The Women’s Guide to the Wired World
Feminist Press 1997

This handbook by activist Shana Penn is an excellent resource for new users and experienced Web-surfers alike. It covers the basics of electronic communications, highlighting uses for women activists of all kinds. The glossary of terms in the back of the book is especially helpful for making sense of the many highways and byways of the Internet — from "archie" to "POP" to "zipfile".
Research and organizing are great promises of the Internet — yet many people have experienced more frustration than fruitfulness on the Web. This handbook makes Internet research much easier by offering pointers on the Web and other information transfer options on the Internet (FTP, Telnet, etc.). First, it explains the basics of navigating in cyber-space, and then it offers a slew of starting points for research, categorized by subject. By providing e-mail addresses, web sites, mailing addresses, and descriptions of organizations, author Shana Penn invites women to log on, read about, and hook up with one another.