Recently Added Women's History Content
On this page, you'll find a listing of recently added or significantly updated content on this site -- latest additions at the top.
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See also: 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | Archived Spotlights | Recently Updated or Added Quotes Pages | Recently Added or Updated Biographies/Profiles
Germaine Greer Quotes
Quotes by Germaine Greer - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Germaine Greer - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Jill Johnston Quotes
Quotes by Jill Johnston - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Jill Johnston - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Lydia Dustin
Lydia Dustin biography - a profile of Lydia Dustin, who died in prison after being accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials.
Lydia Dustin biography - a profile of Lydia Dustin, who died in prison after being accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials.
Bridget Bishop
Bridget Bishop biography - a profile of Bridget Bishop, accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, and the first to be hanged.
Bridget Bishop biography - a profile of Bridget Bishop, accused of witchcraft during the 1692 Salem witch trials, and the first to be hanged.
Polyandry
A definition of polyandry, plus an example of polyandry as a cultural practice in relatively recent history.
A definition of polyandry, plus an example of polyandry as a cultural practice in relatively recent history.
Polyandry in Tibet
A description of the practice of polyandry in Tibet.
A description of the practice of polyandry in Tibet.
Martina Navratilova Quotes
Quotes by Martina Navratilova - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Martina Navratilova - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Lynette Woodard Image Gallery
Images of Lynette Woodard, women's basketball star and pioneer.
Images of Lynette Woodard, women's basketball star and pioneer.
Lynette Woodard
Lynette Woodard biography - a profile of Lynette Woodard, women/'s basketball pioneer.
Lynette Woodard biography - a profile of Lynette Woodard, women/'s basketball pioneer.
Famous Hispanic Women
Hispanic women have contributed to the culture of the world and to American history. In this list, I've focused on a few women of Hispanic heritage in the New World.
Hispanic women have contributed to the culture of the world and to American history. In this list, I've focused on a few women of Hispanic heritage in the New World.
Women Rulers of England and Great Britain
England and Great Britain have had a few reigning queens when the crown had no male heirs (Great Britain still has primogeniture -- inheritance by the oldest son takes precedence over any daughters). These women rulers include some of the best-known, longest-reigning and culturally most successful rulers in British history.
England and Great Britain have had a few reigning queens when the crown had no male heirs (Great Britain still has primogeniture -- inheritance by the oldest son takes precedence over any daughters). These women rulers include some of the best-known, longest-reigning and culturally most successful rulers in British history.
Marie Antoinette Image Gallery
Image Gallery - Marie Antoinette pictures: paintings and other images of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
Image Gallery - Marie Antoinette pictures: paintings and other images of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.
Mother Jones Image Gallery
Pictures of Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones), labor leader and activist.
Pictures of Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones), labor leader and activist.
Margery Kempe
Margery Kempe biography - a profile of medieval mystic and author Margery Kempe of England, who wrote an autobiography.
Margery Kempe biography - a profile of medieval mystic and author Margery Kempe of England, who wrote an autobiography.
Julian of Norwich
Julian of Norwich biography - a profile of Julian of Norwich, medieval British saint and religious recluse who published her revelations.
Julian of Norwich biography - a profile of Julian of Norwich, medieval British saint and religious recluse who published her revelations.
Ancrene Wisse
A definition of the Ancrene Wisse, rule for anchoresses.
A definition of the Ancrene Wisse, rule for anchoresses.
Anchoress
A description of the office of anchoress, especially related women's medieval history.
A description of the office of anchoress, especially related women's medieval history.
Lady Godiva
Profile of Lady Godiva, known to history for her ride through Coventry.
Profile of Lady Godiva, known to history for her ride through Coventry.
Lady Godiva's Famous Ride Through Coventry
Is Lady Godiva's ride myth or history?
Is Lady Godiva's ride myth or history?
Julian of Norwich Quotes
Quotes by Julian of Norwich - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Julian of Norwich - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Mary Travers Picture Gallery
A gallery of images of Mary Travers in the years shortly before she died.
A gallery of images of Mary Travers in the years shortly before she died.
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne biography - a profile of the wife of Nathaniel Hawthorne, herself an artist and writer, and one of the famous Peabody sisters.
Sophia Peabody Hawthorne biography - a profile of the wife of Nathaniel Hawthorne, herself an artist and writer, and one of the famous Peabody sisters.
Calamity Jane Pictures
Pictures of Calamity Jane and some venues associated with her.
