Women's History

Education

Women's History - What You Need to Know
Find most of the information on this site through these pages: biographies, quotations, subjects, top picks, primary sources, pictures and much more.

Abortion - Historical Perspective
Reproductive rights: Resources for studying the history of abortion and the controversy about abortion, from many perspectives including pro-choice and pro-life. Also information on birth control and contraception history.

African American Women's History
Uncover the history of African American women: the history of black women in America, from slavery through Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance and civil rights. Biographies, organizations, events and movements.

Ancient History
Women's role and contributions in the ancient world, including Anatolia, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome and Early Christianity.

Women in Art and Music
Notable women in art and music, and the representation of women in images and sound. Find female artists and musicians in many genres in these indexes to further detailed resources.

Aviation: Air and Space
Pilots and astronauts: women in air and space history. Female pilots, astronauts and cosmonauts: women in space. Firsts for women in aviation and space history.

Biographies of Notable Women in History
Biographies of famous women, and some not-so-famous, with links to etexts, more resources and a calendar.

Civil War
More resources on women in the War Between the States, including those who fought, those who worked as nurses or spies, and those who kept the home fires burning. Confederacy and Union women and their roles.

Criminals & Notorious Women
Women criminals - infamous and famous women suspected or convicted of crime through history. Includes Lizzie Bordon, Mary Surratt and others.

Fashions: What Women Wore
History of women's fashions, and how fashions have influenced the lives of women in different periods. Historical costumes, essays and more.

Goddesses, Legends and Mythical Women
Resources for information on goddesses and legendary women: images, historical and contemporary writings, and other information on female divinity.

Marriage and Divorce Laws and Practice
Customs, practices and laws related to marriage, courtship, divorce, wives and widows.

Medicine: Health/Doctors/Nurses/Midwives
Medicine and medical issues in women's history: a history of women in medicine and nursing, including pioneer women physicians and nurses, women's health issues through the ages, and discussions about how women have been viewed in medical history.

Medieval and Renaissance Women's History
Medieval and Renaissance Women: women's lives, women's roles, gender issues and notable women.

Men's Voices on Women's Issues
Men played active roles in women's history: for change and for traditional roles. Writings of men who spoke on women's issues.

Military and War: Women's Roles
Women in the military, women at war, women on the home front. From ancient times through the 1990s, the role in the military and in wars.

Politics and Women
Women and politics - articles and other resources for understanding the role of women in politics.

Reform Movements: Women & Social Reform
Women's role in transforming society: social reform movements led by women, and women reformers.

Religion: Saints, Heretics, Ministers
Women and their role in religions of the world. From the ancient world to modern major religions. Saints, heretics, goddesses and ministers.

Rulers, Queens, Heads of State
Women Rulers and Heads of State: Empresses, Queens, Presidents, Prime Ministers, and other leaders.

Science and Mathematics
Women have been scientists and mathematicians, too. Chemistry, physics, computers, cyberspace, and general information on the place of women in science.

Sports: Female Athletes, Women's Status
Female athletes, the history of women's sports organizations, and the role of women in sports and athletics.

Women's Suffrage - Winning the Vote
Women's struggle for the right to vote. Find articles and biographies for more in-depth information on the long struggle to win women's suffrage. Suffragettes and suffragists who worked for women's suffrage, including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Pankhursts, Mathilda Jocelyn Gage, and more.

Witches and Witchcraft
Historical witches in Europe and in America: witchhunts and witch trials. Often called the "witch craze," during these periods people -- often women -- were identified as witches, often with little evidence. What's the real story?

Women's Lives
How women lived, in different eras. Recreation, education, social events, marriage, housekeeping, advice, etc.

Work and Labor
Working women, women in labor unions, issues of women and work.

Writers: Authors, Poets & Publishers
Women who've made their living and mark by writing. Authors, poets, publishers, dramatists.

Global Women's History by Region
A handy menu of the regions of the world, linking to more resources for women's history in each area.

Women's History By Time Period
Find resources on women's history organized by time period. Ancient world, medieval/Renaissance, 19th and 20th centuries.

Art and Artists
Art and artists in women's history -- notable contributions and achievements of women, plus ways in which art and artists have represented women in art through history.

Curriculum and Research Resources
Resources for students and researchers in women's history: From library collections to online journals, from the theory and practice of women's history to curriculum resources for teachers.

Education
Resources for finding out more about women educators, theories of women's education, and resources for education.

First Ladies Around the World
Many of the wives of US Presidents, with some wives of US state governors and of international heads of state.

Games, Quizzes, and Puzzles
Games, quizzes, and puzzles related to women's history -- crossword puzzles, word searches, quizzes and many more fun activities for individuals or for the classroom.

Mother's Day: History of the Celebration
Find resources on the different stories of the history of Mother's Day: Anna Jarvis, Julia Ward Howe, and other versions. From a day for peace to a sentimental and commercial holiday.

Music: Women Composers, Performers
Resources for women in music: from the first female composer whose biography is known, to modern rock, folk and jazz pioneer performers.

Native American Women
Women's role and women leaders in Native American communities. Resources for reading and research. Includes notable Native American women, from Pocahontas and Sacagawea (Sacajawea) to Zitkala-Sa to Wilma Mankiller, and many more.

Nobel Prize Winners
Women who have won the Nobel Prize, for peace, literature, medicine and physiology, chemistry, or physics.

Philosophy
Women philosophers and the view of women by male philosophers.

Portrayals of Historical Women
Living history resources: portrayals of notable and ordinary women of history. For school and club programs, consider hiring an actress who portrays particular historical women and bring women's history to life. Commercial resources: endorsement not implied or given.

Travelers and Adventurers
Women adventurers of the past. From religious journeys to nineteenth century travel, women travelers and their travel accounts.

Women's Equality Day - August 26
August 26 of each year is designated in the United States as Women's Equality Day. Instituted by Rep. Bella Abzug and first established in 1971, the date commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, the Woman Suffrage Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave U.S. women full voting rights in 1920.

Women's History Month
Included are sites commemorating Women's History Month (March in the US, October in Canada) plus sites with curriculum resources and other activities to celebrate the month.

Queen Victoria - Sarah Tytler Biography
A biography of Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler.

Helen Keller
Helen Keller, deaf and blind from a very young age, helped change the world's perception of the disabled.

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