Women in History

 

• Women's History Encyclopedia is a student (Grades 3-12) written site. They are also looking for additional student written entries.
• More women's history links - over 20 more sites with biographies of famous and not - so - famous women.

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Individual Women

Names are added as requested by staff

• Susan B. Anthony
  • Susan B.Anthony House & Museum
  • Another Susan B. Anthony site
  • Not for Ourselves Alone Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony from PBS
  • The Life of Susan B. Anthony
  • A Biography from Susan B. Anthony Middle School
• Clara Barton
  • A Short Bio
  • Clara Barton, Founder of the Red Cross
  • Clara Barton Homestead
• Elizabeth Blackwell
  • Short Bio
  • Another Bio
• Barbara Bush
  • Barbara Bush
  • Barbara Bush from Encarta
• Martha Jane Canary (Calamity Jane)
  • Calamity Jane Bio from Cowgirls.com
  • Autobiography
  • The Life and Adventures of Calamity Jane by Herself
  • Photos from the Deadwood Public Library
  • Calamity Jane from the Blackhills Museum
• Rachel Carson
  • Rachel Carson from Encarta
  • Rachel Carson Homestead
• Mary Cassatt
  • Mary Cassatt from Encarta
  • Mary Cassatt from Carol Gerten's Virtual Fine Art Museum
  • Mary Cassatt from the Paris Webmuseum
• Hillary Rodham Clinton
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton's Home Page
• Bessie Coleman
  • Bessie Coleman
  • Bessie Coleman, Pilot
• Marie Curie
  • Marie Curie
  • Marie Curie
• Dorothea Dix
  • Dorothea Dix Biography
  • Dorothea Lynde Dix
  • Dorothes Dix and the NJ Lunatic Asylum
• Elizabeth Dole
  • Elizabeth Dole Biography
  • Elizabeth Dole "This is her Life"
  • Elizabeth Dole from the National Women's Hall of Fame
• Amelia Earhart
  • FBI documaents about Amelia Earhart
  • Amelia Earhart in Español
  • Amelia Earhart in English
• Anne Frank
  • Anne Frank Online
• Clamanity Jane
  • See Marth Jane Canary
• Helen Keller
  • The Life of Helen Keller
  • Helen Adams Keller from Encarta
• Wilma Mankiller
  • Wilma Mankiller former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation
  • Wilma Pearl Mankiller, American Tribal Chief
• Mary, Mother of Jesus
  • Mary, Mother of the Church
• Grandma Moses
  • Short Bio
  • Grandma Moses from Encarta
• Florence Nightingale
  • Florence Nightingale from the Florence Nightingale Museum in London.
  • Short Bio
• Rosa Park
  • Rosa Parks
  • Rosa Louise Parks from Encarta
  • Rosa Parks Bio
• Queens of England and the United Kingdom from the official site.
  • Jane
  • Mary I
  • Elizabeth I
  • Mary II
  • Anne
  • Victoria
  • Elizabeth II
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• Sally Ride
  • Sally Ride, American Astronaut
  • Sally Ride http://www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96may/ride.html
• Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Eleanor Roosevelt from Encarta
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
• Betsy Ross
  • Betsy Ross Home Page
• Deborah Sampson
  • Deborah Sampson
  • Deborah Sampson
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton
  • Not for Ourselves Alone Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony from PBS
• Mother Teresa
  • Mother Teresa of Calcutta from Encarta
  • Mother Teresa
  • Madre Teresa de Calcutta (in Spanish and English)
  • Mother Teresa: Her Life
  • A Tribute to Mother Teresa
  • More Mother Teresa links @ Yahoo!
• Sojourner Truth
  • Sojourner Truth, The Woman
  • A Speech by Sojourner Truth
  • Sojourner Truth
• Harriet Tubman
  • Harriet Tubman
• Ida Bell Wells
  • Ida Bell Wells, investigative journalist and human rights activist

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Learn More About Women

1. National Women's History Month Homepage from the National Women's History Project
2. Women of NASA
3. Biographies of Women Mathmeticians from Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia
4. Women in Science
5. National Museum of Women in the Arts
6. 96 years of Women in the Olympics-- the 1996 Female Olympians
7. History of Women's Basketball
8. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-1954)
9. 4000 Years of Women in Science and Mathematics --fun facts, quizzes, games, and more! From th University of Alabama.
10. National Women's Hall of Fame from Sea Falls, NY
11. Distinguished Women of Past and Present huge list of bios from many fields. Search by name or by field of Activity.
12. 150th Anniversary of the Women's Rights Movement (1848-1998)
13. A Celebration of Women Writers
14. Celebrating Women's History-- Fun activities, timeline, Women's History Quiz, and lots of biographies!
15. What Did You Do in the War, Grandma? -- check out these true stories written by students about women in World War II.
16. National Women's History Project Women's History Project online: "History looks different when the contributions of women are included."
17. The First Ladies of the United States of America The "Official" pages at the White House.
18. Women from the Past This page, from an Ohio library, has links to many sites with information about women in history.
19. Notable Women Ancestors
20. The Path of the Women's Rights Movement, A Timeline of the Women's Rights Movement 1848 - 1998
21. Women of the Hall from The National Women's Hall of Fame
22. Women on the Mayflower What happened to the women that came to America on the Mayflower ?

©Lynn Ewing, 1998, 1999, 2000