Local Events for National Women's History Month, March 2013
- Programs at DBRL [1]
- Columbia Parks and Rec Women's History Month Activities [2]
- Calendar of Women's History Month events at the University of Missouri [3]
Women in the United States
- Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848-1998 [4]
Provides historical background and a timeline of the Women's Rights Movement. - National Organization for Women [5]
The “largest organization of feminist activists in the United States.” - Women's History 2013 Gazette [6]
Published by the National Women's History Project, this issue is devoted to women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. - National Women’s History Project [7]
A resource for teachers, students, parents, public employees organizations and individuals who understand the critical link between knowing about historical women and making a positive difference in the world. Click on Resource Center [8]for biographies, events and history related links. - Time Magazine Special Report, October 2009 [9]
Special report on “The State of American Women” with links to all Time’s covers on women and Time’s 1972 cover story “Where She Is and Where She’s Going.” - Pew Research Center's Studies Related to Gender [10]
Read recent data and reports related to women and work, women in the military, modern motherhood, marriage and more.
Biography & History
- A & E Biography [11]
Featured biographies, places & events, plus an interactive Women’s History timeline and - Digital History Project [12]
Designed for history teachers and their students, this resource includes a feature on the “History of Private Life” from childbirth, courtship, family life until death. - Famous Missouri Women [13]
Want to learn more about Helen "Fulton Flash" Stephens, Josephine Baker or other famous women of Missouri? The State Historical Society of Missouri profiles famous Missouri women along with images and a bibliography of sources for research. - Library of Congress American Memory [14]
Women’s history collections include timelines, photographs, prints & pamphlets about the suffrage movement. - National Archives [15]
Organized by topic, these links point to some of the best online resources & digital projects about the many facets of American women’s history and their lives. - Women Come to the Front [16]
Library of Congress exhibit on women journalists, photographers and broadcasters during World War Two. - Women’s History (About.com) [17]
Authored by an expert in the field of women’s history, this site provides links to biographies, issues & events and the history of the Women’s Rights movement. (Note that About.com has sponsored links.)
Book List
- Browse a select list [18] of books by and about influential women.
Databases
- American Women's History Online [19]
Covers the important people, events, legislation and issues relevant to the study of women's history in the United States. - Biography Resource Center [20]
Biographies on more than 340,000 people from key reference sources plus full-text articles from magazines and newspapers.
