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March 1, 2001
National Women's History Month
By Kim Carter
In 1981, as a result of lobbying efforts by the National Women's History Project (NWHP), a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to "promot[ing] gender equity through education about women's diverse lives and accomplishments," Congress declared a Joint Congressional Resolution for "National Women's History Week". In 1987 the celebration was expanded to an entire month - March.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Including writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and hundreds of other notable women of time, this site organizes links to biographical information available on the Web. Indulge yourself by browsing the more than fifty subjects, each organized chronologically, or simply search for the woman of your choice by name.
WOMEN IN HISTORY
Women in America, 1820 - 1842
Providing counterpoint to Tocqueville's representation of nineteenth century American women in Democracy in America, Mary Halnon's collection of primary source material from Irish, German, Scotch, English and French travelers offers a rich and varied picture of the life of American women. Browse the collection by authors' names or by topical listings.
Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II
Yet another of the many exceptional online exhibits from Library of Congress, Women Come to the Front surveys the role of women in the Second World War, with a focus on eight exceptional individuals. From Clare Boothe Luce to Dorothea Lange, view their work, read about their careers and experience the contributions made from the battlefront.
Women in Alaska's History
This student-developed award-winning Web site offers information about the woimen who helped shaped Alaska. A timeline provides chronological entry points, topical sections include Early History, Gold Rush, Adventurers, Iditarod and Today as well as Resources, Crafts and Activities. Or use the site's search engine to find a specific women or time period.
What Did You Do in the War Grandma? An Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II
Written by Honors English students at South Kingstown High School in Rhode Island, twenty six interviews present the diversity of women's roles in World War II. A pacificist, a journalist, a "farm girl play[ing] professional baseball," a school teacher, a scientist, a teenage WAC volunteer, a single mother with six children, a psychiatric nurse in the Philippines - the stories are personal, intimate and vivid.
WOMEN IN MATH AND SCIENCE
4000 Years of Women in Science
Over 125 women from our scientific and technical past are profiled, including inventors, scholars, writers and mathematicians and astronomers. Browse the discipline list of biographies, visit the Did You Knowý section, try your hand at the interactive quiz on the History of Women in Science and test your knowledge with the site's Crossword Puzzle.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
An on-going project for students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College, this site features biographical essays and comments on and some photos of women mathematicians. You'll be surprised by the "First Ph.D's in Mathematics by Women before 1930" or perhaps you'll be inspired by the "Prizes, Awards and Honors for Women Mathematicians!"
WOMEN IN THE ARTS
Women's Early Music/Art/Poetry
This treasure trove of women's creativity throughout the ages features tours, articles and online exhibits, from the Tour of Women's Early Music History, complete with MIDI soundfiles and fine art illustrations, to Women's Early Eastern Spirituality, incorporating excerpts of writing from early women masters in Buddhism, Taosim, Shinto and Zen. The Women & Geometry section includes the Archive of American Quilt Designs, including animated schematic drawings as well as photos.
Reel Women Foundation
From Alica Guy-Blache, the first women film director, and Francis Marion, the world's most prolific screenwriter, to Euzhan Palcy, Hollywood's first Black female director, and Jodie Foster, successful actress now running her own production company, the Web site of Reel Women Productions, a full service video and film production firm, features seven exceptional biographical sketches of pioneering women in the cinema industry.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Gifts of Speech: Women's Speeches From Around the World
Dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches by influential contemporary women from around the world, this growing collection contains speeches from notable women in all fields of human accomplishment. Speeches can be accessed by browsing last names or browsing the chronological index as well as by keyword searching. Most of the speeches have never been published in paper format, but have been acquired directly from the woman who gave the speech.
Quotations by Notable Women
Quotes from over 250 notable women throughout time. The serendipity of alphabetical arrangement creates such juxtapositions as Boedicea next to Erma Bombeck and Florence Nightingale and Anais Nin. The number of quotes per woman varies from one to a dozen or more, with some full text poems included and occasional links to sources of biographical information.
IN WHOSE IMAGE?
body(i)con
An exploration of "the conning of American women into the pursuit of a perfect body" this Master's project presentation features online exhibits arranged around five themes: body as history, a timeline of key events impacting women's body image, from the 1850s through the 1990s; body as commodity, investigations into the commercial and economic pressures shaping women's body image today; forbidden food, explorations of eating disorders and their causes; fighting back, examples of women who refuse to accept the status quo; and body modification, descriptions of and statistics related to the cosmetic procedures to which women submit themselves.
Email: Kim Carter
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