Women's History Month

Herstory

• Distinguished Women of the Past and Present are enshrined for your Women's History Month viewing pleasure.
  
• The Library of Congress American Memory Project has a collection entitled Votes for Women; the selections are from the National American Women's Suffrage Association, 1848-1921.
  
• The Library of Congress' Votes for Women collection also has a photo collection.
  
• It Wouldn't Have Happened Without Her is a site that salutes the most influential women of the 20th Century.
  
• Women's History: A Guide to Library and Internet Resources offers bibliographies, biographical sources, videos, indexes and journals, microtext collections and exhibits on the internet and networking with other historians.
  
• War, Women and Opportunity Two centuries of American women photographers, newspaper and broadcast reporters, concentrating on early women newspaper reporters and women reporters during wartime.
  
• Women in America's Civil War is the theme for this fine online archive at Duke University.
  
• Women Leaders Online This site is designed to cater to women's growing need for empowerment in various areas of life.
  
• Women in Politics is a guide to current and historical women's roles in politics as politicians, social reformers, and religious leaders.
  
• 900 Years of Anatolian Women The story of Anatolian women illustrates women's creativity, productivity and prominence in all the civilizations that have flourished in this peninsula.
  
• Women History in America A historical look at the limited rights and career opportunities of women.
  
• More Women's History This site provides a historical overview of Women's rights in America.
  
• Women Win the Vote profiles 75 suffragists.
  
• Golden Legacy Curriculum Discusses the old Chinese custom of foot binding and compares it with the restrictive clothing in the past and today.
  
• Anne Hutchinson: American Jezebel or Woman of Courage? Term paper about a woman who was persecuted for challenging the subordinate role of women in Puritan society.
  
• A 100-Year Timeline of Women in Sports follows the growth of women's athletics.
  
• Yahoo! Women's Studies
  

Women in Science

• 4000 Years of Women in Science History, biographies and some photos of women in all aspects of science.
  
• Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering and Mathematics is a regional network of science and technology practicioners, educators, parents, business and community organizations ciommitted to the enrichment of opportunities for young women.
  
• Biographies of Women in Mathematics A history of women in mathematics.
  
• Association for Women in Science AWIS goal is to foster relationships between women scientists in industry, academia and government.
  
• Why There Are So Few Female Computer Scientists This paper describes the biases that women face in pursuing careers in computer science and how they deal with them.
  
• Yahoo! Women in Science and Technology
  

Women in Art

• Women's Caucus for Art A herstory of women and their art.
  
• Georgia O'Keefe's Flowers: This site contains a selection of her flower paintings.
  
• Frida Kahlo's self-portraits and other works are on virtual exhibit.
  
• Architecture! provides information about the role of women in architecture.
  
• Interesting Facts about Woman in Arts provides facts you probably didn't know, or already know, but don't beleive.
  
• Francine Gravel The work of painter and print-maker Francine Gravel is featured here.
  
• Yahoo! Women in the Arts

Women in Business

• The Women's Wire Work Channel provides women of all ages information that will help them excel in the world of work.
  
• The Association for Women in Computing is a national organization aiming to promote women in computer science.
  
• Women in Electrical and Computer Engineering A forum for undergraduate women that discusses job searches and other issues.
  
• Women in Engineering This page chronicles the struggle of women to get into yet another traditionally male-dominated field.
  
• Yahoo! Women in Careers
  

Athletic Women

• Women's National Basketball Association Site that discusses the professional Women's National Basketball Association.
  
• The International Female Boxer's Association online site can tell you more about "Professional Female Boxing at its Best" (their words, not ours).
  
• The Kristi Yamaguchi Ring has a list of sites dedicated to the champion figure skater, including Fan pages.
  
• Women in Soccer are celebrated at the web site of the Golden Gate Women's Soccer League (GGWSL).
  
• 96 Years of Women in the Olympics An overview of women in Olympic sports.
  
• Yahoo! Women in Sports
  

Global Women

• Muslim Sisters Homepage This site provides literature and graphics on women in Islam.
  
• Asiangurls.com is the first Virtual Clubhouse on the 'Net for Female Cyber-Asians.
  
• Tender Touches A Guide for new parents which discusses nursing versus bottle-feeding and other important topics.
  
• Mammography Image Databases Technical discussion in research of mammography from several resources.
  
• The Women's Resource Project This is a comprehensive set of links for women.
  
• Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre: Infertility IVF, End This site provides women with current, accurate information on women's health issues.
  
• Yahoo! Women's Health
  

Language

• Non-Sexist Language Guidelines The Equal Employment Opportunities Office of Victoria University in Wellington, New Zeland issued detailed guidelines for nonsexist writing.
  
• Notes on Non-Sexist Language These tips come from the University of Pennsylvania.
  
• Eye on Women, Gender and Language The debate concerning gender-based words is waged here: Is this mere Feminist quibbling or does it have a profound social impact on women?
  
• A History of Gender-Free Pronouns This is an eye-opening list of words that have been proposed to give English gender-free pronouns.
  

Women and Writing

• Southern Women Writers are highlighted at a GeoCities site.
  
• Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy and Utopia Women put their spin on what has traditionally been a male-dominated genre.
  
• A Celebration of Women's Writers This site offers a long list of links to online versions of famous works by women writers.
  
• The Orlando Project This site provides a history of women's writings in the British Isles.
  
• Jane Austen Information Page An extensive collection of information on the famous author, 1775-1817.
  
• Yahoo! Women in Literature
  

Guerrillas, Goddesses and Others

• iVillage is a wide-ranging network by and for women.
  
• Before there was "The Truman Show," there was JenniCam. Peek in on the life of Jennifer Ringley, who has rigged up her apartment with live web cams.
  
• Eight Sabbats of Witchcraft Ancient Rituals performed and introduced by women.
  
• Femina This link provides information about sites by and about women.
  
• Woman Motorist is The Automotive Magazine for Women on the World Wide Web!