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Please remember that the content of Web sites change. Teachers and parents must remain vigilant as to the content of material on the Internet. If you find material that is not suitable for students on any of these sites please notify Maurice River Township School. Thank you 1.
INTERNET WOMEN’S HISTORY SOURCEBOOK
– A GATEWAY SITE NEW!
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html A huge site with
links to an entire history of women and women’s roles in history in every
region of the world. Excellent 2.
WOMEN’S HISTORY -
A GATEWAY SITE
NEW!
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/womenshistorymonth/ A gateway site
to information on Women’s History and Women’s History Month including
curriculum resources. Excellent 3. WOMEN’S
HISTORY NETLINKS – A GATEWAY SITE
http://womenshistory.miningco.com/education/womenshistory/ A
gateway site to a vast number of web sites on women’s history divided by topic.
Excellent 4.
WOMEN’S STUDIES (R)ESOURCES ON THE
WEB – A GATEWAY SITE
NEW!
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/women/cyber.html A large page of
links to sites useful for women’s studies.
Excellent 5.
WWWOMEN SEARCH DIRECTORY: HISTORY –
A GATEWAY SITE
NEW!
http://www.wwwomen.com/category/histor1.html A huge site with
links to women’s studies, women’s history and more. Outstanding. Excellent &
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6. 15 WOMEN, 15
CENTURIES
http://www.pinn.net/%7Esunshine/15women.html A quiz featuring 15 women
over the past 1500 years who have influenced world history.
It begins with a multiple-choice quiz on each woman, and concludes with a
brief biography of each. Includes
women such as Hatshepsut, Deborah, Wu Chao, and Hildegard of Bingen.
Excellent 7. 300 IMPORTANT
WOMEN ARTISTS: MEDIEVAL TO MODERN
http://www.uwrf.edu/history/women.html Profiles of 300 women
artists with examples of their works. Excellent 8. BRING
WOMEN’S HISTORY TO LIFE IN THE CLASSROOM
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson053.shtml Cross-curriculum lesson
plans for teaching women’s history for grades k-12.
Excellent 9.
A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN WRITERS
NEW!
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/ “The
Celebration of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women writers
throughout history. Women have written almost every imaginable type of work:
novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious commentaries,
histories, economic and scientific works. Our goal is to promote awareness of
the breadth and variety of women's writing”.
A searchable database of women writers. Search by Author Name, Century,
Country, or Ethnicity. Excellent 10. CREATIVE
QUOTATIONS FROM CREATIVE WOMEN
http://famouscreativewomen.com/ Quotations for every day of
the year from famous or important women who are born on that day.
Excellent 11.
DISTINGUISHED WOMEN OF PAST AND
PRESENT
NEW!
http://www.netsrq.com/~dbois/index.html “This
site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different
ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians,
civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Some were alive
hundreds of years ago and some are living today. We've heard of some of them,
while many more have been ignored by history book writers”.
Includes links. (Note: Some broken links.)
Excellent 12. DOCUMENTS
FROM THE WOMEN’S LIBERATION MOVEMENT
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/ An online archive of
documents on various aspects of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United
States. Includes General
and Theoretical; Medical and
Reproductive Rights, Music;
Organizations and Activism;
Sexuality and Lesbian Feminism;
Socialist Feminism; Women
of Color; and Women's Work and
Roles. Excellent 13.
DOMESTIC GODDESSES AKA SCRIBBLING
WOMEN
http://www.womenwriters.net/domesticgoddess/ Information on Victorian
women writers with profiles, photos, excerpts from their works and literary
criticism. Includes Alcott, Cather,
Gilman, Hale, Jewett, Stowe, Wharton and others. Excellent 14. DOMINION AND
DOMINANCE OF THE GENTLE SEX: THE LIVES OF MEDIEVAL WOMEN
http://library.thinkquest.org/12834/index.html Information on the lives of
women in medieval times. Includes
The Inquisition (quiz), Visit the City (roles of women), Biographies, Sister
Cities (links) and more. Excellent 15.
THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN 1750-1920
NEW!
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/resource.htm A huge list of
women who figured in the emancipation of women. By name or by era. Includes
extensive material on teaching history online.
