The Academy of the Sword Richard Lane, a lovely gentleman and scholar out of San Francisco, offers this page.

Aceros de Hispania Per their page: Knives, pocket knives of Albacete, sabers, swords of Toledo, armour, axes, daggers and hunting guns, as well as carbines, pistols and compressed air revolvers made in Spain. (Note: The title link goes to the English version of their home page. For the Spanish version, click here.)

The Australian Stock Saddle Co. Follow the "cowboy action" links for their bullwhip offerings.

Belle and Blade is a vendor specializing in movies and other combat related merchandise. He has a great selection of older sword and sandal epics.

British Academy of Dramatic Combat To see what our Brothers in Arms are doing across the pond, check out the BADC.

The Bullwhip Home Page has quite a bit of very handy info, including the comprehensive Bullwhip FAQ, which offers everything from quick time movies showing the various cracks, to tips on building and maintenance of your own whip.

By the Sword, Inc. According to their home page: "Whether your interest lies in swords, sabers, armour, Medieval weapons, the SCA, LARP, fantasy, the Crusades, Hundred years war, Wars of the Roses or even the US Civil war, you will be able to find just the right piece!"

Chainmail Fashions The homepage for Chainmail Fashions, makers of wonderful chain mail for fighting or just looking good. If you follow the links to "A Renaissance Diary" then to Bristol RenFaire's pics for 7/4/97 and 7/18/99, you will see some Babes in Chain Mail!

Classical Fencing With the motto of "In Ferro Veritas", this group is dedicated to preserving and promoting in classical fencing and historical swordplay, the true art, science and spirit of the sword. They are teaching classical sword as a martial art, so they are not stage combat per se, although the underlying lessons should have much in common with one another! They have a fantastic collection of Articles, and the female gender is well represented on their page. Two thumbs up!

David Morgan's home page. This vendor offers western hats, clothing and whips, whips and whips. Yummy.

The Electronic Journal of Martial Arts and Sciences offers a collection of publications on line on various aspects of the Martial Arts. Check out 'INYO' and 'Kronos' for information on women warriors, historical and current.

Forte Stage Combat This is a great place in Chicago to rent or buy weapons and armor, or even get some help with choreography. Tim Frawley is the resident Master at Arms.

InYo: The Journal of Alternative Perspectives on the Martial Arts and Sciences is an online journal with a small but interesting, well-researched and well-cited collection of articles on martial arts and women.

The Knife Outlet A supplier for swords, knives, cutlery and lots of other useful things. Not strictly a stage combat supplier, they have a mix of sharps, dull blades and blades made primarily for display. Which it is should be marked on the page with the weapon.

The Medieval Sword Resource Site is a non-commercial site that offers links and information on our favorite topic.

Medieval Weapon Art: Make your home a castle!

Museum Replicas Limited Swords, period clothing, and jewelry at reasonable prices. The Steel Swept Hilt Rapier serving as a divider on this page came from them.

The Noble Blades Adam Konowe donated this link from his group.

The Purple Heart Armoury offers a complete line of wooden sword wasters and weaponry at very reasonable prices.

R & D Choreography David Gene Gregory and Richard Gilbert help producers with fight and stunt choreography, weapons rental, instruction, and casting services.

Robert Chapin Actor, Writer, Fight Choreographer, Instructor. This is also the home of The Action Insider--The Stage Combat Forum.

Roberta Brown It's always wonderful to celebrate our Sisters in Arms! Check out Roberta's page.

SwordsDirect.com Swords and collectible weaponry.

Starfire Swords Sam Alden's favorite sword manufacturer. What better recommendation could you ask for?

Chicago Plays This is where you can check out the theatre scene in Chicago.

Chicago Theatre Home Pages: Z to Annoyance Theatre

About Face is an organization that monitors the presentation of women in advertising, and offers a "Wall of Shame" where submissions from the public highlight the most objectifying and subersive images of women put out there in the name of selling product. They offer the contact information for the ad agencies responsible so that you can make your feelings known. Also has a "Wall of Fame" for the good ones. Highly recommended.

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, 1943-1954. This web site is dedicated to the women who played professional baseball in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League from 1943 to 1954.

Amazon International is a comprehensive and fantastic links page to all things Amazon, from movies and t.v. shows to articles on their historic presence and their psychological archetype. Some great illustrations as well. Check out the Amazon International newsletter, a collection of submissions to his page. Highly Recommended!

American Business Women's Association - one of the top five associations on the country. Find out what the movers and shakers are doing.

Bookbeast, a book lover and feminist, prepared this amazing links page on various topics of interests to women, feminists and women feminists.

Business & Professional Women USA is an organization that acts as an advocate for working women.

Business Women's Network Interactive - it's all about women entrepreneurs and businesswomen networking, networking, networking.