Pictures of Calamity Jane and some venues associated with her.
Eliza Palmer Peabody
The story of Eliza Palmer Peabody, mother to the more famous Peabody sisters of Salem, Massachusetts.
The story of Eliza Palmer Peabody, mother to the more famous Peabody sisters of Salem, Massachusetts.
Ann Richards Quotes
Quotes by Ann Richards - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Ann Richards - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Isabella d'Este Picture Gallery
A picture gallery of portraits and paintings of Isabella d'Este, Renaissance noblewoman and art collector.
A picture gallery of portraits and paintings of Isabella d'Este, Renaissance noblewoman and art collector.
Marjorie Lee Browne
Marjorie Lee Browne was one of the first black women to receive a doctorate in mathematics
Marjorie Lee Browne was one of the first black women to receive a doctorate in mathematics
Isabella d'Este
Isabella d'Este biography - a profile of Isabella d'Este, part of the Italian Renaissance nobility and arts world.
Isabella d'Este biography - a profile of Isabella d'Este, part of the Italian Renaissance nobility and arts world.
Myra Bradwell
Myra Bradwell biography - a profile of pioneer woman lawyer Myra Bradwell of Chicago.
Myra Bradwell biography - a profile of pioneer woman lawyer Myra Bradwell of Chicago.
Julia Child Quotes
Quotes by Julia Child - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Julia Child - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Julia Child
Julia Child biography: a profile of Julia Child, cookbook author and television personality.
Julia Child biography: a profile of Julia Child, cookbook author and television personality.
Julia Child's Kitchen
A picture gallery, photographs of Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
A picture gallery, photographs of Julia Child's kitchen at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, queen of England, second wife of Henry VIII, and mother of Queen Elizabeth I, resisted Henry's advances for years while he obtained a divorce -- but her marriage didn't last long when she did not give Henry the son he wanted.
Anne Boleyn, queen of England, second wife of Henry VIII, and mother of Queen Elizabeth I, resisted Henry's advances for years while he obtained a divorce -- but her marriage didn't last long when she did not give Henry the son he wanted.
Lucretia
Lucretia biography - profile of legendary Roman matron Lucretia whose rape is said to have triggered the Roman revolution.
Lucretia biography - profile of legendary Roman matron Lucretia whose rape is said to have triggered the Roman revolution.
Anne Hutchinson Quotes
Quotes by Anne Hutchinson - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Anne Hutchinson - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson biography - profile of early American religious dissident who challenged church authority and was banished from Massachusetts.
Anne Hutchinson biography - profile of early American religious dissident who challenged church authority and was banished from Massachusetts.
Jerrie Cobb
Jerrie Cobb, a woman pilot, was the first woman to pass NASA astronaut training tests. Why she did not become an astronaut is a story of its time.
Jerrie Cobb, a woman pilot, was the first woman to pass NASA astronaut training tests. Why she did not become an astronaut is a story of its time.
Virginia Dare
Virginia Dare biography - a profile of the first English child born in the New World.
Virginia Dare biography - a profile of the first English child born in the New World.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary
Mary Ann Shadd Cary biography - a profile of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, African American teacher, journalist, and law school graduate who lived for some years in Canada.
Mary Ann Shadd Cary biography - a profile of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, African American teacher, journalist, and law school graduate who lived for some years in Canada.
Women Astronauts - Pictures
Photographs of women astronauts, women who have flown in space.
Photographs of women astronauts, women who have flown in space.
bell hooks Quotes
Quotes by bell hooks - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by bell hooks - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Simone Weil Quotes
Quotes by Simone Weil, a philospher, religious mystic, and social activist.
Quotes by Simone Weil, a philospher, religious mystic, and social activist.
Aimee Semple McPherson Quotes
Quotes by Aimee Semple McPherson - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Aimee Semple McPherson - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Bonnie Parker
Bonnie Parker biography - profile of Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame, bank robber during the Great Depression.
Bonnie Parker biography - profile of Bonnie Parker of Bonnie and Clyde fame, bank robber during the Great Depression.
Charlotte Corday
Charlotte Corday biography - a biography of Charlotte Corday, figure in the French Revolution
Charlotte Corday biography - a biography of Charlotte Corday, figure in the French Revolution
Amelia Earhart Timeline
Amelia Earhart timeline - a chronology of events in the life and career of Amelia Earhart.
Amelia Earhart timeline - a chronology of events in the life and career of Amelia Earhart.