Excellent 16. FEMALE NOBEL
PRIZE LAUREATES
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/women.html Biographies of women who
have won the Nobel Prize. Includes
links. Excellent 17. FEMINIST
FOREMOTHERS 1400 TO 1800
http://www.pinn.net/%7Esunshine/march99/whm_99.html Brief biographies, one for
each day in March. Each woman wrote
overtly feminist tracts (i.e. letters, essays, etc.) and each wrote between 1400
and 1800. Includes writers such as
Christine de Pizan, Juana de la Cruz and Mary Wollstonecraft.
(Still a good site- See 30 Nineteenth Century American Reformers
for 2002) Excellent 18. GEORGIA
O’KEEFFE
http://www.ellensplace.net/okeeffe1.html Dedicated to the life and
work of renowned artist Georgia O’Keeffe.
Includes a biography, quotations, photos, works and more.
Sections: The Young Artist, O’Keeffe and Stieglitz, and “the
faraway”. Excellent 19. GIFTS OF
SPEECH – WOMEN’S SPEECHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
An outstanding site giving
the text of speeches of women from around the world. Search by name or by year.
Includes Noble Speeches and the Top 100 American Speeches of the 20th
Century. Excellent 20. GREAT AFRICAN
WOMEN
http://www.swagga.com/queen.htm Biographies of great African
queens. Includes an African Queens
Quiz and an African Kings Quiz. Excellent 21. LAURA INGALLS
WILDER – FRONTIER GIRL
http://webpages.marshall.edu/~irby1/laura/frames.html About the author Laura
Ingalls Wilder, her life and her books. Sections:
Laura’s Life, Laura’s Books, Laura’s Houses, Laura’s Friends, Kids Page,
Documents, Photo Album, Pa’s Songs, Miscellaneous and more.
Includes puzzles and music. Excellent 22. LIVING THE
LEGACY 1848-1998
A history of the Women’s
Rights Movement from 1848-1998. Includes
a history, timeline, today’s issues, program ideas, curriculum ideas and more.
Excellent 23.
MEN’S VOICES ON WOMEN – THROUGH
THE AGES
NEW!
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/mengeneral/ Links to sites
with men’s writings about the role and status of women.
Covers from ancient times to the present.
Excellent 24. NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
25. 75
SUFFRAGISTS
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/WomensStudies/ReadingRoom/History/Vote/75-suffragists.html A list of 75 women who were
active and/or notable in the Women’s Suffrage Movement with brief biographical
details for each. Very Good 26. AMELIA
EARHART
http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html Profile of America’s most
famous woman pilot. Sections: The
Early Years, The Celebrity, and The Last Flight.
Very Good 27. AMERICAN
WOMEN IN UNIFORM- VETERANS TOO!
NEW
INFO!
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/index.html Dedicated to the thousands
of women who have served in the military (both officially and unofficially)
since the founding of our country. Sections
include: Revolutionary War Women, Civil War Women, World War I Women, Women Who
Were Spies, Military Women Pilots, etc. Includes
a very large amount of information (with some opinions included).
(Note: Expanded since last year)Very Good 28. AMERICAN
WOMEN’S HISTORY: A REFERENCE GUIDE
http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html An online reference guide to
resources for the study of women’s history.
Includes both print and online resources. Very Good 29.
CONGRESSWOMEN’S BIOGRAPHIES
http://bioguide.congress.gov/congresswomen/alpha.asp The Congressional web site
for biographies of U.S. Congresswomen. Search
by chronological order, by state and alphabetically.
Includes photos. Good 30.
EDUCATED WOMEN IN ANCIENT SOCIETY
NEW!
http://w3.arizona.edu/~ws/ws200/fall97/grp3/grp3.htm Education is important in
all societies. This site focuses on
the education of women in ancient Greece, Egypt and Italy.
Sections: The Perception of Education in the Ancient World, Education of
Women of the Middle and Upper Classes, Women in Religion, Female Poets in
Antiquity, and Greek Women Philosophers. Very
Good 31.
THE EMMA GOLDMAN PAPERS
NEW!
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/ Emma Goldman was
a major figure in the history of American radicalism and feminism.
Sections include: Publications from the Emma Goldman Papers Project,
Primary Sources, Features, Emmerabilia, Links and more.
Very Good 32. GODEY’S
LADY’S BOOK ONLINE
http://www.history.rochester.edu/godeys/ Online edition of five
issues of the famous lady’s magazine from 1850.
Very Good 33. A HISTORY OF
THE AMERICAN SUFFRAGIST MOVEMENT
Excerpts from the book of
the same title with primary documents, a timeline, an index and more.
