07.03.2006

Women in the World History

(After Leap_in_Ukraine materials)

Women of Influence: 12 American Trailblazers "Women of Influence" introduces 12 notable American women, paired to illustrate key developments in American history, from colonial times to the 20th century. It consists of six mini-chapters: "Guiding Lights to a New World" (Sacagawea and Pocahontas), "The Colonial Era" (Anne Bradstreet and Anne Hutchinson), "Birth of a Nation" (Abigail Adams and Margaret Corbin), "Breaking the Chains of Slavery" (Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth), "A Woman's Right to Vote" (Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony), and "A Role in Government" Jeannette Rankin and Hattie Caraway). Illustrated in full color and black and white, this Web publication offers short historical backgrounders to introduce each pair, profiles for the 12 women, links, and lists for additional reading. The publication eventually will be expanded to include additional notable women from the United States and other countries.
http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/womeninfln/

Women's History About.com
http://womenshistory.about.com

The History of Women's History Month InfoPlease.com
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html

Women of the Century Discovery Education
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/womenofthecentury

Women's History Month Resources Gale Group Databases
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/whm/index.htm

National Women's History Museum Founded in 1996, the National Women's History Museum is a
nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to revealing, presenting, and celebrating the rich and diverse history of women's contributions that have shaped American culture and society.
http://www.nmwh.org

Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture Part of Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, Special Collections Library, women's manuscripts represent a substantial portion of the library's collections. The material at the Sallie Bingham Center "ranges from plantation diaries to women's suffrage documents,
from a Phyllis Wheatley letter to Anne Tyler manuscripts, from the records of local Women's Temperance Union to the papers of contemporary feminist activities."
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women

National First Ladies' Library Based in Canton, Ohio, this facility contains archives devoted to educating everyone from children to serious scholars on the contributions of First Ladies and other important women in history. In addition to its physical holdings, the library provides an electronic virtual collection available to people in the United States and abroad.
http://www.firstladies.org

The National Women's Hall of Fame In 1969, a group of women and men of Seneca Falls created the
National Women's Hall of Fame, believing that the contribution of American women deserved a permanent home in the small village where it all began. The Hall is home to exhibits, artifacts of historical interest, a research library and office.
http://www.greatwomen.org