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Women
 Websites presented in alphabetical order African American Women Writers of the 19th Century 
 This collection of about 50 works provides "access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920." The collection is searchable by author, title and genre. The latter includes fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essays. A project from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, History, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Poetry, Women Last updated Feb 3, 2005 African American Women's History
A directory of sites about "the history of black women in America, from slavery through Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance and civil rights." It includes biographies of notable and little-known African American women, organization and club memberships, participation in events and movements, educational and political activities, and more. Includes a list of "white women who worked for racial justice and the rights of African Americans." An About.com site. http://womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican/African_American_Womens_History.htm Topics: Black Resources, History, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Jul 10, 2008 American Cowgirl
Historical photographs, accompanied by text, bear witness to 120 years of women in rodeo. The competitive lives of two bullriders are documented in the sounds, words, and images of three short slide shows. Photographic tips are also provided. Originally published in the July/August 2001 issue of Kodak e-Magazine. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/cowgirl/ Topics: History, Photograph Collections, Sports, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment, Women Last updated Nov 27, 2005 American Women Through Time
This site provides a chronology of women's history in the United States with links to relevant websites for each period, "followed by a guide to research sources (e.g., census, newspapers, secondary sources) that are appropriate for the specified time period." Also includes links to sites about notable women, states, and specific topics. From librarian Ken Middleton of Middle Tennessee State University. Note: Some material can only be available with a subscription. http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-timeline.html Topics: History, Women Last updated Nov 22, 2005 American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
This 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' ... with added illustrations and links to existing digitized material located throughout the Library of Congress Web site." Includes books, maps, manuscripts, music, images, and other research materials. Browsable and searchable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/ Topics: History, Libraries & Archives by Type, Musical Genres, Social Science, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 American Women's History: A Research Guide
Provides "citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources." Browsable by U.S. state and topic. From librarian Ken Middleton, Middle Tennessee State University. http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html Topics: History, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Jan 6, 2005 Anne Clay Crenshaw and the Women's Suffrage Movement in Virginia
This illustrated essay explores "the important role that Anne Clay Crenshaw played in Virginia's women's history by hosting the meetings that laid the groundwork for the organization that would become the Equal Suffrage League [of Virgina] and later the [Virginia] League of Women Voters." From the Department of Special Collections and Archives, Virginia Commonwealth University. http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/exhibit/crenshaw.html Topics: History, Notable People, Politics, U.S. History By Place, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home
This site features a biography, related links, and an article on the FBI files kept on the "key coordinator of the woman suffrage movement" and founder of the League of Women Voters. Also includes photos and information on the activist's childhood home, located in Charles City, Iowa. Created by archivist David F. McCartney at The University of Iowa at Iowa City. http://www.catt.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Home & Housing, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Politics, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 Census Bureau Facts for Features: Women's History Month
Facts and statistics regarding women, in topics such as earnings, education, jobs, motherhood, and more. A resource developed for Women's History Month, observed in March, from the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011179.html Topics: History, Special Months, Statistics, United States History, Women Last updated Jan 27, 2008 Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed
This site is a companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Point of View (P.O.V.) documentary about the 1972 presidential campaign of Shirley Chisholm, who in 1968 had become the first black woman elected to Congress. The site provides a brief guide to 1972 in the United States and information about the 1972 Democratic Convention. Also includes a trailer and synopsis of the film, and links to related information. http://www.pbs.org/pov/pov2005/chisholm/ Topics: Black Resources, Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, History, Notable People, Notable People: Government, Notable People: Women, The United States Presidency, U.S. Elections, United States History Last updated Jan 3, 2005 Diotima: Materials for the Study of Women and Gender in the Ancient World
According to Plato's "Symposium," Socrates learned about Eros from a woman named Diotima. The visitor to this site can learn about this and other topics related to the ancient world. The focus is on women and gender issues among Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and other ancient cultures. While scholarly, Diotima has much for the nonspecialist: a bibliography and links to full-text articles, databases, images, and other sites. Searchable. http://www.stoa.org/diotima/ Topics: Archaeology, History, Philosophy, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
Texts and images of articles, pamphlets, flyers, and booklets published from 1969 to 1974 that "focus specifically on the early radical origins of this movement in the United States." Includes classics such as Pat Menardi's "Politics of Housework," "Notes From the First Year," the Radicalesbians' "The Woman-Identified Woman," and early works from Steinem, Bunch, Firestone, Alpert, and Freeman. Searchable and browsable. From the Special Collections Library, Duke University. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Science, United States History, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Early Modern Women Database
