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  • Internet Women's History Sourcebook *Cool Site* - This sourcebook attempts to present online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas. Includes ancient, medieval and modern.
  • WWWomen: Women Throughout History *Cool Site* - WWWomen aspires to be the most inclusive, up-to-date search site for women's topics.
  • Amazing Women - Devoted to examining the brilliance, talent, and passion of some women writers, artists, and performers: George Sand, Djuna Barnes, Frida Kahlo, Tori Amos, and Natalie Portman.
  • Archives of Women in Science and Engineering - Documents the history of women in these fields, individually and collectively, with excellent links to related sites.
  • Astronaut Jerrie Cobb - Jerrie Cobb was one of the Mercury 13, our first female astronauts, who never flew in space. At 67, after a life of missionary service in the Amazon, she is ready for her chance to fly in the Space Shuttle.
  • Berkshire Conference on the History of Women - Formed in response to women academics' sense of professional isolation in the early decades of the 20th century. The Berkshire group invites all women professionally engaged in history, pursuing graduate study in history, or dedicated to historical inquiry to participate in their activities.
  • Brave women of Oceania - Dedicated to women of the South Pacific area who have served history. Women at war and serving peace in Oceania have remained largely undocumented. This page sets out to redress the balance and links to their history and their works.
  • Bread and Roses - Women, Work and the Vote - Honouring the women who fought for the Vote and for fair working conditions at the turn of the century. Photos, biographies, music, poetry, awards,and quizzes.
  • dMarie Time Capsule - A women's time capsule.
  • The Dutch Association for Women's History - The study of the history of women and gender. The VVG contains information, activities, links, articles and events.
  • Elizabeth Anne VanderPutten - Biography of Elizabeth Anne VanderPutten, with family history, rememberences
  • The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project Online - Describes the project's work and the documentary editing process. Contains biographies, bibliographies, and a timeline of ECS and SBA's life and work, as well as quotations and poetry about them.
  • Elizabeth I - Quotes and writing by QE and a biography and articles by more recent writers.
  • The Emancipationof Women: 1750-1920 - bounty of information on British suffragists and their organizations, including biographies with portraits, databases of primary sources, and bibliography
  • Emma Goldman PapersProject - An early advocate of free speech, women's equality and independence, birth control, and union organization.
  • Female Firebrands and Reformers - Website featuring women who have made an impact on society.
  • Femme's Musings - This page started out as a tribute to Queen Boudica and grew from there.
  • Forest Women Links - Links to pages about historical, athletic, or mystical women.
  • Friends of Women's Rights National Park - Women's history from First Woman's Rights Convention; includes suffrage movment, right to vote, modern feminism. Describes the Friends' programs.
  • GenderGap - Information about women in government including state government, politics, political races, the military and women throughout military history.
  • Great Women Political Leaders - Sites on great women political leaders from Appukids.
  • Gráinne Ní Mháille - The pirate queen of Connaught, a woman who stood against England and Queen Elizabeth.
  • Guerilla Girls - An introduction to the guerilla girls, an anonymous group of women who want to bring more recognition and respect to female artists.
  • Helen Keller - Biography and Links - From About.com. Has links, history, and recommended reading.
  • Helen Keller -- The Story of My Life - Complete autobiography in plain text or E-Book format.
  • HerGeneration - From then until now. See how women have evolved through time.
  • Herstory of Women's Health Movement and Self-Help - Self cervical exam revolutionized activists working for legal abortion in the 1960's and early 1970's.
  • History Internet Resources - Maintained by the Women's Studies Department at Northern Arizona University. Annotated resources for women's history, classified by subcategories: African, Asian, Australian-New Zealand, Comparative/Cross Cultural,European, General, Historiography/Historical Theory/Women's History, Latin American-Caribbean, Middle Eastern, North American
  • History of European Women - Scholarly and non-scholarly articles, book reviews, bibliographies, historiography and annoted links about European women's history.
  • House of Rhetoric - Biographies of famous courtesans who became rhetoricians. From Aspasia of Miletus to present day women in communication.
  • H-Women - H-Women is an international electronic discussion group that has been set up at Michigan State University to provide a forum for college and university historians to discuss women's history.
  • H-Women Discussion Network - A lively discussion list for scholars and anyone interested in women's history. You can do a keyword search of the archives, and get subscription information at their web site.
  • In 1919, two young women who took on the world. - The story of Rebecca Gooch & Ruth Booe began a candy business in 1919 one year before they had the right to vote in public elections.
  • LadiesMemoryCircle - A mailing list for women who enjoy the study of history and who would like to share their findings and resources with one another.
  • Lesbian History Project - Links to archives and oral history collections featuring lesbian history.
  • Lesley Hall's Web Page - History of gender and sexuality, feminist science fiction and fantasy, women and medicine, British feminist radical Stella Browne, and a women's history walk round Bloomsbury (UK).
  • Macha Mong Ruad - Founder of Emania Macha, fortress of the Red Branch of Ulster and first Milesian Queen of Ireland.
  • MakingIt Their Own: Women in the West - Women in the American West: biographies, examples of primary texts (diaries, literary works), secondary texts (critical essays, historical studies), resources (biographies, bibliographies, teaching materials), images, and teaching and study materials.
  • Margaret Sanger Papers Project - Biographical information about the papers of the Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) founder of the American birth control movement, and the papers documenting her life and work. Also includes information about the Sanger Project's publication of these papers in microfilm, book and electronic editions.
  • Matilda Joslyn Gage - Gage was a 19th century feminist theorist and activist, author, historian of women, abolitionist, and lecturer. Site includes information on her life and times, speeches, excerpts from her writings, biographies of her contemporaries.
