Links: General/Overviews

Cobblestone Publishing
A wide variety of primary and secondary resources for young readers. Choose from an award-winning selection of magazines in the social sciences and science, and check out their books and teachers' resources.

Women Who Changed History
Scholastic celebrates Women's History month with projects and activities. In addition to online explorations and classroom discussions, students share their own thoughts and opinions as they contribute to our understanding of women's place in history. Scholastic celebrates Women's History month with projects and activities. In addition to online explorations and classroom discussions, students share their own thoughts and opinions as they contribute to our understanding of women's place in history.

“American Maid: Growing Up Female in Life and Literature”
ten literature-based women's history curriculum units for grades 3 to 12. URL: www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/
American Maid: Growing Up Female in Life and Literature

Creative Quotations
a daily calendar of quotations from famous women, cited on their individual birthdate.
URL: http://bemorecreative.com/cqwomen.shtml

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
an expanding list of biographies introducing notable women in many fields of activity, cross-indexed for easy retrieval.
URL: www.netsrq.com/~dbois/

Encyclopædia Britannica
1230 articles including 1000 biographies, a four–part timeline, topical essays, video and audio pieces, and “ask the experts” service. All free until May 31.
URL: women.eb.com

Encyclopedia of Women’s History
by and for the K-12 community. Youngsters you know can contribute biographies to this collaborative effort, a great finale for a class or after–school activity.
URL: www.teleport.com/~megaines/woindex.html

Gifts of Speech
the text of speeches made by influential contemporary women, arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
URL: gos.sbc.edu

Godey's Lady’s Book Online
several complete issues of one of the 19th century's most popular women’s magazines. fashion illustrations galore, plus poetry, engravings, articles.
URL: www.history.rochster.edu/godeys/

International Archive of Women in Architecture
biographies of women architects and a guide to their archived holdings. Focus is international, and primarily pre–1950.

Jewish Women’s Archive
Helps locate historical resources on Jewish women scattered throughout North America; provides educational programs and publishes resources, including posters with study guides. Rebecca Gratz, Molly Picon and Lillian Wald are featured with photographs, speeches, film clips, letters and more.
URL: www.JWA.org

Lesbian History Project
links to archives and oral history collections featuring lesbian history.
URL: www-lib.usc.edu/~retter/main.html

National Women’s Hall of Fame
short introductions to the 125 women who have been inducted.
URL: www.greatwomen.org

Notable Women Ancestors
biographies and geneaologies of all women ancestors, from notables to pioneer women to grandmothers. Add your own heroes and relatives to this growing database!
URL: www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/

The Salem Witch Hysteria of 1692
chronology of events and information about the Witch Trials Memorial, dedicated in 1992.
URL: www.salemweb.com/witches.htm

Social Studies School Service — Women’s History Page
essays about women in history, internet exercises, classroom discussion questions, web links, and more.
URL: socialstudies.com/mar/women.html

The Triangle Fire
On March 25, 1911, the Triangle Shirt Waist Factory in New York City caught fire. 146 workers, mostly young women, had been locked in the sweatshop, and died in full view of their families and neighbors. The horror strengthened union organizing and important workplace reforms. Documents, audio histories, photos, bibliography, and archives are presented especially for high school researchers.
URL: www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/

U.S. Census Bureau's Women’s Statistics News Releases
fairly current information on women in the United States: education levels, percentage voting, single mothers, and more.
URL: www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/1999/ff99-03.html

Witchcraft in Salem Village
Accurate general information about the infamous Salem Village Witchcraft Trials of 1692: verbatim transcripts, map of the village, the Danvers memorial, names and quotations from the victims.
URL: etext.virginia.edu/salem/witchcraft/index.html

Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1830-1930
fifteen to twenty primary documents are organized around a series of editorial projects completed by undergraduate and graduate students at SUNY:Binghamton
URL: womhist.binghamton.edu/index.html

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.
URL: xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/detoc/fem/home.htm

“Women of Achievement and Herstory”
informative calendar of events from Women’s history.
URL: undelete.org/woa.html

Women’s History Magazine Vol. 2
focused on women and work. Here are the articles and all the biographies. A treasure.
URL: www.thehistorynet.com/WomensHistory

Women’s Stories
most excellent archive of hundreds of Women’s biographies, searchable by name or keyword.
URL: http://writetools.com/women/archive.html