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Biography (Collections)
 Websites presented in alphabetical order "You Ask for Information About Our Careers, I Have Had None": Four Women Biblical Scholars at Union Theological Seminary, 1897-1997 
 This small exhibit profiles four women biblical scholars and teachers: Emilie Grace Briggs, Mary Ely Lyman, Sophia Lyon Fahs, and Phyllis Trible. Biographical essays are accompanied by digitized images of scholarly writings, sermons, newspaper clippings, and illustrations. From the Archives of Women in Theological Scholarship, Burke Theological Library, Columbia University Libraries. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/burke/archives/awts/exhibit.html Topics: Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2006 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 African-American Women: On-line Archival Collections
"Archival collections featuring scanned pages and texts of the writings of African-American women ... includes the memoirs of Elizabeth Johnson Harris (1867-1942), an 1857 letter from Vilet Lester, a slave on a North Carolina plantation, and several letters from Hannah Valentine and Lethe Jackson, slaves on the estate of David Campbell, a governor of Virginia." From The Digital Scriptorium, Special Collections Library, Duke University. http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/collections/digitized/african-american-women/ Topics: Black Resources, Correspondence, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, United States History Last updated Jul 10, 2008 Agents of Social Change: New Resources on 20th Century Women's Activism
"This exhibit marks the opening for research of eight collections of 20th century women activists. ... These new resources highlight women's part in the multiple struggles for social change that span the century." Features profiles and digitized material on feminist lawyer and judge Dorothy Kenyon, feminist and writer Gloria Steinem, the National Congress of Neighborhood Women, the Women's Action Alliance, and others. Includes lesson plans. From the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College. http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/ssc/agents/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Feb 20, 2008 Before Victoria: Extraordinary Women of the British Romantic Era
This online exhibit features essays on some of the intrepid revolutionary women who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, when women could not join professions and married women had no rights to property or to their own children. Offers illustrated topical essays on Mary Wollstonecraft and other writers, artists, travelers, and women of the Romantic era. Includes a reading list. From the New York Public Library. http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/victoria/ Topics: Literary Movements and Periods, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Apr 26, 2005 Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Biographical information on more than 125 women mathematicians. The biographies, which vary in size, are indexed alphabetically by name and chronologically by century of the mathematician's birth. All biographies are fully referenced. Only a few are accompanied by a picture. The site is part of an ongoing project by mathematics students at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia. Searchable. http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm Topics: Mathematics, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Celebrating Women's Achievements/Femmes à l'Honneur: Leurs Réalisations
Biographical information and related resources about prominent Canadian women in science, sports, activism, the book trade, politics, librarianship, music, literature, and film. Available in English and French. From the Library and Archives Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/women/ Topics: Musical Genres, Notable People: Women Last updated Jul 30, 2008 A Celebration of Women Writers
An excellent list of women writers, with pointers to online selected works and biographies. Indexed by name of author, country of origin, ethnicity, century the author lived in, and genre. Searchable. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Biographical information on Connecticut women, including Marian Anderson, Alice Hamilton, Katharine Hepburn, Madeleine L'Engle, Clare Boothe Luce, and Alice Paul. Photographs and links to further information are provided with each profile. http://www.cwhf.org/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections Last updated Feb 22, 2005 Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
Profiles of nearly 90 20th-century women "who have made original and important contributions to physics" before 1976. Includes "descriptions of some important work they have done and also biographical information regarding their lives, work, [and] achievements." Searchable, and browsable by field of study. Includes writings, an annotated gallery of photographs, and a collection of quotes. From the University of California, Los Angeles. http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Physics Last updated Dec 6, 2005 Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business
Companion to an exhibit that "brings to life the stories of some 40 intriguing women who helped shape the landscape of American business." Use the timeline to view background about women such as Lydia Pinkham, Madam C.J. Walker, Martha Stewart, and Oprah Winfrey. Also includes mentorship stories, games, and classroom material. Organized by the Schlesinger Library of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University and the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, Massachusetts. http://www.radcliffe.edu/schles/exhibits/enterprisingwomen/ Topics: Business, Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 5, 2008 FemBio
Brief biographies of selected famous women, with a focus on women from the U.S. and Germany. Includes women such as Marian Anderson, Hannah Arendt, Mary Harris (Mother) Jones, and Romy Schneider. Also includes an "on this day" listing and a database with links to material about famous women. In English and German; some material only available in German. From a professor of linguistics who lives in Germany and the U.S. http://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Apr 23, 2007 How to Make It as a Woman: Collective Biographical History From Victoria to the Present
"This is an exhaustive annotated bibliography of the more than 930 books published in English between 1830 and 1940 that collect three or more women's biographies in narrative form, with a selection of all-female collective biographies published before 1830." Browsable, or search by keywords, title, author, and other factors. The website expands upon a print version of the same title, published in 2004 by University of Chicago Press. http://womensbios.lib.virginia.edu/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 27, 2008 International Archive of Women in Architecture
