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Women’s history month is a celebration of what American women have contributed to U.S. culture. When most people think of American women and their contributions to women’s history, they may switch between African American or Caucasian role models like [...]

The Maryland Women’s Heritage Center is a rich museum that embodies permanent and changing exhibits about renowned Maryland women. It’s also a sophisticated center for  recognizing ‘unsung heroines’, a resource and reference library, a women’s history archive, a place where women’s seminars can be held and the perfect place to purchase literature and unique gifts by [...]

Kid Lit decided to commemorate Women’s History Month by creating a special blog that specializes in childrens and young adults literature for women. This blog is also in partnership with The Fourth Musketeer, a blog about books that endorse notable women in history.  
The “Kidlitosphere community ( blogs about kids books) has never had an organized month-long event honoring women’s [...]

Ashley Chasteen, a student at Monroe High School in Ohio, decided to celebrate Women’s History Month in a unique way. In her advanced internet class she created a banner for her high school’s website that celebrates the lives of Abagail Adams, Laura Wilder, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher-Stowe, Madam CJ Walker, Luisa May Alcot, and Bessie [...]

December 3, 2010 marks the birth of Ellen Swallow Richards, 19th century pioneer in Home economics,  earning a degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and being the school’s first female instructor.
Richards was born in Dunstable, Massachussetts to a family who nurtured her educational aspirations.
After recieving degrees from Vassar college and MIT, her educational attributes ( [...]

Francesca Cabrini was born in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano Lombardy, Italy and took her  religious vows in 1877. She is well known as the first American Woman to be beautified in November 13, 1938 but canonized July 7,  1946.
 On this day in history she will not only be remembered for pioneering American Women into saint hood but for [...]

November is American Indian Heritage Month and though, Sitting Bull, Tecumseh and Geronimo will get their recognition that month; American Indian women have also brought strength, courage and hope along history’s path as well. In honor of this month, we want to bring light to the following women who have carved out watersheds in women’s [...]

In lieu of the National Women’s History Project’s 30th anniversary, we want to spotlight Gerda Lerner, an important scholar who is credited for teaching the first women’s history course in the nation, establishing the first graduate program in women’s history and with  mentoring women’s history scholars.
Her book “Living History and Making Social Change” is a medly [...]