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Women History

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Women's Rights 3 Stars
Contains transcripts and video of interviews with political leaders and activists, sociologists, economists. Includes a timeline of people and events related to women's rights (1776-2001), a glossary.

300 Women Who Changed the World 2 Stars
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, and a study guide.
Reviewed by netlibrarian
britannica.com Information

Andrea Dworkin 2 Stars
Writings from feminist/activist Andrea Dworkin, including nonfiction, fiction, autobiography, speeches, essays and articles, interviews.
Reviewed by netlibrarian
nostatusquo.com Information

Ann Arbor: A Woman's Town 2 Stars
Contains video clips from two different documentaries that tell about the colorful history of Ann Arbor. Features women talking about the topics such as the civil rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s.
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si.umich.edu Information

Around the World in 72 Days 2 Stars
Companion to a PBS program about the 1889-1890 around-the-world journey of pioneering woman journalist Nellie Bly. Includes a map of the journey excerpts from her writings, and biographical information.
Reviewed by netlibrarian
pbs.org Information

By Popular Demand 2 Stars
Provides access to pictures relating to the women's suffrage movement in the United States between 1850 and 1920, including cartoons commenting on the movement.
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memory.loc.gov Information

Dolley Madison Project 2 Stars
The life, letters, and legacy of Dolley Payne Todd Madison, wife of James Madison. Features an exhibit, essays, chronology, FAQ, and discussion of her name.

Eleanor Roosevelt Papers 2 Stars
Documentary history of Eleanor Roosevelt’ s political writings and radio and television appearances with some biographical material.
Reviewed by netlibrarian
gwu.edu Information

Eleanor Roosevelt: American Visionary 2 Stars
Presents captioned biographical photographs of Eleanor, including her childhood, youth, and her participation in political and civil rights activities.
Reviewed by hbird64
nps.gov Information

Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend 2 Stars
Includes images of books and maps, a children's exhibit guide, suggested reading, recommended Elizabethan music, a filmography, and related links.
Reviewed by hbird64
newberry.org Information

Emma Goldman 2 Stars
Companion site to the PBS program. Includes Goldman's beliefs and her philosophy of anarchism, timeline, profiles of related individuals and events, images of the anarchist magazine Mother Earth, Goldman's arrest record.
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pbs.org Information

Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business 2 Stars
Stories of "40 intriguing women who helped shape the landscape of American business." Timeline views background about women such as Lydia Pinkham, Madam C.J. Walker, Martha Stewart, and Oprah Winfrey.
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radcliffe.edu Information

Heroine Worship 2 Stars
Includes profiles of twenty-six women, from Amelia Earhart to Sophia Loren to Virginia Woolf. Includes Britannica biographies, and, when available, past NYT articles, videos.
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nytimes.com Information

Internet Women's History Sourcebook 2 Stars
Provides annotated links to primary sources and other Web sites related to women and women's history in various cultures and time periods.
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fordham.edu Information

Introduction to an Exhibit of Photographs of Jane Addams, Her Family, and Hull-House 2 Stars
Features biographical information, a bibliography, a description of the Jane Addams Collection, and photos. From the Swarthmore College Peace Collection.
Reviewed by hbird64
swarthmore.edu Information

Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years 2 Stars
Companion to an exhibit at the Field Museum in Chicago, which shows garments worn by the first lady. Features short essays, historical photos, photos of some of the garments, and a timeline.
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fieldmuseum.org Information

Jo Freeman: Feminist Scholar and Author 2 Stars
Some of Freeman's scholarly and journalistic articles, a photo gallery of historic photos, her collection of political buttons.
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jofreeman.com Information

Military Women Veterans: Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow 2 Stars
History of women in the American military. Includes information about combat issues, current women veterans' issues, the National Guard, military academies, women spies, prisoners of war.
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userpages.aug.com Information

Monastic Matrix 2 Stars
Documents the participation of Christian women in the religion and society of medieval Europe.

National Women's Hall of Fame 2 Stars
Short biographical profiles on famous American women.
Reviewed by hbird64
greatwomen.org Information

This Shall Be the Land For Women 2 Stars
Covers Western women's suffrage, 1860-1922. Includes chronology, introduction to some of the principal women involved, interactive map, bibliography.

Uncrowned Queens 2 Stars
Project honoring African American women community builders in western New York. Detailed biographies, descriptions, pictures, events, and links.

Women and Social Movements 2 Stars
A collection of documents related to women's reform activities between 1830 and 1930. Includes links and a section for teachers.

