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Women + Gender Studies

This guide will lead you to a variety of resources in Women's StudiesWomen's Studies

Women Authors in the News

Maya Angelou, Lyrical Witness of the Jim Crow South, Dies at 86
NYT Article
Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize-Winning Author, Dies
NPR
Of Pride, Prejudice and Harassment on Twitter
NYT Article

Issues in the News

A Fight as U.S. Girls Face Genital Cutting Abroad
NYT Article - Female genital cutting has been banned in the United States since 1996, and now it is also illegal to transport girls for "vacation cutting." But some are concerned that such cutting is on the rise.
In Spite of the Law, Afghan 'Honor Killings' of Women Continue
NYT Article -

Women's Social Issues

Women in America Report