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Feminist.com: http://www.feminist.com
Body Positive- Boosting Body Image at any Weight: http://www.bodypositive.com
About Face-visit this site to view some of the horrible ads we are trying to combat: http://about-face.org
An excerpt on body image from the book Our Bodies, Ourselves For the New Century: http://www.feminist.com/resources/ourbodies/body.html
The Media and Eating Disorders-a good source of facts and statistics: http://www.raderprograms.com/media.htm
An article on a forum that was held to discuss the relationship between the media and eating disorders: http://www.med.harvard.edu/publications/Focus/1997/Feb7_1997/eat.html
Details on Eating Disorders by Jonathan Rader, Ph.D.: http://www.addictionsolutions.com/article_archive/eating_disorders_for_self_05032000.00.asp
The I Am Beautiful Project: iambeautiful.com
Another, larger group with goals and work very similar to ours: Girls, Women + Media Project
wwwomen.com a women focused search engine
Distinguished Women.com -an unbelievable amount of info on cool women from history
Eating Disorder Resources
Eating Disorder Center of California
Eating Disorder Referral and Information Center
These magazines offer a different approach to
women:
Oprah
-More upifting than most women's magazine, covers a variety of topics.
Ms.
-A magazine dedicated to feminist issues.
New Moon
-"A magazine for girls and their dreams. We listen to girls and women and celebrate their power."
Bust
-"A Magazine for women with something to get off their chests."
Teen Voices
-"Because you're more than just a pretty face."
Bitch Magazine
-Feminist response to pop culture.
Expository Magazine
-feminist literary criticism
-be sure to check out their feminist quotes
Links for the young and young at heart:
GirlStart -empowering girls in math, science and technology
The Adventures of Josie True -fun online games!
Her Interactive -intelligent interactive entertainment for girls, including Nancy Drew games
Diary Land -create your own online journal
Judy Blume's Homepage -books, message board, and letters from Judy
I-Glow -for girls who play sports
Girl Athletics -an online community for girls who love to play sports
Girls’ Pipeline to Power -helps girls become active in issues they care about
Kids Dig Reed -a fun site where kids can excavate a site online like a real archaeologist would
Grrl Gamer -computer and video game reviews written by girls
Camp Start-up -business camp for girls
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