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Women in History Websites


bullet 300 Women Who Changed the World
http://www.britannica.com/women
For millennia women have left their mark on the world, at times changing the course of history and at other times influencing small but significant spheres of life. Only in the past century, however, have concerted efforts been made to mention women's contributions in history books. Moreover, changes in status for many women in modern times—the right to own property, to vote, and to choose their own careers—may obscure the accomplishments made by women of earlier eras. In profiling 300 women who changed the world, Encyclopædia Britannica has chosen those whose contributions have endured through the ages.

bullet Distinguished Women of Past and Present
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today. We've heard of some of them, while many more have been ignored by history book writers. I'd like to acknowledge as many as I can.

bullet Guerilla Girls
http://www.guerrillagirls.com/
They do great talks live and their posters are fun and they do have a lot of good info on the lack of equal representation of womena artists in galleries and museums.

bullet The History Channel - Women
http://www.history.com/minisites/womenhist/

bullet Lesson Plans about Women in History - EducatingJane.Com
http://www.educatingjane.com/Women/womenLP.htm

bullet The Library of Congress Her Story Learning Page
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_herstory.php
The resources on this page are divided into sections for teachers and students but would be of interest for everybody. Resources include accounts of women in history and biographical sketches of famous women.

bullet National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/

bullet National Women's History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/

bullet Recommended Books for Women's History Month
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=4926

bullet Women in History
http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm

bullet Women in History Matrix
http://literacy.kent.edu/Oasis/Resc/Trade/MatrixWomeninHistory.doc
Some titles in this matrix are picture books with spare text, some are full biographies, and some are collections of shorter biographies about several women (marked bio; group). All focus on important (though not necessarily always famous) women in history.

bullet Women in World History
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/
This unique site is full of information and resources to help you learn about women’s history in a global, non- U.S., context. Here teachers, students, parents, history buffs, and the interested public can find information on the following topics.

bullet Women's Suffrage
http://www.surfnetkids.com/suffrage.htm
-This site is for kids, but is useful to adults because it's about the Women's Suffrage Movement in the 1840's. Good site. Lots of info on the subject!

bullet Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/



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