The Documents section includes The Declaration of Sentiments, the
document that started it all. Very
Good 34.
MELISENDE’S WOMEN OF HISTORY NEW
URL!
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/9329/contents.html Links to
biographies of women in history (mainly European) from around 400 to 1700 AD.
Very Good 35.
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH –
2002 THEME
NEW!
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/themes/themes.html The theme for
2002 is Women Sustaining the American Spirit.
The site includes profiles of six women to showcase.
Includes links to teaching sites. Very
Good 36.
PLACES WHERE WOMEN MADE HISTORY – HISTORIC PLACES IN MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW
YORK ASSOCIATED WITH WOMEN’S HISTORY
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/pwwmh/index.htm An itinerary of 74 sites on
the National Historic Register that are associated with women’s history.
Includes descriptions of each site, photographs, interactive maps, links
and more. Very Good 37.
ROSIE THE RIVERTER AND OTHER WOMEN
WORLD WAR II HEROES
NEW!
http://www.u.arizona.edu/~kari/rosie.htm A discussion of
how the roles of women were changed by World War II as women joined the
workforce, taking the place of men in the military. Sections: Women Factory Workers, Women’s Participation as
Nurses and Doctors, The Women’s Army Corps, Women Journalists, Women in
Propaganda, and They Wanted Cheap Meat (organized prostitution). Note: Some mixed up sentences)
Very Good 39.
RULERS, QUEENS, HEADS OF STATE
NEW!
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/rulers/ Links to
information on women rulers, queens, and heads of state.
Sections include: Women Heads of State in the 20th Century;
About Artemesia; Carlota, Empress of Mexico; Catherine the Great of Russia and
more. Very Good 40. THE TRIANGLE
FACTORY FIRE
http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/trianglefire/ Site about the devastating
factory fire in 1911 which had a tremendous impact on the labor movement.
Sections include: Political Cartoons {drawings}, Photographs, Oral
Histories, Sweatshops and Strikes Before 1911, The Triangle Fire, Relief Work
and Investigative Activities, Mourning the Dead Fire Victims, links and more.
Very Good 41.
TUDOR WOMEN
NEW!
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/tudor/index.htm?once=true&terms=wh218 Links to sites
about Tudor women. Sections
include: Anne of Cleves, Elizabeth I, Lady Jane Grey, Mary I, and Royal Paper
Dolls: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (including printable paper dolls).
Very Good 42. WOMEN AND
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES 1820-1940
http://womhist.binghamton.edu/index.html Examines in depth the role
of women in various social movements in the 19th and 20th
centuries. Includes excerpts from
original documents. A Teacher’s
Corner includes several lesson plans at the secondary level.
Very Good 43.
WOMEN IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
NEW!
http://members.rogers.com/jasthompson/ “The status, role and daily life of women in the
ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, Athens, Israel and Babylonia.
Sections: Introduction, Dowry and Bride Price in the Ancient World, Women
in Ancient Egypt, Women in Ancient Rome, Women in Greece, Women in Ancient
Israel, and Women in Babylonia Under the Hammurabi Law Code.
Very Good 44. WOMEN IN
GREEK MYTHS
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/9573/ Includes Greek Goddesses,
Amazons, Monstresses & Monstrocities, Fates & Graiae, Enforcers, Nymphs,
Humans and Links. Very Good 45. WOMEN IN
THEATRE
http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Alley/5379/ Brief biographies of women
playwrights, actresses, managers, and more from ancient, medieval and modern
times. Also includes women’s
theatre companies, quotations, and links. Very
Good 46. WOMEN IN
WORLD HISTORY CURRICULUM
NEW
INFO!
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/ Sections include: Great
Women Rulers; Women in the First Millennium; Female Heroes; Words of Wisdom;
Lesson Plans; The Burqa, Chador, Veil and Hijab!; and Links. Very Good 47. WOMEN’S
HISTORY IN AMERICA
http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm Information on women’s
history with biographies, Words of Wisdom, Birthdates and more.
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WOMAN – A HISTORY OF WOMEN IN AMERICA
http://www.fayettenam.com/history/ Essays on the changing role
of women in American society. Sections:
Founding Mothers, Suffer Not a Woman to Speak, Remember the Ladies, The Making
of a Middle Class Lady, Origins of Feminism, The First Feminist Revolution, and
Equal Rights Amendment. Good 49.
