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Biographies

A&E Biography.com Presents: Women's History Month
- Biographies of famous women, including those in the following categories: Artists & Writers, Athletes & Adventurers, Entertainers, Leaders & Businesswomen, Reformers & Suffragists, Scientists & Educators. An image gallery, interactive game, and discussions area are also available.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
- These pages are part of an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. There are biographical essays or comments on most of the women mathematicians and some photos (which look best at more than 256 colors). Our goal is for this list to continue to expand, and for more biographies to be completed.
Biography Center
- Concise biographies on famous, historical, and influential women. From the National Women's History Project.
Contributions of Women to Astronomy & Space Exploration
- Highlights historic women and their contributions to astronomy and space exploration. Includes a "Women In Space Timeline."
Department of Defense Salutes Women's History Month
- Featuring biographies and other information exemplifying "the many contributions of American Women to our country."
4000 Years of Women in Science
- Biographies of women scientists. From the University of Alabama.
100 Greatest Female Athletes
- From Sports Illustrated.
Nobel Prize Awarded Women
- Official winners of Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Physics, and Physiology Nobel Prizes.
Rise of Women in the Legal Profession
- From Columbia University School of Law. Described as follows: "This exhibit shows not only the high-profile successful women lawyers, but also those whose achievements are less well known but no less significant in providing career-building advice to the many women now in law school or considering law school. Today's women lawyers can become law professors, judges, corporation counselors, government officers, elected officials, and chief executives."
300 Women Who Changed the World
- From Encyclopedia Britannica.
Women in Congress: Congresswomen's Biographies
- From Congress.gov. Three links at the upper left of the page list Congresswomen by Alphabet (last name first), Chronology, and State.
Women of Influence
- "This publication offers a glimpse at how women in one country - the United States - have helped shape their society. These notable women - from the Native-American Sacagawea, who guided white settlers through a vast wilderness, to Sojourner Truth, who fought for the end of slavery and equal rights for all; to Rosalyn Yalow, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine for her research into a new technique for measuring substances in the blood - believed that they had a contribution to make and did not shrink from the obstacles in their way. This account of their accomplishments is a reminder that all societies benefit from the talents and expertise of their women." From the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs.

Documents, Speeches, Writings, & Photographs

A Celebration of Women Writers - From The Online Books Page, University of Pennsylvania.
American Treasures: The Seneca Falls Convention
- Online exhibit with facts, images, and select documents relating to the historic convention concerning women's rights.
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement: An On-line Archival Collection from the Special Collections Library, Duke University
- Described as follows: "The materials in this on-line archival collection document various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group." Search or browse.
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches from Around the World
- Browse or search full text of speeches given by past and present notable women.
Notable Speeches and Addresses by U.S. Women, 1849 - Present
- From Factmonster.
Women's Words of Wisdom: Thoughts Over Time
- From the Library of Congress. Features images of and brief quotes from famous women. Two versions of this site are available: one that requires the free Adobe Flash plugin and a "basic" version that does not require a plugin.
The Poetry Foundation: Women Poets - Poems by women.

