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12/30/99 - A Hundred Years Hence
From the song by Fannie Gage and John Hutchinson, a look at the hopes and dreams of 1899 for this turn-of-the-century.

12/24/99 - Anna and the King: True Story?
The story of Anna Leonowens, governess to the children of the King of Siam (Thailand), has been controversial since it was first told in 1870.

11/03/99 - Joan of Arc: Luc Besson's Messenger
An update on the film. Release: November 12, 1999.

10/28/99 - Considering Woman Suffrage
Now that women have had the vote (at least in the US) for eight decades, just what were the arguments used to oppose woman suffrage?

10/21/99 - Easier Divorce? (1905)
In a world where husbands had more rights and more economic choices than wives did, liberalizing divorce laws was a route to improving women's lives.

10/14/99 - Not For Ourselves Alone
News on the November 7-8 Ken Burns documentary on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and their remarkable friendship.

09/20/99 - Thirty-Eight Years: Mary Wollstonecraft
Part 3: The troubled life of Mary Wollstonecraft, and the influence of experience on her ideas and work.

08/30/99 - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: Mary Wollstonecraft
Part 2: The ideas in the Vindication, the argument which Wollstonecraft was responding to, and the rights which are asserted.

08/20/99 - A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: Mary Wollstonecraft
The life and works of an early feminist, English Enlightenment thinker, and novelist. Her Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a classic early feminist text.

07/30/99 - Boston Marriage
Marriage-like relationships between women, then and now.

07/10/99 - Olympe de Gouges and the Rights of Woman
Many women fought in the French Revolution for the Rights of Man -- but when they wanted the Rights of Woman as citizens ...

06/28/99 - A Soul As Free As the Air: Lucy Stone
Lucy Stone, known mostly for her decision to keep her own name after marriage, was a leader of one wing of the American woman suffrage movement.

06/10/99 - Top 100 in Women's History
Who were the 100 most important women in world history? What are the 100 most world-changing books by American women? What are the 100 most important non-fiction books by 20th century women? Compare your choices with those of others.

05/24/99 - Woman of Power, Cleopatra
As ABC-TV presents yet another portrayal of the life of Cleopatra, let's consider what this fascination is all about.

05/11/99 - Sacagawea: Guide to the West?
As the US unveils the new Sacagawea dollar coin, we examine the life of Sacagawea (Sacajawea) and why she is featured on the coin.

05/03/99 - Joan of Arc: Miniseries and Film
May 15 and 16, CBS presents a miniseries on the Maid of Orleans, and in November, Sony releases a new film on her story. News on these and pointers to background facts, too.

05/02/99 - Barbara Walters Honors 100 Women
Walters' April 30 special honored women entertainers, artists, writers, scientists, athletes, as well as activists and politicians. Read more about it here.

04/12/99 - Emily Dickinson: Continuing Enigma
Here's the story of how the enigmatic Emily Dickinson's poems came to public attention. Plus: carefully selected Emily Dickinson links.

04/05/99 - Women's Voices: Quotes from Women
Notable women -- and some less known -- comment on life, women, history, work, and other subjects. How did I choose the quotes on this site?

03/22/99 - Transcendentalist Women Part 2
Harriet Martineau, the three Peabody sisters, and Julia Ward Howe, women who helped shape Transcendentalism and were shaped by the movement.

03/15/99 - Transcendentalist Women Part 1
Margaret Fuller and Mary Moody Emerson, two women who made an impact on the American Transcendentalist movement.

03/08/99 - Celebrating Women's History Month
A baker's dozen ideas for celebrating women's history month, March 1999, with some starting places on the web for more information and resources.

03/01/99 - Voices of 1920 Heard Today
Two decades after they were taped, interviews of women leaders and rank-and-file suffragists are released on the Net.

02/22/99 - The Long Road to Suffrage
A reminder of the length of the battle for woman suffrage in the US, measured in the lives of the women who led the struggle.

02/15/99 - Women Saints: Doctors of the Church
Catherine of Siena and Teresa of Avila were declared Doctors of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970. Read about their mystical writings and their practical reforms for which they were honored.

02/08/99 - Annie Besant, Heretic
Women's rights advocate, she is best known for her religious journey from minister's wife to atheism to Theosophy.

02/01/99 - E-texts and Women's History
The web has a wealth of electronic versions of books, poetry, speeches, and other writings that illuminate women's history.

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