Amelia Earhart Pictures
Pictures of Amelia Earhart, pioneer pilot.
Pictures of Amelia Earhart, pioneer pilot.
WEIU - Women's Educational and Industrial Union
WEIU - an early women's labor organization.
WEIU - an early women's labor organization.
Frothingham v. Mellon and Massachusetts v. Mellon
Frothingham v. Mellon and Massachusetts v. Mellon - Supreme Court decision in 1923 addressing the expenditure of federal funds for infant and maternity health programs.
Frothingham v. Mellon and Massachusetts v. Mellon - Supreme Court decision in 1923 addressing the expenditure of federal funds for infant and maternity health programs.
Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 was a ground-breaking law to fund maternity and infant health care.
The Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921 was a ground-breaking law to fund maternity and infant health care.
Mother's Day Proclamation - Mother's Day 2009
Each year, the president proclaims Mother's Day. Here is the text of the 2009 proclamation of Mother's Day.
Each year, the president proclaims Mother's Day. Here is the text of the 2009 proclamation of Mother's Day.
Tailhook
Was Tailhook sexual harassment or wild partying? Summary of the Tailhook Trial and Settlement.
Was Tailhook sexual harassment or wild partying? Summary of the Tailhook Trial and Settlement.
Amelia Earhart Pictures
Pictures of Amelia Earhart, pioneer pilot.
Pictures of Amelia Earhart, pioneer pilot.
Bernice Johnson Reagon Quotes
Quotes by Bernice Johnson Reagon - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Bernice Johnson Reagon - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Edna St. Vincent Millay Quotes
Quotes by Edna St. Vincent Villay - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Edna St. Vincent Villay - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Edna St. Vincent Millay biography - profile of Edna St. Vincent Millay, popular poet of the first half of the 20th century.
Edna St. Vincent Millay biography - profile of Edna St. Vincent Millay, popular poet of the first half of the 20th century.
Hallie Quinn Brown
Hallie Quinn Brown biography - the life and importance of Hallie Quinn Brown, black civil rights leader, educator, and speaker.
Hallie Quinn Brown biography - the life and importance of Hallie Quinn Brown, black civil rights leader, educator, and speaker.
Judy Collins
Singer songwriter, part of the 1960s folk revival, Judy Collins is still singing at the beginning of the 21st century. Biography plus a guide to more resources. She testified in the Chicago 7 Conspiracy Trial in Chicago, singing "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
Singer songwriter, part of the 1960s folk revival, Judy Collins is still singing at the beginning of the 21st century. Biography plus a guide to more resources. She testified in the Chicago 7 Conspiracy Trial in Chicago, singing "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
100 Important Women in World History
Some women who belong on "top 100" lists of important women in history.
Some women who belong on "top 100" lists of important women in history.
Janet Reno
Janet Reno biography - biography of Janet Reno, first female Attorney General of the United States, and center of controversy.
Janet Reno biography - biography of Janet Reno, first female Attorney General of the United States, and center of controversy.
Madame de Staël
Madame de Stael is known for her salon, for her support of the French Revolution, and for her criticisms of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Madame de Stael is known for her salon, for her support of the French Revolution, and for her criticisms of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Willie Barrow
Willie B. Barrow biography - about Willie Barrow, woman minister, civil rights activist, and Operation PUSH leader.
Willie B. Barrow biography - about Willie Barrow, woman minister, civil rights activist, and Operation PUSH leader.
Women's History Month 2009
Presidential proclamation of Women's History Month 2009 by President Barack Obama. This year's women's history month proclamation highlights women who contributed to saving our planet.
Presidential proclamation of Women's History Month 2009 by President Barack Obama. This year's women's history month proclamation highlights women who contributed to saving our planet.
African American Women - About 1900
African American women in photographs, about 1899-1900, from an album of photographs collected and compiled by W.E.B. Du Bois.
African American women in photographs, about 1899-1900, from an album of photographs collected and compiled by W.E.B. Du Bois.
Black Bean Soup - 1896 Style
A recipe for black bean soup, originally published in 1896.
A recipe for black bean soup, originally published in 1896.
Baked Halibut with Tomato Sauce - 1896 Style
A recipe for baked halibut tomato, originally published in 1896.
A recipe for baked halibut tomato, originally published in 1896.
Peanut Cookies - 1896 Style
A recipe for peanut cookies, originally published in 1896.
A recipe for peanut cookies, originally published in 1896.