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General History
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Celebrate Women's History Month
- From Familyeducation.com. Quizzes, activities, and topics including: Women's History Month Quizzes, How much do you know about women in history?, Joan of Arc Quiz, Alpha Afro-American Women Quiz, Women In Politics Quiz, Women Pioneers Quiz, Test Your Women's History IQ, Women's History Month Activities, Learn about women's history by getting to know the women who made it happen., Women's History Month Printables, "She Did It" Wordsearch, Susan B. Anthony & Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Books for Women's History Month, Timeline of Women's History, Women's History Month Articles, Find out what's happening in women's history today., Raising Your Athletic Daughter, Do Working Moms Make Better Moms?, Working Moms and Working Out, The Price of Motherhood, Let's Hear it for the Girls!, Worth the Wait: Parenthood at 40-Plus.
Celebrate Women's History Month
- From The New York Times.
Education World: Celebrate Women's History Month
- A gathering of educational resources and activities for students and teachers and anyone else interested in learning about this topic.
Encyclopedia of Women's History
- from About.com. Click on encyclopedic entry titles in center of page to view brief articles, or explore their other Women's History pages for more articles and related websites.
History Channel Presents: Women's History Month
- Topics include: Program listings, History of Women's Suffrage, Women's Hall of Fame, Timeline, Firsts In Women's Achievement, Did You Know?, and Resources (links to related sites).
Infoplease Presents: National Women's History Month
- The History of Women's History , International Women's Day (March 8) , Timeline: U.S. Women's Rights Movement, Famous Firsts by American Women, The Wage Gap: A History, Declaration of Sentiments, Encyclopedia: Feminism, Five Women's Museums to Know, Notable Speeches by U.S. Women, Women by the Numbers, Quotations by Women, The First Ladies Portrait Gallery, Women Political Leaders Throughout History, Top Female CEOs, For Kids: Women of Influence, Prize Winners and Honorees, Women's Hall of Fame, Women Nobel Prize Winners, Women Pulitzer Prize Winners for Letters, Drama, and Music, Women Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism, Women Who Left Their "Stamps" on History, Crossword Puzzles, Quizzes, Awards and Achievers, Population, Education, Women and Mothers in the Labor Force, Earnings, Motherhood and Family, Health and Reproductive Issues, Crime, Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians, and more.
International Women's Day (IWD)
- Formerly known as "International Working Women's Day," this day is observed yearly on March 8th. Website from the United Nations (UN).
National Womens History Project
- "The National Women's History Project is an educational nonprofit organization. Our mission is to recognize and celebrate the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs."
Pathfinder for Women's History
- from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Information is arranged in the following categories: Archival Research, Bibliographies, Guides to Archives, Introduction, Journals, Collections of Primary Documents, Monographs and Anthologies, African-American Women, Family and Children, Other, Overview, Revolutionary Women, Suffrage, Temperance, Theory, Women and Labor, Women and Reform, Women and Society, Women and War, Women and the West, Reference Works/Biographical Sources.
Phenomenal Women in Music
- A select list of musicians, singers, and composers from About.com.
From Seneca Falls to the Supreme Court, New York's Women Leading the Way
- "Women's history in the Empire State goes hand in hand with New York's history as a progressive leader. From education to healthcare to civil equality, women have been the driving force behind almost every reform movement in our state. While they may not have always been the individuals passing the laws, women were writing the policies, organizing campaigns and generating public awareness. For far too long, these efforts were often omitted from the history books, undermined or forgotten completely. This exhibit will tell the stories of some remarkable women and how they led New York and the nation." From New York State government's Hall of Governors website.
Time for Kids: Women's History Month
- From Time Magazine.
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1600 to 2000
- From SUNY Binghamton. Described as follows: "Organized around 57 document projects with over 1500 primary documents, the Women and Social Movements website offers new ways for students, teachers, and scholars to study American History." Please note: Some content can only be accessed through a paid subscription.
Women's History Month
- A resource guide from Thomson-Gale arranged by the following categories: Activities, Biographies, Featured Titles, Links, Quiz, Timeline, and Women's Rights on Trial. Also featured are Biographies of Famous Women.
Women's History Month
- Covering all aspects of women in history. Provided by the Library of Congress.
Women in World History Curriculum
- Described as having "information and resources to help you learn about women's history in a global, non-U.S., context. Here teachers, students, parents, history buffs, and the interested public can find information on the following topics: Today's Heroes, Biographies, Interactive Lessons, Essays, Reviews of Curriculum, Book Reviews, Historical Mysteries, Q&A, Web Links."
Women's History Month
- Includes overview and commentaries about women's rights cases from the 20th Century to the present. See also their Women's Rights page.
Women's History Teaching Resources
- Educational resources for teachers and student. Sections include American Women (biographies), Women of Our Time (an online exhibit), Exploring the History of Women Inventors, Women in Aviation and Space History, the Seneca Falls Convention (first Woman's Rights Convention), Setting the Precedent (influential American women in business), African American Women Artists, Native American Women, Harriet Tubman (bibliography for children).
Women in Aviation and Space History
- Biographies from the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Women of the Hudson Valley
- From HRVH:Hudson River Valley Heritage.
Women in the Senate
- "The United States Senate welcomed its first female senator in 1922, and saw its first elected woman senator in 1932. To date, over 40 women have served as senators, setting precedents, breaking new ground, and paving the way for future female senators. Here are a few of the ground-breakers." From Senate.gov.
Women's Military History
- Browse by category: Military Women Casualties, American Women in War, Women Spies, Surgeon, Spy and Suffragette - Dr. Mary Walker, Women POWs, Military Women in Film, Military Women in Television, Military Women Astronauts, Firsts for Military Women, Women Buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Significant Trivia, Women's Recruiting Posters.
Women's Studies Online Resources
- Described as follows: "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." Categories include: Activism, Arts and Humanities (including History), Business/Work, Comprehensive, Multi-Disciplinary Sites, Cyberculture and Internet Info, Girls and Young Women, Health, Higher Education, International, Miscellaneous, Periodicals, Religion/Spirituality, Science/Technologyupdated, Sexuality, Sports/Recreation, Women of Color, Women's Studies Programs & Research Centers
WWW Virtual Library: Women's History
- International coverage of women's history. Information is arranges as follows: Geographical [by country], Archives and Libraries, Research Institutions, Museums, Associations and Societies, Chronological [ancient to modern history], Special Topics [artists, music, writers, many more], Conferences, Discussion Lists, Journals, and Reference [external web links].

