Women’s History Month

Posted on February 15, 2009
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Women's History Month

March is Women’s History Month. I tried to do some reading about distinguished American Women, and found somewhat limited resources available online. It was difficult to even find out that Women’s History Month wasn’t even established until 1987 – a mere 21 years ago. So, I’ve gathered some Women in History links for Women’s History Month. Most of the links are related to Women in American History – but there are also general links for Women’s History timelines and History of the Women’s Movement etc. – anything I felt could be related to Women’s History Month, and just want to share the informational links with all who are interested.

IN CELEBRATION OF WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH:

Women’s History Month: http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory/ http://www.nwhp.org/whm/history.php http://www.jhu.edu/wforum/events/nationalwomenshistorymonth.html http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/women_in_the_us/womens_history_month.html http://www.nwhp.org/ http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/womenhistory03/ http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/womenmonth.html http://www.feminist.org/other/womenshistorymonth/default.asp http://www.nmwh.org/

Distinguished Women of Past & Present: http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/field.html

Biographies of Notable Women: http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_list.htm

Timeline Women’s Movement: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html

History of Women’s History: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensintro1.html

Women’s History: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women

History of the Women’s Movement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_feminism

NOTABLE AMERICAN WOMEN

Jane Addams: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Addams.html

Madeline Albright: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0803112.html

Susan B Anthony: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Anthony.html

Anne Bradstreet: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0808679.html

Clara Barton: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/clarabarton.html

Shirley Temple Black: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/shirleytemple.htm

Antoinette Blackwell: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0807814.html

Elizabeth Blackwell: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0807815.html

Rachel Carson: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/rachelcarson.html

Hillary Clinton:

http://www.infoplease.com/us/government/presidential-campaign-2008-hillary-clinton.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillary_clinton

Amelia Earhart: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/ameliaearhart.html

Mary Baker Eddy: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0816737.html

Gertrude Ederle: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0816749.html

Geraldine Ferraro: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0818528.html

Dian Fossey: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Fossey.html

Mae Jamison: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/space/frontiers/jemison.html

Helen Keller: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/helenkeller.html

http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Keller.html

Jacqueline Kennedy: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/jk35.html

First Ladies: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/

Maya Lin: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/mayalin.html

Belva Lockwood: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878411.html

Antonia Novello: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878914.html

Annie Oakley: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/annieoakley.html

Sandra Day O’Connor

http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/sandradayoconner.html

http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/OConnor.html

Georgia O’Keefe: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/OKeefe.html

Rosa Parks: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Parks.html

Pocahontas: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Pocahontas/

Jeanette Rankin: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0841128.html

Janet Reno: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0841536.html

Condoleezza Rice: http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0878620.html

Sally Ride: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/sallyride.html

http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Ride.html

Eleanor Roosevelt: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ar32.html

Betsy Ross: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Ross.html

Wilma Rudolph: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/wilmarudolph.htm

Sacagawea: http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/sacagawea.html

http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Sacajawea.html

Sojourner Truth: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Truth.html

Harriet Tubman

http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/harriettubman.html

http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Tubman.html

Maggie Walker: http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Walker.html

Edith Wharton: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0852017.html

Laura Ingalls Wilder

http://wneo.org/WebQuests/TeacherWebQuests/women/LauraIngallsWilder.html

Victoria Woodhull: http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0808679.html

Watch the video related to women history

Funny Jaywalking segment (Quizzing America).

Help answer the question about women history

How is Joan of Arc important to women history?
It's for a women history project.

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13 Responses to “Women’s History Month”

  1. chainsawbrut on February 15th, 2009 11:47 am

    HAHA hillarys outta da race!seriously tho can u imagin hillary as prez?! It would be hell on earth i tells ya

  2. gaidee on February 15th, 2009 12:18 pm

    pretty much american woman…what about woman around the world? but the rest is well done..

  3. Skittles on February 15th, 2009 11:58 am

    Joan of Arc is an excellent example of a strong woman who succeeded where men had consistently failed. She is considered one of the greatest military leaders in history and is the youngest person of either sex to command the armies of a major nation at only seventeen.

  4. Skittles on February 15th, 2009 12:08 pm

    Joan of Arc is very interesting. A true mystic (interacting with God, bypassing the clergy-who were really pissed about this), Joan of Arc rallied troops and fought bravely.

    The reason she was burned? She was accused of being a witch. Why was she a witch? She wore male's clothing with is deviating from the natural behaviors which is a sign that she is working with the Devil.

    She goes down in history more because of the reason she was killed as opposed to what she did. At least, you hear more about that in College than in high school. Trust me. I just had a 2 hour lecture on her today!

  5. eventvisionsinc on February 16th, 2009 4:21 am

    never like Hillary till I meet her back in 2006 in a Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. She
    spend time with us discussing issues that were not spoken with the current president Bush and at the end of the meeting she spend
    at least 5 mins with each of us. She is very,
    smart and amazing. I truely believe she has
    what it takes to be President

  6. Brandon on February 17th, 2009 4:25 am

    As I understand what I've read, women can join but don't have to register. If they join, it's rare they're allowed combat duty. I think yes, women should have to register, since men have to. It brings to mind Demi Moore's movie about proving she was capable of service. I think men should be as highly valued as women, in the eye of the military.

  7. Rose on February 17th, 2009 6:57 am

    That was an encouragement, just like pom pom girls shouting and screaming to encourage beefy young men to run into each other at full tilt.

  8. Core-Core on February 17th, 2009 11:30 am

    Marie La Poe-got nobel prize in science
    Anne Frank -Nazis
    Anne Sullivan-Helen Keller's helper
    Helen Keller- Blind, Deaf, and mute
    Harriet Tubman-slavery railroad
    Hilary Clinton-former first wife
    Dolley Madison-James Madison's wife
    Abigal Adams

  9. april f on February 17th, 2009 1:29 pm

    It depends on the society. In some, such as among Muslims, the wife has her father's name, like A. daughter of B.. When she marries, she keeps that name. The ancient Scandinavians were named after their fathers, like Erik Nilsson and Inga Nilsdatter. In Iceland they still do that. the phone directory is a nightmare! During the Middle Ages, in most European countries, it became accepted that names should be carried on from generation to generation. This was probably because governments took censuses for tax reasons and people needed to be tracked. Women were identified by their husbands' names because they were part of his household. Many of the early manor records list people by household. I wish I could give you some sources, but I have nothing at hand right now.

  10. Jing Z on February 17th, 2009 1:52 pm

    Yes.
    http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blbio_list.htm
    C. :)

  11. Lilmissbabygrl on February 17th, 2009 2:00 pm

    A. From Wikipedia : "October 1963, the PCSW issued their final report documenting the status of American women.

    The report criticized inequalities facing the American woman in a "free" society while paradoxically praising traditional gender roles as themselves being anti-communist"

    B is true, women were pushed into those "professions" during the 50's, as that's what the gender norm was. This "June Cleaver" image of women was used to keep women from working outside their homes. Women weren't thought to be happy or capable to work outside of the home, even though they worked during WWII. In fact, that's one of the reasons that imaged was forced on women so hard, as they had gotten a taste of life outside the kitchen and children and liked it, and that, suposidely, would lead to chaos.

  12. uney1992 on February 18th, 2009 10:27 pm

    Vote for Hillary!

    C’MON GIRLS!!

  13. Sports Maven on February 18th, 2009 5:37 pm

    Well, I guess so…

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