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Government & Politics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 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 By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
These thirty-eight pictures include individual portraits, photographs of suffrage parades, picketing suffragists, an anti-suffrage display, and cartoons. The images, which complement a collection of text documents, are both searchable and browsable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/ Topics: Activism, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Politics, Women Last updated Oct 4, 2004 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 Center for American Women and Politics
This site features fact sheets, research, and other resources about women in government and politics. Includes facts and findings about women candidates, current and historical women officeholders, female elected and appointed officials in each state, and the gender gap and voting behavior. Also provides many research papers on women in U.S. politics and material specific to New Jersey women and politics. From the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/ Topics: Women Last updated Feb 5, 2007 Council of Women World Leaders
The goal of this "network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers" is "to promote good governance and enhance the experience of democracy globally by increasing the number, effectiveness, and visibility of women who lead at the highest levels in their countries." Includes a members list and descriptions of initiatives in the areas of health, environment, and education. (Some areas of site are under construction.) http://www.cwwl.org/ Topics: Notable People: Government, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Diversity: Women's History Month
Collection of links to video clips and profiles of noteworthy American women. Features a timeline of milestones in women's history as well as articles about women's suffrage, women's rights, and women's accomplishments in education and business. Includes related links. From the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP). http://amlife.america.gov/amlife/diversity/diversity--offering-a-place-for-everyone.html Topics: Women Last updated Jul 3, 2008 Glass Ceiling Commission (1991-1996)
"Created as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Commission works to identify glass ceiling barriers and expand practices and policies which promote employment opportunities for the advancement of minorities and women into positions of responsibility in the private sector." The site contains studies and reports about recruitment, barriers to employment and advancement, differences between government, nonprofit, and for-profit organizations, and other issues. From the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. http://digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/glassceiling/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Social Issues, Women Last updated Oct 3, 2006 Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
This organization "conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities, and societies." Its site features fact sheets on topics such as older women's economic status and other publications on topics such as employment and earnings, work and family, education and childcare, and health. Also includes demographic data about women in the U.S. http://www.iwpr.org Topics: Women Last updated Jan 5, 2007 Japan Debates Female Succession
January 2005 news article about how "a Japanese government panel has started debating whether women could take the throne in response to a succession crisis in the Imperial Household" in which "a male heir has not been born since 1965." Includes links to related articles. From the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4205427.stm Topics: Heads of State, Notable People: Women, Women Last updated Feb 1, 2005 League of Women Voters
Learn about "voter information, civic participation, or current public policy issues such as election reform, campaign finance reform and health care. ... This web site not only gives you the most up-to-date information, it provides you with the tools to get involved in the democratic process at the federal, state and local levels." http://www.lwv.org/ Topics: Politics, Women Last updated Oct 17, 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 Office of International Women's Issues
This part of the U.S. Department of State "coordinates the integration of women's issues into the broader U.S. strategic, economic and diplomatic goals." This site provides press releases, fact sheets, reports, and related material on topics such as women in Afghanistan and Iraq, and trafficking in people. http://www.state.gov/g/wi/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Women Last updated Oct 14, 2004 Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
Website for this museum in Washington, D.C., that "is the headquarters of the historic National Woman's Party and was the Washington home of its founder and Equal Rights Amendment author Alice Paul." Features background about the house, a brief illustrated history of the National Woman's Party, and descriptions of the museum's collections (a digitization project is in process). Also includes the publication "Black Women in America: Contributors to Our Heritage." http://sewallbelmont.org/ Topics: Women Last updated Jan 10, 2008 Stanton and Anthony Papers Project
"The mission of this project is to find and copy all of the [Elizabeth Cady] Stanton and [Susan B.] Anthony papers that still survive — as manuscripts and printed texts — and make those primary sources available and useful for research." The site features the full text of materials by the two women's rights advocates, a timeline, bibliographies for adults and children, statistics on women's voting records from 1868 to 1873, and related resources. From Rutgers University. http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People, Notable People: Women, Politics, Women Last updated Oct 2, 2004 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 Wednesdays in Mississippi: Civil Rights as Women's Work
Exhibit about a 1960s Civil Rights movement program called "Wednesdays in Mississippi," where weekly interracial and interfaith teams of northern women were sent by the National Council of Negro Women to Mississippi. "Competent, well connected, and educated, these women would work with Freedom Summer and the Freedom Schools." Read about race relations, program beginnings, two trips in 1964, and effects of the program. From the Virginia Center for Digital History in collaboration with other groups. http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/WIMS/ Topics: Black Resources, Women Last updated Sep 22, 2009 The White House Project: Research and Polls
Collection of reports on women's leadership topics, including analysis of "the absence of women on Sunday morning talk shows on the five major networks," young women and political leadership, women's firsts, and more. From the White House Project, "a national, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization [that] aims to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors, up to the U.S. presidency." http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/culture/researchandpolls/ Topics: Women Last updated Jul 8, 2009 Woman Suffrage
This site explores the "issues and arguments" concerning the debate over woman's suffrage during the 1912 presidential elections. Includes information on the arguments against and in favor of woman suffrage, the position of political parties of the time (Republican, Progressive, Democratic, Socialist), organizations formed around the issue, and the use of parades as political vehicles. From the Ohio State University Department of History. http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/1912/womens_suffrage/default.cfm Topics: History, Notable People, Politics, The United States Presidency, United States History, Women Last updated Mar 3, 2007 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 of Protest: Photographs From the Records of the National Woman's Party
"This online presentation is a selection of 448 photographs from the approximately 2,650 photographs in the Records of the National Woman's Party collection, housed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress." The photographs, which represent "the militant wing of the suffrage movement," are from 1875 to 1938 (mostly from 1913-1922). Includes essays and a timeline (1912-1997). From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Politics, United States History, Women Last updated Aug 23, 2005 Women's History Medals
Images and descriptions of "Congressional Gold Medals that honor the work of great American women," such as singer Marian Anderson, first ladies Betty Ford and Lady Bird Johnson, and the Little Rock Nine (which included six girls). Also includes a list of coins that commemorate women. From the children's section of the U.S. Mint's website. http://www.usmint.gov/kids/campCoin/medalMania/womensHistory.cfm Topics: Women Last updated Feb 27, 2008 Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) for Rights, Development, and Peace: Resources
Bibliographies, statistics, and other resources on international women's issues. Some of the topics covered include women and leadership, women's human rights, violence against women, and technology for women's empowerment. Provides a list of "local, national, regional and international women's organizations in the Global South, especially in the Middle East and North Africa." From the Women's Learning Partnership, a group "dedicated to women's leadership and empowerment." http://www.learningpartnership.org/resources Topics: Women Last updated Sep 11, 2006 |
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