  • Melisende's Women of History - Biographies of some of the fascinating women who have graced the pages of history.
  • The Miracle Worker - Information and resources for the study of The Miracle Worker and Helen Keller.
  • Multimedia Exhibits in Women's History - Multicultural links to Women's History.
  • Notable Women Ancestors - A growing database containing biographies and genealogy data of famous and not-so-famous women submitted by actual living descendants.
  • Notable Women with Liberal Religious Connections - Documents the liberal religious connections of many famous (mostly US and a few Canadian and British) women
  • Oral History Online - Suffragists Oral History Project - Seven major figures in twentieth-century suffragist history are represented here with full-length oral histories.
  • Pioneer Women - A look at a typical pioneer women’s journey from packing the wagon, hardships on the trail, and work upon arriving at their destination. Written by Christina VanGinkel.
  • Queens Victoria, Esther, Cleopatra - Essay written by Esther Mitchell.
  • Quilt History - The home of the Quilt Heritage mailing list, this page discusses all aspects of antique quilts and textiles and their makers.
  • Saint Joan of Arc (Jehanne Darc) - A site dealing with Saint Joan of Arc (Jehanne Darc) and the Hundred Years War, with a summary of her life, scanned photos of her letters and other original manuscripts, and similar items of interest.
  • Sophia Smith Collection of Smith College - Large collection of manuscript, print, and audio-visual material that documents the historical experience of women, primarily in the United States. Includes collection lists, lesson plans, and subject guides on individual women and special topics.
  • Swarthmore College Peace Collection - A research archives devoted to collecting, preserving, and making accessible, materials on non-governmental women,s efforts towards peace.
  • Timeline of the Women's Rights Movement - Descriptive timeline of the women's rights movement (from 1821 to modern day).
  • Top 100 Women of the Millenium - Women.com details women's historical contributions as artists, healers, activists, writers, warriors, and trail blazers. Test your history and cast your vote for the top woman of each century.
  • ViVa Database - The ViVa database contains bibliographic records describing more than 5500 articles published between 1975 and 2000 in 116 historical and women's studies journals.
  • What DidYou Do In The War, Grandma? - 27 oral histories of Rhode Island women during World War II, written by high school honors students. Teacher notes, too!
  • What's New in Women's History - An examination of "the history of women's history" by Linda Gordon.
  • Who Was Augusta AdaLovelace? - Annotated list of links to many web resources about the first computer programmer.
  • Witch: the Wild Ride from Wicked to Wicca - An exciting new book from award-winning author Candace Savage, follows the changing image of the witch through the last 500 years.
  • Woman Suffrage in Political Cartoons - More than two dozen political cartoons of the woman suffrage movement showing how it was portrayed by both supporters and opponents.
  • The Women - Profiles of women you'll want to know. Site profiles a different woman every week.
  • Women and History - Great links for anyone looking for information about women in history.
  • Women in History - Sacramento branch of the American Association of University Women. Women in History page has hard-to-find links to information about women in history.
  • Women in History - Information and photographs of historically important women from Humboldt County, California.
  • Women in Theatre - Devoted to women in all aspects of the theatre who chose this career path when theatre was an all male profession; women who made our free access possible .
  • Women In World History Curriculum - Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs.
  • Women In World History Curriculum - Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs.
  • Women Nobel Laureates - In 1903, only two years after the Nobel Foundation was established, the first Nobel Prize was awarded to a woman, Marie Curie. Women have been winning Nobel Prizes ever since. Bertha von Suttner was influential in convincing Alfred Nobel to set aside a Prize for peace.
  • Women's Biographies - Distinguished women of past and present.
  • Women's Biography Sites - Access 170 women biography collection sites.
  • Women's Guerilla History Project - Posters from the grassroots public art project promoting women's history & visibility. We are a group of women & girls who wish to see a more visible & public presence of women's diverse history and accomplishments.
  • Women's History - Biographies of the world's great women and the events that changed history. Bimonthly column.
  • Women's History: Articles and Links - Articles on women's history, plus annotated links to some of the best resources on the Net on the subject, in more than 30 categories. From About.com.
  • Women's History Index - Lessons from activity books and reviews of materials to bring women's history into the classroom; for use during Women's History Month, from Social Studies School Service.
  • Women's International Center - Biographies of great women. Histories of women through art. Women in America. Living Legacy Awards.
  • Women's Internet Information Network - Celebrating women of achievement, you'll find photos, stories, and much more to document women's contributions to U.S. history. The driving force behind this page is Irene Stuber, author, activist, mother, grandmother, and career investigative reporter.
  • The Women's Legal History Project - Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
  • Women's Rights: 1848 to the Present - This website is a composite of articles, speeches, biographies and links relating to women's rights, with the primary focus on American women's rights. It originated in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Seneca Falls conference in 1847, that set the stage to gain women the right to vote, and thus acquire other freedoms.
  • Women's Rights Info Center Library - This site contains numerous resources discussing women’s rights, issues, and history, as well as information on contacting the Women’s Rights Information Center in Englewood, NJ.
  • Women's Stories - Fascinating facts, little-known anecdotes, and provocative quotations about the week's famous and infamous women, all in a quick-read format with links to additional resources. New features every week!
  • Womynlynks - Links to sites lauding the lives and accomplishments of notable women in the fields of music, literature, television, activism, painting, and the performance arts.
  • World Wide Web Virtual Library: Women's History - Listing women's history institutions and organizations, locating archival and library collections, and providing links to Internet resources for women's history is the main purpose of this Virtual Library.
  • 6000 Years of Women Warriors - From the GenderGap & the Military site.
  • Yesterday and Today - Women at the Olympics.

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