Chicago Women's Liberation Union - This is a growing website to capture the history of the Chicago Women's Liberation Union. The personal narratives are fantastic, and reading about their activities in the '70's, it's frightening to realize how much work there still is to be done!

The Cybergrrl website is a must see! A fabulous page that celebrates and informs women, and even has a feminist web sites search engine. Go there now!

Distinguished Women of Past and Present - "This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways." Some you've heard of, many you haven't, with a great search engine in case you are looking for a specific type of distinguished woman. Also has a great links page.

Expect the Best from a Girl is a great website that offers resources on how to raise your daughter with healthy expectations.

The Feminist Majority Foundation official website. Very political, very savvy. After all, we do make up more than 50% of the world's population. Let's act like it.

Grace O'Malley, legendary Pirate Queen, is honored at this website.

Heartless Bitches is not for the faint of heart. On this website, bitch stands for "Babe In Total Control of Herself". No excuses, none necessary. I love this website to the bottom of my soul. Check out the "Things that make us lose our lunches" for hours of fun and vindication.

The Warrior Women of the SCA call themselves the House of Ironrose. You go gals!

The International Alliance for Women in Music sponsors this page, with some interesting links to various female composers in history, and info on current women in music. The website boasts more than 3000 archival pages, including various library collections and opportunities to buy music on line.

The League of Women Voters of the United States - for heaven's sake VOTE! Your grandmother will be very disappointed if you don't.

Mlle Maupin, a french opera singer and swordswoman. This page has been put together by Jim Burrows.

The MINERVA Center, Inc. is A Nonprofit Educational Foundation Supporting Study of Women in War & Women and the Military - If you want to find books on this subject, this site offers the opportunity to support the authors and the organization with your purchase. Also has a great links page.

National Abortion Rights Action League homepage. Because it's My Body, My Rules.

The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - NCADV (located in Denver, CO) is a grassroots non- profit membership organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and children.

The National Museum of Women in the Arts. Take a cyber-tour. Stop in at the gift shop. Take a look at the National Events calendar.

Check out the National Museum of Women's History.

No links page would be complete without a link to the National Organization for Women.

National Women's History Project - "History looks different when the contributions of women are included" says the opening quote on this page. It's a fabulous page that stresses teaching the stories of our foremothers as well as our forefathers. Many resources and a wonderful links page. Two thumbs up.

Notable Women Ancestors - a database of notable women throughout history allows you to build your own spiritual ancestress tree. Not to be missed!

Phenomenal Women of the Web Against Domestic Violence is a web ring designed to spread the message about domestic violence, and to show support for those who have suffered under it. Download the icon if you'd like to be part of the ring.

The home page of Real Sports Magazine, which covers professional women's sports. Great Olympic coverage. Recommended.

Reel Women Productions is a full service video and film production firm dedicated to documenting and preserving the remarkable stories of great women in all fields overlooked by traditional history sources. The webpage focuses on women directors.

Soroptimist International has over 100,000 members worldwide in 112 countries. The organization works for human rights and to advance the status of women. Dedication to service and high ethical standards are included in their objectives.

The Valkyries.com: Although their focus is different from ours, a very strong site with many illustrations and photos, and lots of good info about women's bodybuilding as a competitive sport and a hobby. An excerpt from their page defines the Valkyrie as "...the Physically-Advanced Woman, representing an absolute which society, ever male-dominated, cannot accept. THE VALKYRIES are all women who dare to approach this physical absolute, rejecting the notion that femininity is compromised by muscularity and might."

Voice of Women is a links page to issues that specifically effect women. News articles, newsgroups, etc.

Women In the Arts. This website just *feels* good - it's got a great mission, and it's a fabulous place to network. Find out what your sisters in the Arts are doing. You go!

Women in Military action. To this page, I can only say "AMEN!"

Mrs. Pamela Prewitt, an evaluator at the U.S. Army Armour School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, served as a participant in the Topical Research Intern Program at the Defence Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) in June 1995. She prepared a report on Women in the Military which is reproduced in it's entirety on this page. Full of wonderful historical tidbits and a good bibliography at the end.

"How's your knowledge of women in the military?" - it will be greatly improved after visiting this site, with it's listing of Women Veterans categorized by the war in which they participated. Some interesting quotes and some great old click art and war posters.

Women in Publishing - a subgroup of The Publisher's Association, Women in Publishing aims to promote the status of women working in publishing and related trades by helping them to develop their careers.

Women's Theatre Links is an index of companies, resources for directors, actresses, writers, etc. A growing site definitely worth watching.

World Wide Web Women's Sports Page - An index of links to women's and girls' sports pages around the WWW. Indexed by sport.

Zonta International is probably the premier international organization dedicated to eliminating violence against women and children. Truly an exceptional group of people.