Jone's Women's History Blog

Elizabeth Blackwell was the first woman to graduate from medical school, and with her sister, Emily Blackwell, and Dr. Marie E. Zakrzewska operated a teaching hospital in New York.

Blanche Ames was an artist whose drawings accompanied her husband's orchidology research. She also was actively involved as an innovative engineer and builder of her home and farm, and invented ... Read More

Nikki Katz, About's Guide to Women's Issues, lists up-to-date information on teen abortion laws and parental consent issues.

Find biographies and essays on Emily Dickinson -- a great way to get acquainted with one of the most interesting American poets who was almost unknown in her own lifetime.

About's African American History Guide profiles poet and writer Maya Angelou. And don't miss quotes from Maya Angelou, on this site.

Summary of the life of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, and a collection of resources for further research -- on the Net and in print. Don't miss the ... Read More

From 1789 until 1944, French citizenship was limited to males -- even though women were active in the French Revolution, and many assumed that citizenship was theirs by right of ... Read More

What was the fashionable European woman and her more ordinary sisters wearing in the seventeenth century? Find out here....read more

Honoring America's Independence Day, here are some relevant women's history perspectives: American Women Patriots Women and the American Revolutionary War

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper "represented many causes and constituencies during an 85-year life: She was an activist for black empowerment, voting rights, feminism, spirituality, plus moral and ethical living." ... Read More