Resources

Campus Community Consortium to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women, Philadelphia, PA

• West Philadelphia Campus Community Consortium to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women.

 

Center for Women’s Health, Stamford, Connecticut

• The Center for Women’s Health is a supportive environment where qualified and experienced physicians, nurses and healthcare practitioners believe in the partnership between physician and patient, and in the importance of a balanced integration of the physical, emotional, and spiritual elements that interact to create wellness.

 

Domestic Abuse Project, Delaware County, PA

• The Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County, Inc. (DAP) seeks to prevent domestic violence and is committed to providing services that meet the needs of victims. DAP supports an empowerment process, which enables victims to move toward self-sufficiency.

 

Drexel University Athletics, Philadelphia, PA

• Women’s Athletics at Drexel University

  

Greater Philadelphia Women’s Studies Consortium

• The consortium provides a forum for the Women’s Studies Programs of thirteen of the area’s universities and colleges to coordinate programming on topics of importance related to gender and society.

 

 

Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership, Philadelphia, PA

• The Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership (IWHL) helps carry out Drexel University College of Medicine’s commitment to making women’s health a key strategic goal. Guided by director Lynn Yeakel, the Institute inspires women of all ages to take charge of their health and discover their potential.

 

National Domestic Violence Hotline

• Help is available to callers 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Hotline advocates are available for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, information and referrals to agencies in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Assistance is available in English and Spanish with access to more than 170 languages through interpreter services. If you or someone you know is frightened about something in your relationship, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−SAFE (7233) or TTY 1−800−787−3224.

 

Women Organized Against Rape (WOAR), Philadelphia, PA

• WOAR is a non-profit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whose mission is to eliminate all forms of sexual violence through specialized treatment services, comprehensive prevention education programs, and advocacy for the rights of victims of sexual assault. We provide free counseling for survivors of rape and childhood sexual abuse.

  

Women Physicians and Archives

• This collection consists of correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, college records, images, diaries, publications and ephemera documenting the history of women physicians beginning with the first medical school for women, Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania (WMCP). 

 

Women’s Health and Counseling Center, Somerset, NJ

• Women’s Health & Counseling Center is a community-based, non-profit provider of personalized health care for women, particularly those who may not be able to obtain such services from traditional providers due to monetary, cultural, language or other barriers.

 

Women’s Medical Fund, Philadelphia, PA

• The Women’s Medical Fund provides direct financial assistance and other support to low-income women and girls in Southeastern Pennsylvania who wish to terminate a pregnancy but cannot afford a safe, legal abortion.