Women and the Sea 2 Stars
Exhibition of the history of women in seafaring, from indirect roles as embodied in the mythology of the sea through modern roles. Bibliography offers print and Internet resources.
Reviewed by hbird64
mariner.org Information

Women Come to the Front 2 Stars
Covers the wartime activities of eight women journalists, photographers and broadcasters during World War II.
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loc.gov Information

Women Physicians: 1850s - 1970s 2 Stars
Collection of correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, college records, images, diaries, publications and ephemera documenting the history of women physicians beginning with the first medical school for women.
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archives.drexelmed.edu Information

4000 Years of Women in Science 1 Star
Includes biographies, bibliographic references, photographs, and links to related sites.
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crux.astr.ua.edu Information

A Woman's Work is Never Done 1 Star
Annotated images that illustrate many facets of American women's work, from the beginning of the American Revolution through the Industrial Revolution.
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americanantiquarian.org Information

American Beauties 1 Star
Online Library of Congress exhibit featuring images of drawings (mostly magazine covers from 1880s to 1920s) of women that portray idealized types of feminine beauty in America.
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loc.gov Information

American Jewess Project 1 Star
Access to digitised copies of the American Jewess magazine which was the first English-language publication directed towards American Jewish women. Published from 1895-1899.

Archives of Women in Science and Engineering 1 Star
Preserves the historical heritage of American women in science and engineering. Includes details of an oral history project being undertaken and a bibliography.
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lib.iastate.edu Information

Before Victoria 1 Star
Online exhibit from the New York Public Library features essays on some of several revolutionary women who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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nypl.org Information

Carrie Chapman Catt Childhood Home 1 Star
Features a biography, related links, and articles. Also includes photos and information on the activist's childhood home, located in Charles City, Iowa.
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catt.org Information

Diotima : Women and Gender in the Ancient World 1 Star
Resources in the field of women in classical antiquity, especially in ancient Greece. There is also information relating to women in the context of Biblical studies, including New Testament Christianity, early Church history.
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stoa.org Information

Duchess of Cornwall 1 Star
Biographic details on the Duchess of Cornwall, from her birth as Camilla Shand, through her marriage to Andrew Parker Bowles and marriage to Prince Charles.

Famous Women IMHO 1 Star
Biography and history of famous and notable females who contributed to society.
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famouswomenimho.com Information

Fly Girls 1 Star
Dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of World War II, with statistics, records, articles, songs, correspondence, timeline, profiles of related people and events, maps, information on the B-29.
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pbs.org Information

Ling Lung Women's Magazine 1931-1937 1 Star
Digitized images of nearly all issues of this magazine which was published (in Chinese) in Shanghai in the 1930s.
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columbia.edu Information

Margaret Sanger and "The Woman Rebel" 1 Star
Collection of writings, letters, and documents that chronicle Margaret Sanger's publication of the radical, feminist journal, "The Woman Rebel." Includes a chronology of events.
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adh.sc.edu Information

Margaret Sanger Papers Project 1 Star
Includes a biographical sketch, selected microfilm and electronic editions of her letters and writings, the project's newsletter, photos, available project internships, and links to related sites.
Reviewed by hbird64
nyu.edu Information

Mary McLeod Bethune 1 Star
Includes photos, interviews, a brief life history and resources for teachers.

Molly Picon 1 Star
A biography of Yiddish theater and film star Molly Picon with photographs of the actress, her performances, her family, and her husband, producer Jacob "Yonkel" Kalich.
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jwa.org Information

Remember the Women Institute 1 Star
Nonprofit organization that conducts research and cultural activities that contribute to including women in history. Includes information on its projects and events.
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rememberwomen.org Information

Rosie the Riveter 1 Star
Information about the activities of women welders, machinists, mechanics, draftswomen, electricians, boilermakers and trade workers during World War II. Includes background material for the Rosie the Riveter Memorial.
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rosietheriveter.org Information

Roxcy Bolton 1 Star
Contains biographical information, an essay, photos, letters concerning Bolton's successful 1969 challenge of "men only" public dining areas, and resources for teachers.

Stanton and Anthony Papers Project Online 1 Star
Features full text of materials by the two women's rights advocates, timeline, bibliographies for adults and children, statistics on women's voting records from 1868 to 1873.
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ecssba.rutgers.edu Information

Western New York Suffragists: Winning the Vote 1 Star
Contains biographies of 35 suffragists from the Western New York region and digitized images of photographs, books, calendars, letters, and other memorabilia. Also includes timelines.

Woman Suffrage 1 Star
The issues and arguments over women's suffrage during the 1912 presidential elections. Includes the arguments against and for women's suffrage and the position of political parties of the time.

Women in Military Service 1 Star
Memorial honoring military women, past, present & future. Located in Arlington National Cemetery. Includes articles on the role of women in the U.S. military.
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womensmemorial.org Information

Women in the U.S. Army 1 Star
Collection of exhibits and documents related to women in the United States Army. Highlights include detailed documents on the Women's Army Corps in World War II and history of the Army Nurse Corps.
Reviewed by hbird64
history.army.mil Information



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