Lefthandedness -- and Other Symptoms of a Disordered Mind:
Facts and myths about lefthandedness, links to lefthander
organizations and stores for left-handed products, information on
handgun products designed for left-handed use.
http://www.io.com/%7ecortese/left/southpaw.html
Living in the Mirror: A Left-Handed Home Page:
Comments and essays about living as a left-hander, plus links to
other left-handedness-related sites, including a large selection of
scientific material.
http://www.emf.net/~estephen/facts/lefthand.html
Irish Left-handers Club:
Short newsletter, links, and other features.
http://www.paddybear.com/lefthand.html
Lefties:
Personal home page about lefties, including interesting facts,
famous left-handers, and "vote for your favorite lefty."
http://www.gurlpages.com/flowerkatz/index.html
Primate Handedness and Brain Lateralization Research:
At Indiana University (M.K. Holder, Ph.D.). You can participate in
the study by filling out an online questionnaire. Site also has
links to information (both serious and fun) of interest to
left-handers.
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/index.html
Lorin's Left-handedness Site:
Extensive collection of information about left-handedness, by a
psychologist. Topics include prevalence and genetics of
left-handedness, famous left-handers, myths and trivia, shops for
lefthanders, and left-handedness links.
http://duke.usask.ca/~elias/left/
Left-Handers:
Site's goal is to provide information and make right-handed people
aware of the difficulties encountered by left-handed people in a
world made by and for those who are right-handed. Famous
left-handers and other information. Site is also available in
French.
http://www.ac2w.com/en_ac2w.htm
Gauche! Left-Handers in Society:
A resource guide and forum. Left-handers speak to parents, teachers,
employers, physicians, and others.
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/lspeak.html
Left Is Right:
Survival guide for living lefty in a right-handed world.
http://www.left-is-right.com/
Left-handedness:
A modern Islamic perspective on being left-handed.
http://www.islamicity.org/dialogue/Q325.HTM
The Lefthanded Universe:
Interesting facts and ideas about lefthandedness. (English -
Nederlands - Deutsch)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~riksmits/lhu/lhu.html
Japan Southpaw Club:
English version of Japanese language website for left-handers.
Information about lefthandedness, left-handed products, and an
online forum for lefties.
http://www.webee.co.jp/southpaw/index-e.html
Left Handedness:
Molly Joy's high school term paper on the topic.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1684/lefthand.html
LEFTovers:
List of Lefthanded Canadians. Also contains left-handed stores in
Canada.
http://members.shaw.ca/jtuckey/leftovers/
Left-Handed Writers Page:
Article about left-handed writing with fountain pens, including
advice on nib selection. Photographs show different hand positions
lefties write in, with special advice for each.
http://www.nibs.com/Left-hand%20writers.htm
European Lefthanders' Page:
English translation of German site: information of particular
interest to European left-handers. Extensive lists of sources for
left-handed products in Europe and on the Internet.
http://www.linkshaenderseite.de/english.html
The Sinister Hand:
Script of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation news feature on
lefthandedness, particularly the biological origins of handedness.
http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/scripts98/9807/lefthand.htm
Creation of the Sinister: Biological Contributions to
Left-handedness:
Critique of the Geschwind-Behan-Galaburda (GBG) Theory of
Left-Handedness and other theories that associate lefthandedness
with developmental disorders. Published in the Harvard undergraduate
neuroscience journal, Brain.
http://hcs.harvard.edu/~husn/BRAIN/vol2/left.html
Lefties:
A personal website about left handedness and how to deal with it.
http://www.lefties.8k.com/
Alt.lefthanders Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
FAQ. Includes questions such as: What does being
"left-handed" or "ambidextrous" mean? Is lefthandedness inherited?
Are lefthanders naturally clumsy? Do Lefties make better athletes?
http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/lefty-faq.html
All Hands - Sinistral's Left:
Personal homepage on lefties: benefits, gripes, nicknames, and
handicaps of left-handedness.
http://sinistrality.homestead.com/
Anything Left-Handed:
Commercial site includes famous lefthanders, lefties at school,
superstitions, selected research results, and other information.
http://www.anythingleft-handed.co.uk
Left Hand Education:
Information about campaign in the UK to ensure that teachers are
trained on specific guidelines on helping left-handed children.
http://www.lefthand-education.co.uk/
Lefties: The Science of Handedness:
"Science Friday" program in RealAudio. Links to other Internet
resources on handedness.
http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/1997/Aug/hour2_080897.html
Rosemary West's Left-Handed Page:
Large collection of information and links, including organizations,
research articles, list of famous left-handers, left-handedness in
the arts, links to shopping sites, FAQ, humor, fun facts, and
trivia.
http://www.rosemarywest.com/left/index.shtml
Association of Left-handers, India:
Based in Pune, working to improve people's understanding and
acceptance of left-handedness. Includes information about Indian
taboos and superstitions regarding people who use their left hands.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/7842/
Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society:
"If you are left handed, do not despair." Advice for left-handers
who want to learn calligraphy.
http://www.clas.co.uk/lefthanders.html
The Language of the Left:
Derogatory meanings associated with the words for "left" in several
world languages.
http://www.lefthand.workmate.ca/language.htm
Famous Left-Handers:
Long list of left-handed actors, artists, authors, musicians,
athletes, politicians, U.S. presidents, and historical figures.
http://www.indiana.edu/~primate/left.html
The First Left-Handed Piano:
About pianist Christopher Seed, who has built and plays a piano with
the keyboard in reverse so that he can play the melody with the left
hand.
http://www.lefthandedpiano.co.uk/
Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Biology:
M.K. Holder answers the questions: "Do scientists understand why
there are so many more right-handers than left-handers? Do other
primates show a similar tendency to favor one hand over the other?"
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=00063C8D-61EF-1C72-9EB7809EC588F2D7
Are You Left-Handed?:
Observations on the ontology of handedness, advice on how to surf
the net left-handed, and links.
http://lefthand.domnik.net/
Southpaws Unite!:
Personal rants on being left-handed in a right-handed world.
http://hometown.aol.com/gpjacobs/southpaw.htm
Handwriting Tips:
Advice for parents on helping the left-handed child with
handwriting.
http://www.earlyears.com/cgi-bin/main.pl?action=dispmenustatus&heading=136
The Left-Handed Child in a Right-Handed World:
Advice on determining hand dominance and on dealing with handwriting
problems often encountered in left-handers.
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/html/HWsupport1.html
World of Handedness:
Includes common superstitions about lefties, articles and personal
accounts about switching handedness, famous lefthanders, on-line
tests to assess your "sidedness," and other topics.
http://jackie.freeshell.org/woh/lefty.htm
Web Guide: Left-Handed Golf:
An exhaustive collection of links to websites providing information
about left-handed golf technique, selling lefty clubs, or maintained
by left-handed golfers' organizations.
http://www.aloha.net/~inazoo/golf.htm