A collection of "professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of women's architectural organizations, from around the world." Includes hundreds of images, biographical information (under "Online Inventories of IAWA Collections" as well as the biographical directory), and information on the Milka Bliznakov Prize. From the libraries and architecture school at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/ Topics: Architecture, Notable People: Arts & Humanities, Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Jewish Women's Archive (JWA)
The JWA aims "to uncover, chronicle, and transmit the rich legacy of Jewish women." "Discover" profiles Jewish women, past and present, in online exhibits; "Teach" provides primary sources and lesson plans by type (cartoons, films, letters, photographs, speeches), time period (1800-1849, 1850-1899, 1900-1949, 1950-2000), and topic (anti-Semitism, immigration, philanthropy); and "Research" has a searchable archive of information on "hundreds of women, women's organizations, and manuscript collections." Includes links to related Web sites and resources. http://jwa.org/ Topics: Judaism, Lesson Plans, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Nov 6, 2007 Jewish Women's Archive: Women of Valor
An exhibit of 16 American Jewish women, from Bella Abzug to Gertrude Weil, who distinguished themselves in a variety of ways. "Each of these remarkable women had the courage and conviction to overcome social, cultural and religious barriers to achieve her goals." Photographs, documents, images of historical artifacts, biographical overview, bibliography, and timeline are included with each profile. http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/ Topics: Judaism, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections Last updated Nov 6, 2007 National Women's History Museum: Biography
This collection of biographies of women covers areas such as the abolition movement, activists, arts, civil rights, the Colonial period, educators, "firsts," journalists, military, notorious women, writers, and scientists, doctors, and nurses. Most biographies include photos and additional resources. From the Women's History Museum. http://www.nwhm.org/Education/biographies.html Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 31, 2007 New-York Historical Society to Shine "A New Light on Tiffany"
Press release about a 2007 exhibit "exploring the turn-of-the-century New York women who created many of Tiffany Studios' celebrated decorative objects." The exhibit "celebrates the contributions of the Ohio-born designer Clara Driscoll (1861-1944), head of Tiffany Studios' Women's Glass Cutting Department. Driscoll's correspondence reveals that she was responsible for many of the firm's most iconic lampshades, including the Wisteria, Dragonfly, and Peony." Includes images. From the New-York Historical Society. https://www.nyhistory.org/web/default.php?section=whats_new&page=detail_pr&id=2742029 Topics: Crafts, Notable People: Women Last updated Mar 21, 2007 Notable Women Adventurers
Brief profiles of over 30 journalists, explorers, aviators, astronauts, race car drivers, cowgirls, mountain climbers, and travelers. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/whmbios13.html Topics: Notable People, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Oct 4, 2004 SAWNET: The South Asian Women's NETwork
"A forum for those interested in issues concerning South Asian women worldwide." The website includes articles and news, a bibliography of books by and for South Asian women, a section on children's books, and links to other women's resources. Who's Who contains over 80 short biographies (some with photographs). SAWNET's definition of South Asia includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. http://www.sawnet.org/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Jul 3, 2007 She Made It: Women Creating Television and Radio
This site "celebrates the achievements and preserves the legacy of great women [television and radio] writers, directors, producers, journalists, sportscasters, and executives." Features a list and brief background about honorees from the 1920s through 2007. Honorees include Fanny Brice, Lucille Ball, Julia Child, Christiane Amanpour, Tina Fey, Gwen Ifill, and Rosie O'Donnell. Also includes video interviews with selected honorees. From the Paley Center for Media. http://www.shemadeit.org/ Topics: Media, Notable People: Women, Television Last updated Mar 4, 2008 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 Vassar Innovators
This website celebrates the contributions of students and faculty of coeducational Vassar College, which was founded as a women's college in 1861. Provides background and images of individuals such as Alice Huyler Ramsey (who, in 1909, was "the first woman to cross the continent behind the wheel of a car") and Lucy Maynard Salmon, (history professor who "pioneered the use of artifacts from everyday life"). From Office of College Relations, Vassar College. http://innovators.vassar.edu/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Feb 26, 2009 Women in American History
This site from Encyclopedia Britannica contains articles on hundreds of American women from 1600 to modern times. Also included are timelines, primary documents, classic Britannica articles, audio and video clips, links to other sites about women's history, and a study guide. http://search.eb.com/women/ Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Mar 6, 2004 Women in Congress
Features historical essays, brief biographies of women members of congress, images of artifacts such as posters and campaign buttons, and historical data such as number of women representatives and senators by congress, women elected to party leadership positions, and women of color in congress. Includes members' websites and committee assignments. http://womenincongress.house.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Government, Notable People: Government, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Women Last updated Jun 14, 2007 Women in History: Historical Figures
Profiles of famous American women, such as Louisa May Alcott, Clara Barton, Rachel Carson, Isadora Duncan, Sally Hemings, Dolley Madison, Annie Oakley, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Harriet Tubman, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Profiles vary in amount of information provided about the individual. A good starting point for ideas for school paper topics, as this listing includes women from a variety of time periods, professions, and fields of accomplishment. From Lakewood Public Library, Ohio. http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Mar 4, 2008 Women in Power
