Alaska Women's Network

There are a million of them, at least, but if you have a favorite women's interest link, let us know and we'll add it to this section!

Alaska Bar Association - Pro Bono Services
Krista Scully, Pro Bono Director

Alaska Commission on the Status of Women
The 1985 publication by the Alaska Commission on the Status of Women,
"Profiles in Change: NAMES, NOTES AND QUOTES FOR ALASKAN WOMEN" has now been digitized and is accessible through the Alaska Digital Archives website at Profiles in Change.

Use this link to search by keyword including names
Quick Link

We have Arlene Schmuland, Head, Archives & Special Collections at the UAA Consortium Library, to thank for this effort.

Chronological History of Alaska via SLED - Statewide Library Electronic Doorway

Eskimos: Winter in Western Alaska

The Alaska State Court Law Library
The Alaska State Court Law Library serves the legal information needs of Alaskans by selecting, organizing and facilitating access to legal research resources and court system information. The main library collection and statewide administration is at the Anchorage law library, but library services are available to people throughout the state.

Email: library@courts.state.ak.us.
Call the Anchorage Reference desk toll free at 888-282-2082.
Fax: 907-264-0733.

AlaskaGenWeb, a part of the USGenWeb Project.

The Alaska Women's Hall of Fame

The Alaska Women's Lobby
A statewide organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights and needs of Alaskan women, children and families. To achieve this purpose the Alaska Women's Lobby provides a full time lobbyist, educates legislators, administrators and supporters, proposes, supports and opposes state legislation and budgets and builds coalitions to create and increase focus on those issues for which there is no organized public voice.

Alaska Women's Political Caucus
The goals of the Alaska Women’s Political Caucus are to increase women’s participation in the political process.
Address
PO Box 201374
Anchorage, AK 99520
Sue Johnson
333-1831
AWPC

Alaska Native Knowledge Network
From the University of Alaska, this site is not specific to women, but it is a very interesting and enlightening Website.

allmyfaves.com
No more searching, almost everything one needs is listed right here.

American Association of University Women
AAUW promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive social change.

America's Job Bank

Better Business Bureau

Business Women's Network

Center for Women's Business Research

Gather the Women
A gathering place for women and women's organization who share a belief that the time is now to activate the incredible power of women's wisdom on a planetary scale. Gather the Women is a place where new models of feminine collaboration are being born.
(Note: The Alaska Women's Network is a partner organization with Gather the Women.)

Global Center for Women's Studies and Politics (GLOW)
Has been developed by the Feminist Institute of the Heinrich-Boell Foundation in Berlin. The mission is to connect women globally and build up an international forum for women's issues discussed from many cultural, national and political perspectives. Includes GLOW-News, a source of information on worldwide conferences, workshops and events for women. GLOW-Ball Forum provides an interactive format, where women can discuss special issues internationally.

National Women's Health Information Center
A one-stop gateway for women seeking answers to critical health questions.
Phone: 1-800-994-9662
Phone: 1-888-220-5446 (hearing impaired)

National Women's History Project
"History looks different when the contributions of women are included." The NWHP has a catalog of wonderful materials for teaching women's history -- posters, pamphlets, books, videos, etc.

National Women's Political Caucus
PASSION, POWER, PROGRESS. Located in Washington, D.C, NWPC is the mother of all Women's Political Caucus chapters.
E-mail: info@nwpc

Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World.

News on Women
Here is an interesting website with a variety of news on the achievements of women in business, science, technology, etc.

Small Business Administration Women in Business

Technorati is an internet search engine for the latest news, blogs, and web-happenings.

United States Department of Labor Women's Bureau
A host of information.

Woman and Earth Global Eco-Network
Is an independent and volunteer organization, founded in 1979 by Tatyana Momonova in St. Petersburg, Russia. The WEGEN acts as part of a women's information network, facilitating contact between groups and individuals from East and West, giving specific focus to the growing concerns of our global environment.

Women In Crisis
A great resource site for support and solutions.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse. Kimberly Johnson

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