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Organizations

American Medical Women's Association
- "The American Medical Women's Association is an organization which functions at the local, national, and international level to advance women in medicine and improve women's health."
Girl Scouts
- "Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place."
International Museum of Women
- News regarding current exhibits and activities for IMOW as well as a preview of the actual museum being built. Described as follows: "The International Museum of Women is a world-class cultural and educational institution proposed for San Francisco. Its mission is to value the lives of women around the world. The Museum is one of the most important projects of its kind for raising the voices and status of women worldwide. The International Museum of Women will be the first institution to exhibit the global history of women, explore contemporary gender issues, and through education, serve as a catalyst for positive change. Today the Museum operates without walls serving the community through exhibitions, public and educational programming and events."
League of Women Voters of the United States (LWV)
- "The League of Women Voters is a citizens' organization that has fought since 1920 to improve our government and engage all citizens in the decisions that impact their lives. We operate at national, state and local levels through more than 800 state and local Leagues, in all 50 states as well in DC, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Hong Kong." See also their New York State site.
National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Described as "the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists." News regarding current exhibits and activities in the museum. 250 items from the main collection (spanning 1600s to the present) are viewable online.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
- "Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women." See also the NOW New York State site.
National Women's Hall of Fame
- Biographies and bibliographies pertaining to famous women inducted into this Hall of Fame.
National Women's History Museum (website under reconstruction)
- "NWHM is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization dedicated to restoring the historic contributions and the rich, diverse experiences of women to mainstream culture."
UN Women
- "UN Women, among other issues, works for the: elimination of discrimination against women and girls; empowerment of women; and achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security." From the United Nations.
Women's International Center
- Includes information in the following categories: Biographies and photos: Living Legacy Award recipients and other exceptional humanitarians, Words of Wisdom from women, History of women through art: Heroines (original paintings with documentation and description), History of women in America, Women's Resources on the Net: Reaching around the world for women, Birthdates and brief biographies.

Statistics

American Women Then and Now: A Statistical Portrait at the Beginning and End of the Century
- From InfoPlease Almanac.
The Global Gender Gap Report 2012
- "The Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health-based criteria, and provides country rankings that allow for effective comparisons across regions and income groups, and over time." From the World Economic Forum (WEF).
U.S. Census Bureau: Facts for Women's History Month
- Census statistics on various aspects of women in the population.
Women in Space
- From NASA.
Women in the Labor Force
- From the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Detailed statistics.
Women, Work, and Motherhood
- "A sampler of recent survey findings" from Pew Research. See also PEW's Social and Demographic Trends: Gender page.
WomanStats Project
- "The WomanStats Project is the most comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women in the world. The Project facilitates understanding the linkage between the situation of women and the security of nation-states. We comb the extant literature and conduct expert interviews to find qualitative and quantitative information on over 310 indicators of women's status in 174 countries. Our Database expands daily, and access to it is free of charge. The Project began in 2001, and today includes six principal investigators at five universities, as well as a team of up to twenty graduate and undergraduate data extractors." You must create a free login (username / password) to access their database. Once logged in, you can choose from a variety of the data set(s) and one or more countries. Please be sure to review their Video Tutorials (this can be a difficult database to navigate) and Acronym List (visible once you log in) so you can identify and work with their data sets.
World's Women Reports
- Reports published "at five-year intervals, starting in 1990. Five reports have been published as part of the The World's Women series. The first three and the last issue, World's Women 2010, analyze women's situation compared to men's worldwide on a broad range of fields. The 2005 edition reviews and analyzes national capacity to collect and report sex-disaggregated data on socioeconomic topics relevant for addressing gender concerns." From the United Nations (UN), Economic and Social Affairs, Statistics Division.

