Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index.

Introduction: Women On-line: A Virtual Reality! -- Electronic Communications: What Our Mothers Couldn't Teach Us -- Hooking Up: Choosing a Network and Other First Steps -- A Mailbox of One's Own: Getting Started with E-Mail -- Gertrude Stein On-line: User Tips for Clear, Safe Communication -- Virtual Conversations: Usenet Newsgroups, Conferences, Mailing Lists, Internet Relay Chat / Victoria Vrana -- The Woman Navigator: Welcome to the World Wide Web / Victoria Vrana -- Virtual Research: FTP, Gopher, Archie, Veronica, Telnet / Victoria Vrana -- Breaking New Ground: Moderating On-line Meetings / Sonia Jaffe Robbins -- FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions - and Their Answers -- Subject to Debate: On Space, Free Speech, and Censorship -- Putting Gender on the Agenda: Women's Resources and Organizations in the United States -- Internationalizing the Computer Age: Women's Networks Around the World -- Raising Consciousness: Gender Studies and General Educational Programs and Opportunities / Nina Beth Huntemann -- When Women Count: Financial, Business, and Career Opportunities / Cheryl Lehman -- Virtual Healing: Health Resources for Body and Mind -- My Sistahs' Space: Resources for Women of African Descent / Debra K. Floyd -- The Multicultural Web: Resources for Women of Color -- Out On-line: Lesbian Lives on the Internet / Amy Goodloe -- What We Talk About When We Talk About On-line Love and Sex: Resources for Relationships -- Family Matters: Resources for Parents and Children / Liza Weimann Hanks -- All the News That's Fit to Upload: On-line Media / Nina Beth Huntemann -- Cyber R & R: Travel and Recreation / Melissa Leigh Stone -- Technophobe No More: Technical Support by and for Women.