"This database provides links to World Wide Web resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. It focuses on the period ca. 1500 to ca. 1800 ... Materials range from bibliographic databases to full-text resources, images, and sound recordings. Most of the resources linked here are free. Some require a license for access." From the University Libraries Arts and Humanities Team, University of Maryland College Park. Browsable and searchable. http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/LOCAL/emw/emw.php3 Topics: History, Social Science, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Fact Monster: Famous Firsts by American Women
Timeline of major milestones achieved by women throughout American history, such as Elizabeth Blackwell (1849), the first woman in the U.S. with a medical degree; Belva Ann Lockwood (1879), the first woman admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; and Effa Manley (2006), the first woman elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Includes links to additional information for selected women. From Information Please. http://www.factmonster.com/spot/womensfirsts1.html Topics: History, Women Last updated Mar 15, 2006 Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
This searchable, annotated index "covers journal articles, book reviews, and essays in books about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages." Over 8,000 records from more than 450 journals, beginning in 1992, are included. Materials in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian are indexed. There are also a few links to related sites. Edited by Margaret Schaus, a librarian at Haverford College. http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/mfi.html Topics: Dragons, Dreams, & Daring Deeds, History, Social Science, Women Last updated Feb 29, 2004 Five College Archives Digital Access Project: Smith College
This online archive contains hundreds of documents related to the founding, opening, and early history of Smith College; "A Perennial Blessing: Celebrating Sophia Smith," an exhibit about Sophia Smith, her family, and her pastor, John M. Green (instrumental in the college's founding); an "artificial collection" of over 800 postcards depicting the college and its locale from 1900-1995; and other materials from the college's archives. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts. http://clio.fivecolleges.edu/smith/ Topics: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 15, 2004 History of Women in Sports Timeline
A chronology of the history of female athletes around the world, beginning in 776 BC and continuing through the present. From the American Association of University Women (AAUW). http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/timeline.htm Topics: History, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Sports, Women Last updated Mar 3, 2005 March is... Women's History Month
This Web site from King County, Washington state, includes an explanation of the origins of Women's History Month, a page on women in King County's history, a section on notable women in Washington state history, information about women who changed America, and a Women's History Month Proclamation. Includes a celebration kit and quiz, as well as links to other women's history pages. http://www.metrokc.gov/exec/whm/ Topics: History, Special Months, Washington State: History By Place, Washington State: People, Women Last updated Mar 7, 2004 The Margaret Sanger Papers: Margaret Sanger and The Woman Rebel
A searchable collection of writings, letters, and other documents that "chronicle Margaret Sanger's publication of the radical, feminist journal, The Woman Rebel, and her emergence as the foremost leader of the birth control movement." Includes a chronology of events (1914-1916) and an index of related names and information. From the University of South Carolina. http://adh.sc.edu/ms/ms-table.html Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Correspondence, Families, History, Notable People, Reproductive and Sexual Health, United States History, Women, Women's Health Last updated May 19, 2005 Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator
Includes photos, interviews, and "a brief life history of Mary McLeod Bethune including her founding of the Daytona Normal and Industrial School for Negro Girls" (now Florida's Bethune-Cookman College). Also features resources for teachers. From the Florida Memory Project. http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/MaryBethune/ Topics: Black Resources, Education, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Women Last updated Jan 6, 2004 Maya Angelou, b. 1928
A profile and critique of Maya Angelou (born Marguerite Johnson), briefly reviewing her autobiographical novels. The related links provide additional background on her life and works. From the project Voices From the Gaps, Women Writers of Color, at the University of Minnesota. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/angelou_maya.html Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, History, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Jun 5, 2005 Military Women Veterans: Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow
This site presents the history of women in the American military "from the American Revolution to Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq." It provides information about combat issues, current women veterans' issues, the National Guard, military academies, women spies, prisoners of war, and more. Also includes links to related material. Authored by a woman veteran, who reminds the nation how "amazing women, do amazing things." http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/ Topics: Communities & Groups, History, U.S. Military, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 8, 2005 Monastic Matrix: A Scholarly Resource for the Study of Women's Religious Communities From 400 to 1600 CE
Features "Monasticon," a database of religious communities, browsable and searchable by name, region, date, and other access points; a visual library; primary documents; a bibliography; secondary sources, articles, and research "relating to women's religious life, activities and patronage"; a glossary; and brief biographies. From the Department of History, University of Southern California (USC). http://monasticmatrix.usc.edu/ Topics: Faiths, History, Religion, Women Last updated Jul 5, 2004 Mother Jones: The Woman
Article from Mother Jones magazine about its namesake Mary Harris Jones (Mother Jones). The article notes that "few remember much about Mother Jones, who battled corporate presidents and politicians, who went to jail repeatedly for organizing workers, and who converted tens of thousands of Americans to the labor movement and the left." Discusses her work as an organizer for the United Mine Workers in the 1890s and related activities. http://www.motherjones.com/news/special_reports/2001/05/motherjones_gorn.html Topics: Families, Geology, History, Industries, Labor, Notable People: Women, Technology, United States History Last updated Apr 25, 2005 National Women's Hall of Fame