This feature from the late 1990s explores "what ... it take for a woman to succeed in world politics" by asking 11 women leaders to talk about how they achieved success. Includes a brief biography and transcripts of interview excerpts on various topics from leaders such as Benazir Bhutto, Margaret Thatcher, Winnie Mandela, and Chandrika Kumaratunga. Links to some external sites are broken. From the British Broadcasting Service (BBC). http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/wiwp/index_static.shtml Topics: Notable People: Government, Notable People: Women Last updated Oct 25, 2007 Women of Influence
This children's site presents brief biographies of influential women, including U.S. legislators and world political leaders, various prize winners, women honored with statues ("Women on Pedestals"), inventors, goddesses, women whose fame and fortune started at a young age, and more. http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768438.html Topics: History, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Jun 29, 2005 Women of Influence
"This publication offers a glimpse at how women in one country -- the United States -- have helped shape their society." Includes brief biographies and portraits of notable women such as Pocahontas, Sacagawea, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, Jane Addams, Nellie Bly, Rosalyn Yalow, and Maya Lin. Produced by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Information Programs. http://www.america.gov/publications/books/women-of-influence.html Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Dec 21, 2008 Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century Photographs From the National Portrait Gallery
An online gallery of "photographs of some of twentieth century America's famous and influential women." Brief biographical portraits accompany photos of Helen Keller, Maya Lin, Dorothy Day, Julia Child, and many other women. Site also features transcripts and audio clips about biographical moments in portrait photography and photographic portraiture styles. http://www.npg.si.edu/cexh/woot/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, Photography, Technology Last updated May 5, 2004 Women of the Century: 100 Years of American Heroes
An annotated list of more than 50 American women of the 20th century "who left an indelible mark on our nation." Browse decade by decade or in categories of activists and reformers, politics and government, arts and media, space and science, and sports and exploration. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury/ Topics: History, Notable People: Women, United States History, Women Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Women Who Changed History
Material about American "women who have made a difference." Women highlighted include Dr. Mae Jemison, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Sally Ride, and Melba Pattillo. Also includes a feature about women's suffrage, history mystery challenges, and a quiz. From Scholastic. http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/women/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2008 Women Who Dared
Biographies and quotes from "contemporary Jewish women activists." These lawyers, educators, filmmakers, physicians, environmentalists, and others "address their experiences as Jews, as women, and as activists." Includes audio. From the "Jewish Women's Archive." http://jwa.org/exhibits/wwd/ Topics: Environment, Judaism, Notable People: Women Last updated Dec 2, 2007 womeninworldhistory.com: Women In World History Curriculum's Website
This site has biographies, lesson ideas, essays on women in history, brief reviews of books on women's history, and a briefly annotated directory of Web sites. The "Today's Heroes" section "features outstanding contemporary women whose accomplishments echo important themes in women's history." The Women In World History Curriculum project develops curricula for teaching "women’s history in a global, non- U.S., context." http://womeninworldhistory.com/ Topics: History, Notable People: Women, Social Science, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Women's History
Gale Research observes Women's History Month with a timeline from 4000 B.C. to the present and biographies of several dozen women, including Joan of Arc, Sally Hemings, Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, Flossie Wong-Staal, and Queen Elizabeth I. Also find information on 12 significant trials, including the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire and the Tailhook Scandal. Includes suggestions for activities and annotated links to other resources. http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/whm/ Topics: History, Labor, Notable People: Women, Special Months, Women Last updated Dec 2, 2008 Women's International Center
Site of a "non-profit organization dedicated to women and their great contributions to humanity." Includes a history of the Center; biographies and photographs of the Center's "Living Legacy Award recipients and other exceptional humanitarians"; histories of women through art and women in America; a calendar featuring the birthdates of prominent women; and related links. http://www.wic.org/ Topics: Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections Last updated Nov 6, 2007 Women's Legal History Biography Project
Hundreds of biographies of pioneering women lawyers practicing in the late 1800s through the end of the 20th century. Many of these are written by students of women's legal history at Stanford University, with supplemental articles, obituaries, photographs, a timeline, and historiography. Maintained by librarians at Stanford's Robert Crown Library. http://www.law.stanford.edu/library/womenslegalhistory/ Topics: History, Law, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Photograph Collections, United States History Last updated Sep 15, 2009 Women's Work: Portraits of 12 Scientific Illustrators From the 17th to the 21st Century
Essays about and images of the work of women scientific illustrators, along with background about printing techniques (such as intaglio and counterproof) and a bibliography. A joint project of the Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology and the Missouri Botanical Garden Library. http://www.lindahall.org/events_exhib/exhibit/exhibits/womenswork/ Topics: Artists, Notable People: Women, Plants Last updated Jun 11, 2008 The World's Most Powerful Women
This "annual listing of the 100 most powerful women in the world is based on a power ranking that is the composite of visibility (measured by press citations) and economic impact." The list can be sorted by rank, name, occupation, and country. The site features articles about women of various types such as "angels and demons," "media muscle women," women politicians, women in technology, and women who almost made the list. From Forbes.com. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/11/06women_The-100-Most-Powerful-Women_land.html Topics: Notable People: Women Last updated Jan 24, 2007 |
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