The Women's Resource Center was chartered by the Student Senate in February of 1971 as an umbrella organization to bring together groups and committees on campus concerned with women. The Women's Resource Center is governed by a policy board of five students and three faculty members and a programming board with open membership. Funding comes from the Student Activities Fee. The Center has been located at 124 Woodland Street since March 8, 1998.

The Women's Resource Center operates as a clearinghouse of information on women's concerns on the campus, in the community, and at the national level. It purchases books, subscribes to magazines, and maintains a vertical file of pamphlets, newsletters, and newspapers. The Center keeps track of and posts notices for women's events and provides a place for women to meet in discussion groups. In addition, the Center sponsors and co-sponsors workshops, conferences, seminars, lectures, and film series. The Center also provides a place for students to study and socialize. Future plans include outreach to other campus organizations. According to the group's 1997 constitution, the goal of the Center is "to serve as a central location for anyone interested in gender issues and concerns pertaining to women. The Center aims to be a source for information, education, support and outreach for the Oberlin College community."

"Women's Resource Center to Open to the Campus," by Margo Lipschultz, The Oberlin Review, February 27, 1998.