THE BEGUINES
NEW!
http://www.users.csbsju.edu/~eknuth/xpxx/beguines.html An essay on a
little-known aspect of 12th and 13th century life, the
Beguine movement in which women experimented in breaking out of the restricted
roles of wife or cloistered nuns, the only two roles open to them.
Good 50.
BOUND FEET – LESSON PLAN
NEW! http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Social_Studies/Anthropology/ANT0201.html A lesson plan for grades 3-5 on the old Chinese
custom of foot binding. Sections:
Objectives, Background and Information for this Lesson, Vocabulary, Materials,
Procedure, Those Doll-Sized Feet…, and Bibliography. Good 51. CIVIL WAR
WOMEN – ON-LINE ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS
http://odyssey.lib.duke.edu/collections/civil-war-women.html An online collection of
letters and diaries of women during the Civil War. Good 52.
FIRST LADIES OF THE UNITED STATES
NEW!
http://unitedstates-on-line.com/ladies/ Brief
biographies and photos of every First Lady from Martha Washington to Hillary
Clinton. Good 53. GEORGIA’S
COLONIAL HEROINES
http://www.mindspring.com/~sixcatpack/heroine.htm An article on the role of
women in Georgia during colonial times who participated in the defense of their
nation. Includes four biographies.
Good 54.
GRANUAILE O’MALLEY – THE GRACE
O’MALLEY PAGE
NEW!
http://www.omalley-clan.org/uow/omalley_web/granuaile.htm Granuaile
O’Malley (or Grace O’Malley) was a 16th century “Sea Queen”
and pirate. The site includes links
to online information about her including books, songs, and poems.
Good 55. HISTORICAL
WOMEN COMPOSERS
http://music.acu.edu/www/iawm/historical/historical.html Long list of links to online
materials about historical women composers.
Good 56. MEDIEVAL
WOMEN – WOMEN WRITERS OF THE MIDDLE AGES
http://www.millersv.edu./~english/homepage/duncan/medfem/medfem.html Divided into Secular Women,
Religious Women and Materials Concerning Women. Some writers included are: Queen Matilda, Eleanor of
Aquitaine, Marie de France, and Margarete Porete.
Good 57. NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF WOMEN’S HISTORY
The web site for the
National Museum of Women’s History with online exhibits, an in-depth tour, an
image gallery, a women’s history quiz, a timeline and more. (Note: a bit hard to navigate but worth it).
Good 58. RACHEL CARSON
WEB
Information and links for
Rachel Carson, an important ecologist of the 20th century and a
driving force in the banning pesticides in the environment.
Includes a biography, online resources and more.
Good 59.
A VISIT TO THE WIFE OF SULEIMAN THE
MAGNIFICENT
NEW!
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1550sultanavisit.html A translation
from a Genoese letter from around 1550. One
page. Good 60. WOMEN A WEEK
ARCHIVES
http://members.aol.com/taylorteri/ A list of links to
biographies of notable women. Good 61. WOMEN AND
LITERATURE
http://www.ibiblio.org/cheryb/women/wlit.html A list of 15 women authors
with short biographical sketches and excerpts from their works.
Good 62.
WOMEN ARTISTS IN HISTORY
NEW!
http://www.wendy.com/women/artists.html#15 Links to
information on women artists from medieval times to contemporary. Good 63. WOMEN IN THE
GOLD RUSH
http://www.goldrush.com/~joann/ Dedicated to the women who
followed the dream (or followed the men who followed the dream) of the
California Gold Rush. Sections: The
Women (including excerpts from letters and diaries), For California’s Gold,
Daughter of Joy, They Saw the Elephant…, The Elephant, Author JoAnn Levy, The
Gold Rush. Note that the site
promotes the books by JoAnn Levy. Good 64.
WOMEN IN THE MIDDLE AGES
NEW!
http://www.usm.maine.edu/~flc/emily.htm An essay on the
lives and roles of women in the Middle Ages along with a list of links.
Good 65. WOMEN ON THE
MAYFLOWER
http://members.aol.com/calebj/women.html A brief history of the
eighteen women who accompanied their husbands on the Mayflower.
Good 66. WOMEN’S
RESOURCES ON THE NET
http://www.wic.org/misc/resource.htm Links of links to women’s
resources on the net. Good 67. WOMEN’S
SUFFRAGE TIMELINE
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/naw/nawstime.html A timeline of the Women’s
Suffrage Movement from 1776 to 1923. Good |
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