Click! The Ongoing Feminist Revolution

Click! offers a rich and wide-ranging exploration of U.S. women's history from 1940 to the present. It resembles an encyclopedia in some ways: the target audience appears to be those who have little prior knowledge of this field, and it presents this history in a way that favors breadth over depth. In so doing, the curators of Click! consulted professional and academic historians, which makes it a Web site I would trust and recommend, especially to lay people and students looking for a place to start a research project. Sections titled “Political and Social Movements,” “Body and Health,” and “Workplace and Family” divide the site's content thematically, and chapters such as “Women in Civil Rights,” “Changing Sexual Attitudes,” and “Challenging Sex Discrimination” address topics in more detail. Each chapter offers users a dynamic, multimedia experience: in addition to a written overview of each chapter's topic are short video clips; images of people, book covers, and other graphics relevant to the chapter's topic; and hyperlinks to external sources that elaborate on specific items. Another noteworthy feature is a timeline that appears with each chapter, arranged vertically along the left side of the screen. Selecting an item brings up a short description and, often, links to additional media. Lastly, a “Resources” section is organized by the three themes; it provides useful bibliographies, links to primary sources and historiography projects, and links to groups and organizations

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