Fannie Farmer Quotes
Quotes by Fannie Farmer - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Fannie Farmer - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Audre Lorde Quotes
Quotes by Audre Lorde - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Audre Lorde - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Madam C. J. Walker
Madam C. J. Walker biography - profile of Madam C. J. Walker, African American inventor and business executive whose hair care products were directed at black women.
Madam C. J. Walker biography - profile of Madam C. J. Walker, African American inventor and business executive whose hair care products were directed at black women.
Margaret Chase Smith Quotes
Quotes by Margaret Chase Smith - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Margaret Chase Smith - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Women's Civil War Costumes - Reenactment
In August, 2001, I took these photos, mostly of women's Civil War era costumes, at a reenactment event where the first Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) was staged.
In August, 2001, I took these photos, mostly of women's Civil War era costumes, at a reenactment event where the first Battle of Bull Run (First Manassas) was staged.
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Biography of Lil Hardin Armstrong, jazz pianist, married for a time to Louis Armstrong whose career she promoted. She played with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, among others, and plays on Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Hot Sevens recordings, among others.
Biography of Lil Hardin Armstrong, jazz pianist, married for a time to Louis Armstrong whose career she promoted. She played with King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, among others, and plays on Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Hot Sevens recordings, among others.
Women's Civil War Costumes
Women in Civil War era dresses, at a Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Bull Run, also called First Manassas, August 3-5, 2001.
Women in Civil War era dresses, at a Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Bull Run, also called First Manassas, August 3-5, 2001.
Women in the US Congress
More than 200 women have served in the US Congress. Following is an index of these women, arranged by the year they first took office.
More than 200 women have served in the US Congress. Following is an index of these women, arranged by the year they first took office.
Women in the United States Senate
A chronological list of women in the US Senate.
A chronological list of women in the US Senate.
Women Governors
A list of the women who've been governors in the United States.
A list of the women who've been governors in the United States.
Clara Barton
Clara Barton biography: profile of Clara Barton, including her famed Civil War service organizing nursing services and supplies, and her work to found the American Red Cross.
Clara Barton biography: profile of Clara Barton, including her famed Civil War service organizing nursing services and supplies, and her work to found the American Red Cross.
1912 Lawrence Textile Strike
Story of the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike, sometimes called the Bread and Roses strike, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, key to an IWW victory and winning better wages and working conditions for women.
Story of the 1912 Lawrence Textile Strike, sometimes called the Bread and Roses strike, in Lawrence, Massachusetts, key to an IWW victory and winning better wages and working conditions for women.
Mary Cassatt Picture Gallery
A gallery of pictures of works by Mary Cassatt, woman artist and part of the Impressionist school.
A gallery of pictures of works by Mary Cassatt, woman artist and part of the Impressionist school.
Maria Mitchell Picture Gallery
Maria Mitchell picture gallery includes images of Maria Mitchell, her laboratory, and her telescope.
Maria Mitchell picture gallery includes images of Maria Mitchell, her laboratory, and her telescope.
Martha (Patsy) Jefferson Randolph - Picture
Patsy Jefferson Randolph served as the public hostess for her father, Thomas Jefferson, during two winters she and her family stayed at the President's House with her father. The engraving was published in 1881.
Patsy Jefferson Randolph served as the public hostess for her father, Thomas Jefferson, during two winters she and her family stayed at the President's House with her father. The engraving was published in 1881.
Martha Jefferson
A profile of the life of Martha Jefferson (Martha Eppes Skayles Jefferson), wife of third American president, Thomas Jefferson.
A profile of the life of Martha Jefferson (Martha Eppes Skayles Jefferson), wife of third American president, Thomas Jefferson.
Mary Church Terrell Quotes
Quotes by Mary Church Terrell - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Quotes by Mary Church Terrell - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.
Mary Church Terrell
African American leader Mary Church Terrell worked for women's rights and racial justice. Her life spanned from just after the Emancipation Proclamation to just after Brown v. Board of Education.
African American leader Mary Church Terrell worked for women's rights and racial justice. Her life spanned from just after the Emancipation Proclamation to just after Brown v. Board of Education.
Women's Milestones 2008
The year 2008 saw a significant election in the United States, but also many other events in the US and around the world that made the record book for women's history. Here are some highlights of 2008 from the perspective of women's history and feminism.
The year 2008 saw a significant election in the United States, but also many other events in the US and around the world that made the record book for women's history. Here are some highlights of 2008 from the perspective of women's history and feminism.