Women's History

March is Women's History Month

Start here:  National Women's History Month at the National Women's History Project webpage.  2004 Theme, "Women Inspiring Hope and Possibility," is included at this site.

American Women; a Celebration of our History - links to 106 unforgettable women in our history.

American Women's History; a research guide - This site is a kind of pathfinder to various types of resources on women's history, including reference materials, primary documents, state and regional history sources, journals, and dissertations.  A wonderful tool for collection development!

Created Equal: History of the Suffrage Movement - In-text links cover the Woman's Rights Convention, held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848.

Diotima - Materials for the study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World - Excellent links for primary texts, course materials, images and online articles, and searchable bibliography related to Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and other ancient cultures.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present - You may search by subject or by name at this site.  The woman who has designed this site had a desire to acknowledge the contributions of women who have been left out of the history books.

Fashion-Era - 90 illustrated pages of fashion, costume, clothing, textiles, and social history.  More than 200 years of women's fashion history is displayed here in great detail.  You'll also find jewelry, cosmetics, and perfume. 

Feminism and Women's Literature - a gateway of resources.

The History of the Suffrage Movement - A detailed account of the history of the women's movement.

Information Library Sites of Women's History

Internet Women's History Sourcebook - An impressive collection of online documents and secondary materials related to women.  Draws from other pages in the Internet History Sourcebooks Project.

Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848-1998 - Contains a detailed time line of the women's movements, overview of today's issues for women, and a history of the movement.

National Museum of Women in the Arts - In addition to the collections, artist biographies are available.

The National Women's Hall of Fame : Our History - The Hall of Fame was established in 1969 as a tribute to the women who led the fight for women's rights.

Religious Freedom - The Trial of Anne Hutcheson - from PBS American Experience

Susan B. Anthony House - The site for the historic landmark house and also a biography of Anthony, a time line, and links on women's suffrage.

Selected Women and Gender Resources on the Web - Very complete and is a searchable site.

Votes for Women - from the National American Woman Suffrage Collection, 1848-1921. A searchable site consisting of hundreds of sources and a time line. (excellent - part of the American Memory Site)

Women and Social Movements in the U.S., 1775-1940 - This project of the Center for the Historical Study of Wlmen and Gender at the State Univ. of NY at Binghamton offers more than 600 documents and images organized around 30 learning modules designed by students.  Each module has a theme and includes a substantive introduction to put the documents and images in context, as well as a bibliography and links to related sites.  Contains a teacher's corner.

Women and the Vote - Stand up for your Rights

Women in World History Curriculum - This site explores and promotes contributions of women worldwide throughout history.

Women of the Past and Present

Women Working, 1870-1930 - a digital collection of primary source materials for teaching, learning, and research.  Features 2,400 books, pamphlets, 1,075 photographs, and 5,000 pages of manuscripts.

Women's History Links

Women's History in America

Women's History Month from the History Channel - celebrating each month with a different woman's story.

Women's History Month from Time for Kids - reviews all of the milestones in women's history.

Woman Suffrage and the 19th Amendment - Government documents relating to the passage of the 19th Amendment.

Women Win the Vote - Brief biographies of 75 suffragists.

Women's History and the Impact on the World - the AOL listing of sites.