Portraits and profiles of over 200 notable women of the United States. Includes Helen Keller, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Maria Tallchief, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Edith Wharton, and Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias. Nominees are women "whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been the greatest value." Searchable. http://www.greatwomen.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2005 National Women's History Month Honorees
The National Women's History Project selection of women whose contributions or accomplishments are embodied in the year's theme. Birth and death years, occupation, and a brief profile are provided for each of the several dozen honorees. http://www.nwhp.org/whm/honorees.php Topics: History, Special Months, Women Last updated Nov 18, 2006 National Women's History Museum (NWHM)
NMWH's site leads with an online exhibit that defines the "political culture and imagery of American woman suffrage." A timeline covering the period leading to the passage of the 19th amendment (1840-1919), images of icons and slogans, a bibliography, information on The National Women's History Museum Act of 2003, and a quiz are some of the additional resources. http://www.nwhm.org/ Topics: History, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Women Last updated Feb 29, 2004 New Jersey Women's History
This site "is a resource for students, teachers, and all interested people who want to know more about the history of New Jersey women." The site includes notable facts, images, documents, materials for educators, a bibliography, and related links. Searchable and browsable. http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/njwomenshistory/ Topics: History, U.S. History By Place, Women Last updated Jun 28, 2005 Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
This companion site to a PBS program explores the work of these suffragists. Find information for use in the classroom, articles and essays, historic documents including the "Declaration of Sentiments" from the Seneca Falls Convention, and biographical information. Also find recommended books, related links, and discussion forums. http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Politics, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 28, 2005 Olympic Women
This British companion site to a print publication "is dedicated to women sporting pioneers, many of whom are Olympians." The site features brief stories of female athlete experiences from Olympic Games from the first half of the 20th century, and facts and statistics on early history about women and the Olympics. Also includes sound clips and images. http://www.olympicwomen.co.uk/ Topics: Discover New Trails at LII, History, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Sports, The Olympic Games, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future, Women Last updated Sep 21, 2006 Places Where Women Made History
This site "focuses on 75 historic places in New York and Massachusetts associated with the varied aspects of women's history." Learn about the "many American women who made outstanding contributions to education, government, medicine, the arts, commerce, women's suffrage and the early civil rights movement." Provides itineraries, maps, site descriptions, and more. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/pwwmh/ Topics: History, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Jun 20, 2007 Reforming Fashion, 1850-1914: Politics, Health, and Art
This site is a companion to an exhibition "about the women's dress reform movement of the late 19th and early 20th century." During this time a growing number of people began to believe that women's clothing, which included bustles and corsets, was harmful to women's health. "Solutions promoted by the dress reformers included trousers, reform underwear, and artistic dress." The site features illustrated comments. From The Ohio State University. http://costume.osu.edu/Reforming_Fashion/reformdress.htm Topics: History, Holidays & Observances Last updated Feb 15, 2005 Remember the Women Institute
This nonprofit group "conducts and encourages research and cultural activities that contribute to including women in history. Special emphasis is on women in the context of the Holocaust and its aftermath, including post-World War II immigration." The library section of the site features several bibliographies on women and Holocaust, and some book and film reviews, art, and Web links. http://www.rememberwomen.org Topics: History, Judaism, Women, World War II Last updated Mar 9, 2005 The Spectacular Female Body: Dress, Fashion and Modernity in Victorian Women's Magazines
A series of illustrated essays on the reform of women's dress in the 19th century. Includes information about the Rational Dress Society, the health risks of wearing a corset, and Amelia Bloomer's advocacy of trousers for women. From the Fathom Knowledge Network, provided by Columbia University. http://www.fathom.com/course/21701733/ Topics: History, Women Last updated Feb 17, 2005 Suffrage History
This history of the women's suffrage movement includes profiles of Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and other influential suffragists; timelines; a bibliography; and links to related resources. From the Anthony Center for Women's Leadership at the University of Rochester, New York. http://www.rochester.edu/SBA/suffragehistory.html Topics: History, Notable People, Politics, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 9, 2006 This Shall Be the Land for Women: The Struggle For Western Women's Suffrage, 1860-1920
This exhibit from the Women of the West Museum offers a chronology and introduction to the principal women involved in the women's suffrage movement in 10 Western states. Browse the exhibit through an interactive map or the list of biographies of the women. A bibliography, timeline, and activities supplement the exhibit information. http://www.museumoftheamericanwest.org/explore/exhibits/suffrage/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Politics, United States History, Women Last updated Apr 27, 2005 Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest
An exhibit of immigrant Jewish women's "roles in transporting their culture from the Old World to the Upper Midwest; learning to adjust to new geography and new neighbors, establishing Jewish homes; finding ways to augment the family income, maintaining the synagogue and founding social welfare institutions." Descriptive interspersed Hebrew words illustrate their unique traditions and history, among them kosher (fit to eat), treyf (not fit to eat), tzedakah (righteous acts), tallit (prayer shawl), and much more. http://jewishwomenexhibit.org/ Topics: History, Judaism, Society & Social Science Last updated Mar 3, 2004 Unseen Hands: Women Printers, Binders & Book Designers
This exhibit documents how "women have been involved in printing and the making of books ever since these crafts were first developed." Offers a brief introduction about women in book printing from the 15th through 20th centuries and four ways to browse the collection: by image (the "thumbnail gallery"), name, occupation, and date. From Princeton University Library, Graphic Arts Collection. http://infoshare1.princeton.edu/rbsc2/ga/unseenhands/ Topics: History, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 | |||