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This organization promotes preservation and recognition of women's contributions to their families
and communities in northwest lower Michigan.
http://www.whpnm.org
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Nevada Women's History Project
Aims to teach about the roles and contributions of Nevada women in history.
http://www.nevadawomen.org/
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Women and Tea Rooms
History of American afternoon tea rooms of the 20th century and description of the book Tea at the
Blue Lantern Inn by Jan Whitaker.
http://users.rcn.com/janw.javanet/page1.html
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Women in Industry: A Study in American Economic History
Edith Abbott's historical analysis of women's work and wages from the colonial era through the
early 1900s, with case studies of the cotton, shoemaking, cigarmaking, clothing, and printing
industries.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/labor/history/abbott/index.html
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Women in Alaska's History
Introduces the diverse women who helped shape today's Alaska.
http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/
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Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska
DistinguishedWomen.com biography of an instructor at the New England Female Medical College who
convinced the Board of Lady Managers to open a new teaching hospital.
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/zakrzews.html
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Sally Hemings
Biography of the slave daughter of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings and, allegedly, John Wayles, Thomas
Jefferson's father-in-law, from the Jefferson Memorial Foundation.
http://www.monticello.org/plantation/lives/sallyhemings.html
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Archives for Research on Women and Gender Project
From the Special Collections and Archives Department of the University of Texas at San Antonio
Library. Collection features primary source materials written by or about women.
http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/WomenGender/
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American Women and the Military
Provides a timeline of women and the U.S. armed forces, covering their participation in supply,
nursing, as auxiliaries, and in combat.
http://www.gendergap.com/military/usmil.htm
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Jane Addams, Mother of Social Work
Biography and links to related sites about this suffragette who gave up a life of affluence to
found Hull House, a haven for Chicago's poor.
http://www.johnshepler.com/articles/janeaddams.html
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The Women's Archives at Oklahoma State University
Detailed biographies of notable women in Oklahoma history including Angie Debo, Jessie Thatcher
Bost, Hannah Atkins and the WAVES.
http://www.library.okstate.edu/scua/women/women.htm
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Women in Congress
Biographies listed by state, alphabetically and chronologically. Main list includes the state,
political party affiliation and dates served.
http://bioguide.congress.gov/congresswomen/alpha.asp
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The Long Road of Woman's Memory
Jane Addams examines how women's memories shape the past to remove its harshness and changes in
women's roles as they addressed industrialization and war.
http://www.boondocksnet.com/editions/memory.html
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Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
Mission statement and recent inductees. Located at the Hartford College for Women in Hartford.
http://www.cwhf.org/
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Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
Provides biographies of the state's inductees.
http://www.judson.edu/extra/fame/fame.html
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Rebecca J. Cole: Physician
Dr. Cole (1846-1922) practiced in N.Y., Columbia, S.C. and then Philadelphia where she started a
Center to provide medical and legal services to destitute women and children.
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/cole.html
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The True Story of a Pioneer Mother
Written by Marion Ahlstrom Hanson about her Grandmother, and published by Hale's Monthly Messenger,
May 1929.
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/1657/Ahlstrom.html
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Women in the United States
Provides texts of key laws, speeches, links to organizations and international conferences, and a
bibliography. Women in politics, women in the workplace, domestic violence, the history of the
women's movement and government initiatives are among the topics covered.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/womenusa/
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Women in America, 1820-1842
The accounts of 18 foreign travelers describe the conditions of women's lives in the United States,
accessed chronologically or topically for comparisons.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/detoc/fem/home.htm
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Nancy Ward
The last Beloved Woman of the Cherokee, and leader of the powerful Women's Council, by D. Ray
Smith.
http://members.tripod.com/~SmithDRay/nancyward-index-5.html
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American Women's History
An on-line research-guide to state and regional women's history resources.
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-state.html
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Ladies' Union Aid Society
During the Civil War, women supporting the Union effort organized to aid the cause significantly.
Their work in Missouri typified the effort elsewhere.
http://www.stlcc.cc.mo.us/fv/users/mfuller/luas/
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Robin Flies Again
Letters written by women of Goucher College, Class of 1903, from 1919-1938, that document topics
about suffrage, war, the depression and family life. Also photographs, yearbook, songbook and
links.
http://www.goucher.edu/library/robin
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The General Federation of Women's Clubs
Visit the Women's history and resource center to learn more about the history of women volunteers.
http://www.gfwc.org/
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Women in the War of 1812
Women's roles and the stories ofparticular women involved in the War of 1812. Essay by Hellen
Ferguson.
