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Museums honoring individual famous women and their contributions to history.
Jane Addams Hull House Museum
Now on the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago, two of the buildings remain as a museum honoring Hull House history.
Anne of Cleves House and Museum
A house in Lewes, given to Anne of Cleves in her divorce settlement.
Anne Brontë
Biography including short but good bibliography and a list of museums to visit related to Anne Brontë.
Molly Brown House Museum: House History
Victorian upper middle class life in the Old West: This museum was home to "Unsinkable Molly Brown" of Broadway and film fame.
Mary MacKillop Place
This museum and web site honor Blessed Mary MacKillop, called "The Australian People's Saint." A brief virtual tour of the museum and associated chapel are on the web site.
Rosa Parks Library and Museum
Honoring a central figure in the 1950s and 60s American civil rights struggle, this museum will open in December 2000. Read about Rosa Parks and about the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-56.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
Photos and description of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford, Connecticut, plus information on the house's history. Guided tours are available. Official site.

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