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Internet Women's History Sourcebook - Presents online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas. Includes ancient, medieval and modern.

ALIC: Pathfinder for Women's History - Bibliographies, journals, and other holdings and resources of the U.S. National Archives.
Meta Description: [ The National Archives libraries are located in the National Archives Buildings in Washington, D.C. and in College Park, MD. Provides access to information on American history and government, archival administration, information management, and government documents to NARA staff, archives and rec... ]

Archives of Women in Science and Engineering - Documents the history of women in these fields, individually and collectively, with excellent links to related sites.

Berkshire Conference on the History of Women - Formed in response to women academics' sense of professional isolation in the early decades of the 20th century. The Berkshire group invites all women professionally engaged in history, pursuing graduate study in history, or dedicated to historical inquiry to participate in their activities.

dMarie Time Capsule - A women's time capsule.

Emma Goldman PapersProject - An early advocate of free speech, women's equality and independence, birth control, and union organization.

Female Explorers - Articles, book reviews and research guides about Female Explorers - adventurous women who've dared to explore their world.

Female Firebrands and Reformers - Website featuring women who have made an impact on society.

404 Godey's Lady's Book Online Home Page - Godey's Lady's Book was one of the most popular lady's books of the 19th century. Each issue contained poetry, beautiful engraving and articles by some of the most well known authors in America.

H-Women Discussion Network - A lively discussion list for scholars and anyone interested in women's history. You can do a keyword search of the archives, and get subscription information at their web site.

Herstory of Women's Health Movement and Self-Help - Self cervical exam revolutionized activists working for legal abortion in the 1960's and early 1970's.
Meta Description: [ Feminist Women's Health Center provides empowering information about abortion and reproductive freedom - so women may determine their own destinies. Pro-choice. Covers abortion, birth control, feminism, contraception, menopause, breast health, menstruation, family planning, HIV, emergency cont... ]

History Internet Resources - Maintained by the Women's Studies Department at Northern Arizona University. Annotated resources for women's history, classified by subcategories: African, Asian, Australian-New Zealand, Comparative/Cross Cultural,European, General, Historiography/Historical Theory/Women's History, Latin American-Caribbean, Middle Eastern, North American

History's Women - A magazine highlighting the extraordinary achievements of women throughout history and recognizing the obstacles they have had to overcome in order to reach their goals.
Meta Description: [ A magazine highlighting the extraordinary achievements of women throughout history and recognizing the obstacles they have hadto overcome in order to reach their goals ]

International Federation for Research in Women's History - Umbrella organisation for national committees of women's history. Information on publications and conferences in women's history throughout the world.

LadiesMemoryCircle - A mailing list for women who enjoy the study of history and who would like to share their findings and resources with one another.
Meta Description: [ LadiesMemoryCircle: LadiesMemoryCircle ]

404 Lesbian History Project - Links to archives and oral history collections featuring lesbian history.

MakingIt Their Own: Women in the West - Women in the American West: biographies, examples of primary texts (diaries, literary works), secondary texts (critical essays, historical studies), resources (biographies, bibliographies, teaching materials), images, and teaching and study materials.
Meta Description: [ A collection of resources of use to those studying Western American history. This page deals specifically with Western women's history. ]

Multimedia Exhibits in Women's History - Multicultural links to Women's History.

Notable Women Ancestors - A growing database containing biographies and genealogy data of famous and not-so-famous women submitted by actual living descendants.
Meta Description: [ Notable Women Ancestors is comprised of women's biographies and genealogy data of notable women and in history and not-so-famous women submitted by actual living descendants. Submit your own notable women! ]

Oral History Online - Suffragists Oral History Project - Seven major figures in twentieth-century suffragist history are represented here with full-length oral histories.

Sophia Smith Collection of Smith College - Large collection of manuscript, print, and audio-visual material that documents the historical experience of women, primarily in the United States. Includes collection lists, lesson plans, and subject guides on individual women and special topics.
Meta Description: [ Oldest US collection of women's history manuscripts and archives; letters, diaries, organization records, and photographs document women's rights, birth control, social reform, the professions. ]

Swarthmore College Peace Collection - A research archives devoted to collecting, preserving, and making accessible, materials on non-governmental women,s efforts towards peace.

