RESOURCES

There are many nonprofit organizations all over the world that are doing significant research and work to help the girls’ causes.

We are always looking for others to advocate, so if you would like to submit an organization that you believe in that we may not be aware of, please let the Head Girl know.

You may find the following links to Museums, Archives, Education and Art both educational and interesting.

Check out the Facts & Figures page to additional information.

Museums

The Association of Children’s Museums provides a state by state listing of children’s museums.

United States of America
International Museum of Women is a groundbreaking social change museum that inspires global action, connects people across borders and transforms hearts and minds by amplifying the voices of women worldwide through global online exhibitions, history, the arts and cultural programs that educate, create dialogue and build community.

The National Women’s History Museum, founded in 1996, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully into our nation's history.

The Women’s Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, makes visible the unique, textured, and diverse stories of American women to expand our understanding of women's participation in shaping our nation's history and create a lively environment for dialogue and discovery.

National Museum of Women in the Arts brings recognition to the achievements of women artists of all periods and nationalities by exhibiting, preserving, acquiring, and researching art by women and by teaching the public about their accomplishments.

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas is the only museum in the world dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have displayed extraordinary courage and pioneer spirit in their trail blazing efforts.

Argentina
Museo de la Mujer- Website in Spanish.

Australia
National Pioneer Women’s Hall of Fame is dedicated to preserving the place of women in history for their special contribution to Australia’s heritage.

Austria
Frauenmuseum- Website in German.

muSIEum
Museum dedicated to exploring gender. Website in German.

Denmark 
Kvindemuseet (The Women's Museum) is a national specialist museum which researches, builds collections and presents knowledge of Danish women’s life and work. Website in Danish, English and German.

Germany
Frauenmuseum (Bonn) Website in German and English.

Italy
Frauenmuseum Evelyn Ortner
The museum depicts culture and everyday stories from a female perspective. Website in German, Italian and English.

Mali
Muso Kunda ou Du côté des Femmes- Website in French.

The Netherlands
FemArtMuseum is dedicated to the art of women. Website in Dutch, English and Spanish.

Norway
TheKvinnemuseetcollects material on and documents the life and work of Norwegian women. Website in Norwegian, English and Japanese.

Senegal
Le Musée de la Femme
Website in French

United Kingdom
New Hall Collegein Cambridge is the custodian of the world's second-largest collection of art by women with more than 350 works by over 250 artists. 

The V&A Museum of Childhood aims to encourage everyone to explore the themes of childhood past and present and develop an appreciation of creative design through our inspirational collections and programmes.

Vietnam
The Hanoi Women's Museum
Website in English, French and Vietnamese.

Archives

National Council for Research on Women is a network of more than 100 leading U.S. research, advocacy, and policy centers with a growing global reach to ensure fully informed debate, policies, and practices to build a more inclusive and equitable world for women and girls.

The National Women's History Project (NWHP), founded in 1980, is an educational nonprofit organization to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.

Women's Studies Online Resources from University of Maryland will help you find information-rich, high-quality web sites focusing on women's studies or women's issues.

North American Women's Letters and Diaries includes the immediate experiences of 1,325 women and 150,000 pages of diaries and letters.

Belgium
Amazone contains an archive of Belgian feminist groups.  

Croatia
Ženska Infoteka is a women’s information and documentation center in Croatia. Wesbite in Croatian and English.

The Netherlands
Women's History at the International Institute of Social History holds information on women's and gender history and women's roles in social movements in the Netherlands and worldwide. It also maintains and hosts a variety of other  resources for women's and gender history. Website in Dutch and English.

England 
History to Her Story is a major and unique project in women's history, examining through the lives and organisations of Yorkshire women the roles that women have played in history.

The Women's Library is a cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK.

Ireland
The Women's History Project surveys, lists and publishes historical documents relevant to the history of women in Ireland. The work of the Project has and will continue to open up new areas of study allowing for a greater understanding of the diverse experiences of women in Irish history.

Scotland
Glasgow Women’s Libraryhouses a lending library, archive collections and contemporary and historical artefacts relating to women’s lives, histories and achievements.  It helps women with their reading and writing, holds a wide range of creative courses and events and has a lending library and helpdesk.  

Wales
Archif Menywod Cymru / Women's Archive of Wales exists to promote the study, and to rescue and preserve the sources, of women's history in Wales.
Website in Welsh and English

Australia
Australian Women’s Archives Project strategy is to identify and support preservation of women’s records and make them accessible to researchers, and it includes an online Register of the location and content of women’s record.

Germany  
Frauenforschungs-, -bildungs- und -informationszentrum e.V. (FFBIZ)  is an large archive and library of books, periodicals, documents and ephemera relating to the women's movement and women's history in Germany. Website in German and English.

Switzerland
Gosteli-Stiftung  - Archiv zur Geschichte der schweizerischen Frauenbewegung is an archive of materials relating to the feminist movement and the history of women in Switzerland. Website in German, Italian, French and English.

France
Le Centre des Archives du Féminisme is a French feminist archive.

Turkey
Women’s Library and Information Center Foundation is women’s library and information center in Turkey. Website in English and in Turkish.

Russia
Association of the Independent Women's Organizations is the umbrella association for women's organisations from Russia and former USSR republics. Website in Russian and English.

Education

Girls Learn International empowers American students through their own creative initiatives, dedication and passionate leadership to create real solutions and be leaders in the movement to affect positive change for girls and women worldwide.

Girls Incorporated is a national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

Girl Scouts of the USA is the world’s preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls—all girls—where, in an accepting and nurturing environment, girls build character and skills for success in the real world.

The Women’s Resource Centre is a UK organisation that supports women’s organisations to be more effective and sustainable. We provide training, resources and support to women's organisations and we campaign and lobby on key issues for the sector.

FATIMA Women's Network is a UK based online resource designed to represent all women's issues at a regional and national level. FATIMA Women's Network wants to bring about positive change in the lives of women and has a distinct focus on women from diverse communities and disadvantaged background.

Girl Geek Scotland is a community for women and girls interested in technology, creativity and computing.  The About page has a list of girl geek groups in different areas, worldwide.

Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal is a peer-reviewed journal providing a forum for the critical discussion of girlhood from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, and for the dissemination of current research and reflections on girls' lives to a broad, cross-disciplinary audience of scholars, researchers, practitioners in the fields of education, social service and health care and policy makers.

Art

Lauren Greenfield is considered a preeminent chronicler of youth culture as a result of her groundbreaking projects Girl Culture and Fast Forward.  

New Moon Girls is an online community and print magazine where girls create and share poetry, artwork, videos, and more; chat together; and learn. All in a fully moderated, educational environment designed to build self-esteem and positive body image.

Kids with Cameras is a non-profit organization that teaches the art of photography to marginalized children in communities around the world. We use photography to capture the imaginations of children, to empower them, building confidence, self-esteem and hope.

Woman Made Galleryis not-for-profit organization founded in 1992 that supports women in the arts by providing opportunities, awareness and advocacy through exhibitions, which raise public awareness and recognition of women's cultural contributions.

A.I.R. Gallery, founded in 1972, is the first cooperative for women artists in the US. A.I.R. promotes the work of women artists through exhibitions, workshops, and mentoring programs.