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Hot Topics: Women's History Month
 
"Designed to honor women in every walk of life" this site emphasizes government resources "to inform, enlighten and to close the gender gap in American history." It links to information on Women's History Month, International Women's Day, biographies, women's history, and women and defense, education, suffrage, labor, health, science, family, and violence. From the Daniel J. Evans Library of The Evergreen State College (Olympia, Washington state). Note: not updated recently, but still has worthwhile information and links.
http://govdocs.evergreen.edu/hotopics/womenshistory/index.html
Topics: History, Holidays and Observances Individually, Special Months, Women
Last updated May 19, 2009
The National Archives: Women
Annotated links to "historical websites relevant to women in the United States." Topics include African American women, bibliographies, biographies, politics and women, primary documents and images, women's suffrage, and women in the military. From the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Note: some dead links, but still a useful resource.
http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/womens-history.html
Topics: Women
Last updated Mar 7, 2007
WILD (Women in Leadership Database)
This site is "a portal to unique scholarly resources about women's leadership found in selective archival and manuscript collections at Rutgers University." The site features a searchable and browsable database and a digital gallery of selected books, brochures, posters, correspondence, photos, audio, and video. From the Margery Somers Foster Center, Rutgers University Libraries.
http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/wild/
Topics: Women
Last updated Jun 28, 2005
Women of Influence
This children's site presents brief biographies of influential women, including U.S. legislators and world political leaders, various prize winners, women honored with statues ("Women on Pedestals"), inventors, goddesses, women whose fame and fortune started at a young age, and more.
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768438.html
Topics: History, Notable People: Women, Women
Last updated Jun 29, 2005
Women's History Month
Infoplease.com celebrates Women's History Month and International Women's Day (March 8) by featuring articles on the women's history movement and on women's current status in politics, business, the arts, and other fields. There is a categorical list of notable women and reference articles and links on awards, achievements, education, the labor force, motherhood, health, crime statistics, and organizations. There are also some puzzles, trivia games, and other "fun stuff."
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html
Topics: History, Holidays and Observances Individually, Special Months, Women
Last updated Jun 29, 2005
The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future
Website for this Smithsonian affiliate in Dallas that "makes visible the unique, textured, and diverse stories of American women." Features a description of permanent exhibits, and virtual exhibits such a "Finance Lessons," that "chronicles women and their relationship with money throughout American history," and "Wall of Words," that presents the twelve inspirational quotes by American women that are on a wall in the museum.
http://www.thewomensmuseum.org/
Topics: Women
Last updated Mar 11, 2008
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