http://umbrigade.tripod.com/women.html
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Places Where Women Made History
The National Park Service has developed a travel itinerary featuring 74 different properties from
the National Register of Historic Places in New York and Massachusetts. The itinerary includes
interactive maps, descriptions of each place's significance in women's history, photographs,
information on public accessibility, essays on women's achievements in American history, and links
to other pertinent Web sites.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh/
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Mary Lyon
A schoolteacher from Massachusetts, an American pioneer, a remarkable woman who founded the
worldwide model of higher education for women--Mount Holyoke College.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/marylyon/
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Women's Rights National Historic Park
The history of the women's movement. Located in Seneca Falls, N.Y., sites include Declaration Park
and the house of early feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
http://www.nps.gov/wori/home.htm
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Women in the History of American Librarianship
Describes ten influential women in the History of American librarianship. Provides brief
bibliographies, pictures, and women for further study.
http://www.pe.net/~ellerbee/wom_lib.html
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African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
The New York Public Library's digital collection of African-American literary and cultural history.
http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/
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Native American Women
Although customs affecting early Native American women varied greatly from tribe to tribe, they
often had a great deal of power and authority over their lives.
http://www.bluecloud.org/women.html
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African-American Women
An on-line collection of letters and memoirs of 19th century slave women, from Duke University.
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
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Unpacking on the Prairie: Jewish Women in the Upper Midwest
Exploring Jewish women's roles in transporting their culture from the Old World to the Upper
Midwest; learning to adjust to new geography and new neighbors, establishing Jewish homes.
http://www.jewishwomenexhibit.org/
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Women in American History by Encyclopædia Britannica
Articles, Media Gallery, Women's History on the Web, Recommended Readings and Study Guides.
http://women.eb.com/
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AFSCME LaborLinks: Women's Labor History
Annotated links to diverse information on the history of women in the labor movement
http://www.afscme.org/otherlnk/whlinks.htm
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National Museum of Women's History
the museum's first "virtual exhibit" examines the development of the culture and imagery
the evolved to promote women's voting rights in the U.S.: extensive collection of banners,
buttons, documents.
http://www.nmwh.org/exhibits/exhibit_frames.html
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History of Jewish Women in America
List of significant repositories for American Jewish women's history, with information on
published guides, examples of collections of oral histories and private papers, location of
records of national offices of Jewish women's organizations; historical scholarship from 1970 to
the present from journals, anthologies, and monographs.
http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/jewwom/jwmain.htm
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The Ladies: A Journal of the Court, Fashion and Society
Online version of a 19th century weekly London newspaper that sought out the burgeoning female
readership, explicitly catering to upper-class society women who could pay the sixpenny rate, but
implicitly offering middle-class women a guide to social-climbing success.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ladies/
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American Women's History
An annotated directory of internet resources on American Women's History.
http://www.academicinfo.net/uswomen.html#ref
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Duke Women's Archives & Special Collections
The Women's Archives is an integral part of Duke's Special Collections Library, which houses a
broad range of rare and unique primary source material. Some print materials are digitized and can
be accessed via the web.
http://odyssey.lib.duke.edu/women/
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Women's History in America
Informative essay on the status of women from colonial America through the 19th and 20th centuries.
Topic include religious views, legal rights, women at work, feminism, and reform movements.
http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm
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Women in the Twentieth Century
N.Y. Times magazine review of women's accomplishments and unresolved problems for the past 100
years. Published May, 1999
http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/millennium/m2/index.html
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Women of Courage Profiles
Featured the stories of New York women who had made an impact on the North Country and were
pioneers in their fields, which included education, medicine, art, politics and music.
http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/profiles.htm
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Michigan Women's Hall of Fame
Biographical and other historical information; calendar of events.
http://members.tripod.com/mwfame/
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The National Women's History Project
Official web site of the National Women's History Project: Originator of Women's History Month.
Functions of the N.W.H.P.: Clearinghouse for U.S. women's history information; Issues a seasonal
catalog of women's history posters, books and materials; Produces videos, posters, guides, and
supplies for school and workplace; Conducts in-service training for school teachers;
Coordinates the Women's History Network, a national participant organization; Provides
consulting services for publishers, media producers, and journalists.
http://www.nwhp.org/
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National Museum of Women's History
A nonprofit organization in Washington, DC, focusing on Political Culture and Imagery of American
Women's Suffrage.
http://www.nmwh.org/
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The National Women's Hall of Fame
Dedicated to honoring women who have contributed significantly to the development of the country.
Includes an extensive collection of biographical profiles.
http://www.greatwomen.org/
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Living the Legacy of Women's Rights
The history of the U.S. women's rights movement, from 1848 to 1998. An excellent narrative,
extensive chronology and links to contemporary activist organizations.
http://www.Legacy98.org
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