The Dutch Association for Women's History - The study of the history of women and gender. The VVG contains information, activities, links, articles and events.
Meta Description: [ Vereniging voor Vrouwengeschiedenis is de vereniging voor vrouwengeschiedenis ]

The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project Online - Describes the project's work and the documentary editing process. Contains biographies, bibliographies, and a timeline of ECS and SBA's life and work, as well as quotations and poetry about them.

The Women of The Special Operations Executive (SOE) - Tells the story of women who worked as agents for the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) during World War Two.
Meta Description: [ Female Secret Agents - The Women of The Special Operations Executive (SOE) ]

The Women's Legal History Project - Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.

ViVa Women's History - A bibliography of women's history in historical and women's studies journals
Meta Description: [ Index page of women's history at the International Institute of Social History ]

What Did You Do In The War, Grandma? - 27 oral histories of Rhode Island women during World War II, written by high school honors students.

404 What's New in Women's History - An examination of the history of women's history by Linda Gordon.

404 Women in History - Information and photographs of historically important women from Humboldt County, California.

Women In World History Curriculum - Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs.
Meta Description: [ Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs. ]

Women Nobel Laureates - In 1903, only two years after the Nobel Foundation was established, the first Nobel Prize was awarded to a woman, Marie Curie. Women have been winning Nobel Prizes ever since. Bertha von Suttner was influential in convincing Alfred Nobel to set aside a Prize for peace.
Meta Description: [ Female Nobel Prize Laureates ]

Women's Guerilla History Project - Posters from the grassroots public art project promoting women's history visibility. We are a group of women girls who wish to see a more visible public presence of women's diverse history and accomplishments.
Meta Description: [ In Celebration of Women's History month, the Women's Guerilla History Project displayed posters like the ones displayed below in public spaces around San Francisco and the East Bay of California. ]

Women's History in Time Magazine - Large collection of articles and features of historical women featured in Time Magazine.
Meta Description: [ TIME Magazine content on women's history ]

Women's History Index - Lessons from activity books and reviews of materials to bring women's history into the classroom; for use during Women's History Month, from Social Studies School Service.
Meta Description: [ Internet exercises for women's history, reproducible lessons from activity books, and reviews of special materials that present exciting ways to bring women's history into your classroom via the Web. ]

Women's History Network - Promotes research of historical women and provides networking for individuals and organizations. Also publishes the Women's History magazine.

Women's History Review - Quarterly journal exploring aspects of women in history.

Women's History: Articles and Links - Articles on women's history, plus annotated links to some of the best resources on the Net on the subject, in more than 30 categories. From About.com.
Meta Description: [ Women's history research and information treasure trove - notable women, women's history themes and subjects, quotations by famous women - from ancient women's history through the 20th century - learn more about woman's many roles in history. ]

500 Women's History: The Quest for Equality - World Book editors have compiled a feature celebrating women's history. Articles chronicle the rise of the women's movement.

Women's International Center - Biographies of great women. Histories of women through art. Women in America. Living Legacy Awards.

Women's Rights: 1848 to the Present - This website is a composite of articles, speeches, biographies and links relating to women's rights, with the primary focus on American women's rights. It originated in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Seneca Falls conference in 1847, that set the stage to gain women the right to vote, and thus acquire other freedoms.
Meta Description: [ usinfo.state.gov UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE ]

500 Women's Stories - Fascinating facts, little-known anecdotes, and provocative quotations about the week's famous and infamous women, all in a quick-read format with links to additional resources. New features every week!

404 World Wide Web Virtual Library: Women's History - Listing women's history institutions and organizations, locating archival and library collections, and providing links to Internet resources for women's history is the main purpose of this Virtual Library.
Meta Description: [ One of the world's largest documentary and research centres in the field of social history ]

WWWomen: Women Throughout History - WWWomen aspires to be the most inclusive, up-to-date search site for women's topics.
Meta Description: [ Search directory category for the premier search directory for women with comprehensive links on all topics relevant to women. ]

500 Yesterday and Today - Women at the Olympics.