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Timelines in Women's History

History of Women in Sports
- A timeline from 1899 to the present.
Inspiring Women Timeline
- From Girl Scouts of the USA.
US Suffrage Movement Timeline, 1792 to the Present
- From the Anthony Center for Women's Leadership at the University of Rochester.
Women in Sports
- Timeline from Factmonster.
Women in the U.S. Army Timeline
- A history from the 1940s to the present. From the U.S. Army.
Women in the United States
- From the 1600s to the 1990s. From the New York Times.
Women on the Front Lines
- From National Public Radio (NPR).
Women's Automotive History Highlights
- From the Antique Auto Museum (PDF format document; 3 pages).
Women's Labor History Timeline: 1765 - Present Day
- From New York State United Teachers (NYSUT).

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Women's Rights & Equality

History of Women's Suffrage
- from the Anthony Center for Women's Leadership. Topics include: Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Biographies of Influential Suffragists, Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY, Suffrage Timeline, 1792 - 1920, Suffrage Timeline, 1920 - present, Bibliography of the Suffrage Movement.
The Seneca Falls Convention
- Overview and images of the historic convention about women's rights. Provided by the U.S. National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian Institution.
Women Watch
- Information and resources on gender equality and empowerment of women from the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE.)
Women's History: Suffrage Banner
- "Suffragists from Orange County carried this banner down Fifth Avenue in New York City in a 1917 suffrage parade beseeching male voters to vote 'yes' to a referendum granting women the right to vote." From the New York State Museum.
Women's Rights National Park
- From the U.S. National Park Service. Contains information and images concerning the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls in New York.
Women's Suffrage
- Student educational materials and activities concerning the history of voting rights for women.

For Young Researchers

From Factmonster.com:
- Biographies of Notable Women - Categories include: actresses, adventurers, artists, athletes, businesswomen, comediennes, congresswomen, educators and scholars, fashion designers and models, literary figures, media figures, reformers and activists, saints, scientists, women in U.S. government, women's hall of fame, world leaders.
- Female Literary Figures
- Firsts in American Women's History
- Inventions by Women
- Notable Female Scientists
- Notable Women in Media
- Women Musicians and Dancers
- Women Nobel Prize Winners
- Women of Influence
- Women Reformers and Activists
Major Events in Women's History
- From SparkNotes. See also their other lists - Prominent Women in History and Intellectual Stars of Womens Studies - as well as their glossary of Women's Studies Terminology.
Scholastic Presents: Women's History Research Tools
- Information potentially useful to parents, guardians, teachers, and students. Browse by category: Women's History Resources, Civil Rights Activists, Artists, Athletes, Political Women, Journalists, Scientists, and Women in Their Own Voices.
Time for Kids: National Women's History Month
- Designed with young people in mind, this small site provides a quiz and a game as well as a brief story on Women's History Month and Milestones.
Women's History
- From Kids.gov.
Women of Influence
- Information from Factmonster.com arranged in the following categories: Women Who Left Their "Stamps" on History, Power Points, Women on Pedestals, Guide to Worldwide Goddesses, Women Political Leaders - Historical and Current, Women in the House and the Senate, Women in Congress, Female Ingenuity, Mothers of Invention, Children of Invention, Women Nobel Prize Winners, Women Pulitzer Prize Winners for Letters, Drama, and Music, Women Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism, Like Mother, Like Daughter, Follow in Their Footsteps, Crackerjack Kids, The National Women's Hall of Fame, Places Where Women Made History, Women's Halls Of Fame, Firsts in American Women's History, Women and Work
Women of the Century
- From Discovery.com. Described as follows: "Experience the incredible changes of the century, as we look back at the personalities, achievements, and voices that defined each decade. You'll meet some of the extraordinary women who redefined a woman's place in our nation. Then explore a visual timeline of the century, highlighting important events in the march to equality, female celebrities of the day, and the changing roles of everyday women. Finally, test your wits as you match famous words of wisdom with the women who spoke them."

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