Resource Library

Organizations and Activism

Alice Paul Institute
www.alicepaul.org/

American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org/

Astraea, Lesbian Foundation for Justice
www.astraeafoundation.org/

Catalyst
www.catalyst.org/

Center for American Women and Politics
www.cawp.rutgers.edu/

Coalition of Labor Union Women
www.cluw.org/

Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
ellabakercenter.org/

EMILY’s List
emilyslist.org/

Fembot Collective
fembotcollective.org/

Feminist Majority
www.feminist.org/

Girls Rising
girlrising.com/

Guerilla Girls
www.guerrillagirls.com/index.shtml

Highlander Research and Education Center
highlandercenter.org/

Institute for Women’s Policy Research
www.iwpr.org/

League of Women Voters
lwv.org/

The Mariposa DR Foundation
www.mariposadrfoundation.org/index.html

Ms. Foundation
forwomen.org/

National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL Pro-Choice America)
www.naral.org/

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
www.naacp.org/

National Council of Women’s Organizations
www.ncwo-online.org/

National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
www.niwrc.org/

National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women
www.vawnet.org/

National Organization for Women (NOW)
now.org

National Women’s Hall of Fame
www.womenofthehall.org/

National Women’s Liberation
www.womensliberation.org/

National Women’s Political Caucus
www.nwpc.org/

One Billion Rising
www.onebillionrising.org/

Our Bodies, Ourselves
www.ourbodiesourselves.org/

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
www.plannedparenthood.org/

Powered By Girl
poweredbygirl.org/

SisterSong:
Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective
www.sistersong.net/

Soapbox Inc.
www.soapboxinc.com/

Spark Summit
www.sparksummit.com/

Take Back the Night
takebackthenight.org/

United States Department of Defense Safe Helpline
/www.safehelpline.org/

Wisconsin Women's Network
www.wiwomensnetwork.org/

Womenable
www.womenable.com/index.php

Women, Action, & the Media
www.womenactionmedia.org

Women Moving Millions
www.womenmovingmillions.org/

Women’s Media Center
www.womensmediacenter.com/

Women’s Sports Foundation
www.womenssportsfoundation.org/

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