See also:
Civil Rights
- About.com: African-American Women's History
"The history of black women in America, from slavery through Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance and civil rights. Biographies, organizations, events and movements."
- About.com: Women's History
"Articles, biographies, discussions, activities and other features in honor of Women's History Month".
- American Women's History: A Research Guide
"American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections."
- Census Bureau Facts for Features: Women's History Month
Statistics about women in the U.S., from the Census Bureau.
- DiscoverySchool.com: Women of the Century
"Experience the incredible changes of the [20th] century, as we look back at the personalities, achievements, and voices that defined each decade."
- Gale Research: Women's History Month
A free resource from Gale Research comprising "a collection of activities and information to complement classroom topics."
- Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
"Gifts of Speech is dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches by influential contemporary, women from around the world." Browse by name or year or search directly.
- History.com: Women's History Month
Information and program tie-ins for Women's History Month from the History Channel.
- Hot Topics: Women's History Month
"This web page was designed to honor women in every walk of life with an emphasis on government resources." It provides a list of links arranged by subject.
- InfoPlease: Women's History Month
Facts, trivia, short biographies, and links to further resources within the InfoPlease site.
- Internet Women's History Sourcebook
Primary sources about women throughout the ages.
- Library of Congress: American Women
"The site contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the print publication American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 2001)."
- National Women's History Project
"The National Women’s History Project, founded in 1980, is a non-profit educational organization committed to recognizing and celebrating the diverse and significant historical accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.quot;
- NY Times Magazine: Heroine Worship
Articles by and about women. Choose either regular text or Shockwave animated version
version.
- Open Directory: Women's History
Annotated links to over 200 resources in women's history.
- The Suppressed Histories Archive
This site "aims to uncover the realities of women's lives, internationally and across time, asking questions about patriarchy and slavery, conquest and aboriginality" showing facts left out of many standard history books. Includes photos and video clips.
- This Shall Be The Land for Women
About the struggle for women's suffrage from 1860 through 1920, focusing on women in the western states of the U.S.
- U.S. Census Press Release: Women’s History Month: March 2006
Facts and figures about women in the U.S.
- Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-1940
"Organized around a collection of nearly 1000 primary documents, the Women and Social Movements website offers new ways for students, teachers, and scholars to study American History."
- Women's History Month.gov
A special collection from the Library of Congress.
- Women in History
Basic biographical information and links to sites about women in American history.
- Women In World History Curriculum
"Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs."
- Women News Network
"Women News Network is dedicated to bringing you in-depth international women’s news not found in our current public media stream."
- Women's Studies Database
Linka from the Women's Studies Department at the University of Maryland.
- Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Site
"Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites is a selective, annotated, highly acclaimed listing of web sites containing resources and information about women's studies / women's issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program."
- WWW Virtual Library: Women's History
"The main purposes of this virtual library are to list women's history institutions and organizations, locate archival and library collections, and provide links to Internet resources on women's history. In addition, also included are a list of women's studies journals and a few comprehensive link collections useful as a starting point for searching the Internet for women's studies in general."
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