Lefthanders (Subscribe)
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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.
Scientific American: Ask the Experts: Biology
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?articleID=00063C8D-61EF-1C72-9EB7809EC588F2D7
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?'
Sinistrality
http://www.io.com/~cortese/sinistrality/index.html
Facts and myths about lefthandedness, links to lefthander organizations and stores for left-handed products, information on handgun products designed for left-handed use.
Study Finds Left-handers Don't Die Earlier
http://www.junkscience.com/news2/leftmort.html
Short article from the Associated Press. (May 28, 1998)
The First Left-Handed Piano
http://www.lefthandedpiano.co.uk/
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.
The Language of the Left
http://www.sinistershop.com/language.htm
Derogatory meanings associated with the words for 'left' in several world languages.
The Left Hand Path
http://www.dpjs.co.uk/lefthandpath.html
Speculations on how left-handedness came to be associated with satanism in western mythology.
The Left-Handed Child in a Right-Handed World
http://www.zaner-bloser.com/html/HWsupport1.html
Advice on determining hand dominance and on dealing with handwriting problems often encountered in left-handers.
The Lefthanded Liberation Front
Site has webforum, merchandise for sale, humor, and other material.
The Lefthanded Musician Website
http://lefthandedmusician.com/
Promotes information exchange by left-handers in music. Includes myths, facts, and an online forum.
The Lefthanded Universe
http://www.xs4all.nl/~riksmits/lhu/lhu.html
Interesting facts and ideas about lefthandedness. (English - Nederlands - Deutsch)
The LeftHandSide Collection
Blogs, online exhibits, and links for talented left-handed artists and designers from arround the world.
The Sinister Hand
http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/scripts98/9807/lefthand.htm
Script of an Australian Broadcasting Corporation news feature on lefthandedness, particularly the biological origins of handedness. (April 30, 1998)
The Southpaw Manifesto
http://www.southpawmanifesto.com
Includes a list of left-handed celebrities, how to say left handed in other languages, a test, social network, and articles.
Trends in Japan: Rise Up, Ye Southpaws
http://web-japan.org/trends00/honbun/tj000202.html
Article discusses the increased acceptance of lefthandedness in Japan.
Weems is a Lefty!
Personal home page includes personal commentaries about various issues related to left-handedness, as well as links to other sites.
When Left is Right: Left-Handed Toddlers
http://toddlerstoday.com/resources/articles/lefthand.htm
Advice for parents of young children.
Why Left-handers Still Feel Left Out
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4427862,00.html
Guardian article describes researcher's finding that left-handed people have been abused and neglected throughout history. (June 6, 2002)