that fight for social change in the form of immediate action, protests, vigils, etc. The Gay Liberation Network does not believe in single-issued politics and as such, is actively involved in the anti-war movement, movement for immigrant rights and against racism, movement to end the death penalty, etc.
Human Rights Campaign
http://www.hrc.org/
As America's largest gay and lesbian organization, the Human Rights Campaign provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual orientation and gender expression and identity, to ensure that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at work and in the community.
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
http://www.lambdalegal.org/
Lambda is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.
The National Consortium of LGBT Resources in Higher Education
http://www.lgbtcampus.org/index.html
The combined vision and mission on the Consortium is to achieve higher education environments in which lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni have equity in every respect. Our goals are to support colleagues and develop curriculum to professionally enhance this work; to seek climate improvement on campuses; and to advocate for policy change, program development, and establishment of LGBT Office/Centers.
The National Directory of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Centers
http://www.lgbtcenters.org
The National Association of LGBT Community Centers exists to support and enhance lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community centers, which are engines of community organizing and liberation, and crucial to the health and strength of LGBT communities.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF)
http://www.thetaskforce.org/
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality. The NGLTF works to build the grassroots political strength of our community by training state and local activists and leaders and organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation.
The National Organization for Women (NOW)
http://www.now.org/
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
National Women's Studies Association
http://www.nwsa.org/
NWSA is committed to the development of scholarship and research that incorporates disciplinary, interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, multicultural, and/or global methods and perspectives to advance the study and knowledge of all women and to create critical dialogue on the production of knowledge about and related to all women and on the application of such knowledge to social and political practices and processes. To that end, we recognize the integral connection among scholarship, activism, and teaching.
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
http://www.pflag.org/
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) is a national non-profit organization with over 200,000 members and supporters and over 500 affiliates in the United States. This vast grassroots network is cultivated, resourced and serviced by the PFLAG national office, located in Washington, D.C., the national Board of Directors and 13 Regional Directors.
In Chicago
About Face Youth Theatre
http://www.aboutfacetheatre.com
About Face Youth Theatre provides an innovative and rigorous arts-based series of programs that increase the safety, empowerment and leadership capacity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning youth and their allies (LGBTQA) in order to catalyze youth-led civic dialogue and action within schools and communities.
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
http://www.aidschicago.org/home/
Since 1985, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has led the fight against HIV/AIDS in metropolitan Chicago. AFC grants funding for local HIV/AIDS care and prevention programs, advocates for sound AIDS policy and increased public support for AIDS services, and through our Service Providers Council, develops and implements strategies for coordinating AIDS care and prevention services.
Center on Halsted
http://www.centeronhalsted.org
Current services include support groups for youth and seniors; psychotherapy services; an info line for LGBT individuals and a hotline for HIV and STD concerns; prevention, treatment, and advocacy related to domestic violence; and a range of life-enrichment programs.
Chicago Abused Women Coalition
http://www.cawc.org/
CAWC is committed to ending domestic violence. Using a self-help, empowerment approach, we provide a shelter for women and children, and counseling, advocacy, and a 24-hour hotline for people affected by domestic violence. We work for social change through education, service collaboration, and institutional advocacy.
Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame
http://www.glhalloffame.org
The Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame is both a historic event and an exhibit. Through the Hall of Fame, residents of Chicago and the world are made aware of the contributions of Chicago's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and the communities' efforts to eradicate homophobic bias and discrimination.
Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival
http://www.reelingfilmfestival.org
The mission of Reeling is to recognize the important artistic contributions that lesbian and gay filmmakers have made to our culture; to educate the general population and sensitize them to lesbian and gay issues; to investigate the history of gays and lesbians in film, including the stereotyping that has been a major part of this history; and to counteract this stereotyping with valid, meaningful and diverse portrayals of gays and lesbians.
Chicago Foundation for Women
http://www.cfw.org/
Chicago Foundation for Women supports the achievement of social justice through grantmaking and advocacy.
Chicago Women’s Health Center
http://www.chicagowomenshealthcenter.org/
Chicago Women’s Health Center is a collective of women that includes health workers, counselors, outreach health educators, and doctors who work together to provide health education and affordable, respectful, and accessible gynecological and mental health care to women in the Chicago area. In 1975, a group of women healthcare providers and activists formed the health center for women in the community. We are the longest-operating women’s health collective in the United States.
Colation for Education on Sexual Orientation
http://www.mhai.org/programs/glbt.htm
The Coalition for Education on Sexual Orientation (CESO) is a 48-member coalition with the mission of working together to ensure the safety and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in Illinois schools through education, public policy, research and student involvement.
Creating Safe Schools Illinois - Formerly the Chicago chapter of GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network)
http://www.safeschoolsillinois.org/
The mission of Creating Safe Schools Illinois is to strive to assure that each member of every Chicago-area school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.
Equality Illinois
http://www.equalityillinois.org
Equality Illinois works to protect and defend the basic civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons in the state of Illinois.
Howard Brown Health Center
http://www.howardbrown.org
Howard Brown Health Center is the premier healthcare organization in the Midwest specializing in the unique medical and psychosocial needs for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.
Lesbian Community Cancer Project (LCCP)
http://www.lccp.org/
LCCP's Vision is that lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women have appropriate and accessible health care in a supportive and bias-free environment. The Mission of LCCP is to advance the health and quality of life for lesbian, bisexual and transgender women through advocacy and public education.
NAMES Project Foundation Chicago Chapter
http://www.namesprojectchicago.org
The AIDS Memorial Quilt began in 1987 as AIDS and gay rights activists made placards bearing the names of those who died and taped them to a public building resembling a quilt. In October 1987, 2000 panels of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt were displayed for the first time on the Capital Mall in Washington D.C.
Out at CHM (Chicago History Museum)
http://www.chicagohistory.org/planavisit/upcomingevents
Discover gay and lesbian history through the Out at CHM program series. Now in its fourth year, Out at CHM will look at the history of gay and lesbian art, politics and culture through three sessions this year.
PRIDE Institute
http://www.pride-institute.com
The Pride Institute aims to provide gay/lesbian/bisexual and transgendered affirmative treatment for patients with dual diagnosis (psychiatric and substance abuse) problems. PRIDE offers both inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment.
Rainbow Families Illinois
http://www.rainbowfamilies-il.org/
Rainbow Families of Illinois is a non-profit, community-based organization that includes lesbian and gay parents and their children and those considering parenthood.
They are committed to protecting the right of LGBT people to raise children with love and integrity in a culture of justice, respect and belonging.
Resources Unlimited Foundation
http://www.resourcesunlimited.org
Resources Unlimited Foundation is a nonprofit, think tank in community service and civic volunteerism. Its education and research services build caring social justice partnerships that actively affirm the values of person to person engagement and leadership in grassroots democracy.
