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      Left Handers Day

      Left Handers Day is on 13 August. Website features information about handedness, fun facts, games and quizzes.
      http://www.left-handersday.com/

      Study Finds Left-handers Don't Die Earlier

      Short article from the Associated Press.
      http://www.junkscience.com/news2/leftmort.htm

      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/

      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-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

      The Lefthanded Liberation Front

      Site has webforum, merchandise for sale, humor, and other material.
      http://www.lefthander.com/

      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: Curse, Blessing or Anomaly of Nature?

      Updated version of Molly Joy's high school term paper on the topic.
      http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/1684/lefthand.html

      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
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      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

      Alt.lefthanders Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

      Usenet 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

      Is There a Link Between Left-Handedness and Homosexuality?

      Discusses a recent study showing that left-handedness and homosexuality may be linked.
      http://www.narth.com/docs/lefthand.html

      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

      Crochet Lessons for Left-Handers

      Instructions, with helpful diagrams.
      http://www.crochet.org/lessons/lessonl/lessonl.html

      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

      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/

      When Left is Right: Left-Handed Toddlers

      Advice for parents of young children.
      http://toddlerstoday.com/resources/articles/lefthand.htm

      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/

      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

      LEFTovers

      List of Lefthanded Canadians. Also contains left-handed stores in Canada.
      http://www.members.shaw.ca/leftovers/

      Association of Left-handers, India

      Works to create awareness that left-handedness is normal and to provide resources for left-handed people in the country. Information on cultural perspectives in India and the group's initiatives and accomplishments.
      http://www.geocities.com/lefthandersind

      Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition

      Scientific journal publishing research on the psychological, behavioural and neurological aspects of lateralisation, including handedness. Online tables of contents, abstracts, instructions to authors, and other information.
      http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/pp/1357650X.html

      The Language of the Left

      Derogatory meanings associated with the words for "left" in several world languages.
      http://www.sinistershop.com/language.htm

      Association of LefthHanders Zambia (ALHZ)

      Compiling a list of famous lefthanders in Africa. Also supplies contact information.
      http://www.geocities.com/lefthanderszambia/index.html

      Weems is a Lefty!

      Personal home page includes personal commentaries about various issues related to left-handedness, as well as links to other sites.
      http://lefty.seanweems.com

      Left-handed.com Forum

      Online forum for left handers to discuss various topics and post news stories of interest.
      http://www.left-handed.com/forum/

      Gifts of the Gauche

      Journalist discusses left-handedness, with focus on a study of English schoolchildren and a documentary broadcast on German and French TV.
      http://www.left-handedness.info

      Nobodyz Perfect, but Leftiez Come Close

      Personal homepage on lefties: benefits, gripes, nicknames, and handicaps of left-handedness.
      http://www.geocities.com/nobodyz_prfct/

      Why Left-handers Still Feel Left Out

      Guardian article describes researcher's finding that left-handed people have been abused and neglected throughout history.
      http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4427862,00.html

      Right Hand, Left Hand

      Website for Chris McManus' book on handedness. Includes articles and online psychological quizzes.
      http://www.righthandlefthand.com/

      Neuroscience for Kids - Sidedness

      Educational website about laterality. Includes tests for handedness, footedness, eyedness, and earedness.
      http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/rightl.html

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