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  Women in Congress http://bioguide.congress.gov/congresswomen/alpha.asp
Biographies listed by state, alphabetically and chronologically. Main list includes the state, political party affiliation and dates served.
  The National Women's History Project http://www.nwhp.org/
Official web site of the National Women's History Project: Originator of Women's History Month. Functions of the N.W.H.P.: Clearinghouse for U.S. women's history information; Issues a seasonal catalog of women's history posters, books and materials; Produces videos, posters, guides, and supplies for school and workplace; Conducts in-service training for school teachers; Coordinates the Women's History Network, a national participant organization; Provides consulting services for publishers, media producers, and journalists.
  Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-2000 http://womhist.alexanderstreet.com/
Nine hundred documents relating to the role of women in movements throughout American history.
  African-American Women http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html
An on-line collection of letters and memoirs of 19th century slave women, from Duke University.
  Places Where Women Made History http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/pwwmh/
The National Park Service has developed a travel itinerary featuring 74 different properties from the National Register of Historic Places in New York and Massachusetts. The itinerary includes interactive maps, descriptions of each place's significance in women's history, photographs, information on public accessibility, essays on women's achievements in American history, and links to other pertinent Web sites.
  African American Women Writers of the 19th Century http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/
The New York Public Library's digital collection of African-American literary and cultural history.
  The National Women's Hall of Fame http://www.greatwomen.org/
Dedicated to honoring women who have contributed significantly to the development of the country. Includes an extensive collection of biographical profiles.
  American Women's History http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-state.html
An on-line research-guide to state and regional women's history resources.
  The General Federation of Women's Clubs http://www.gfwc.org/
Visit the Women's history and resource center to learn more about the history of women volunteers.
  Living the Legacy of Women's Rights http://www.legacy98.org/
The history of the U.S. women's rights movement, from 1848 to 1998. An excellent narrative, extensive chronology and links to contemporary activist organizations.
  Michigan Women's Hall of Fame http://members.tripod.com/mwfame/
Biographical and other historical information; calendar of events.
  History of Jewish Women in America http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/jewwom/jwmain.htm
List of significant repositories for American Jewish women's history, with information on published guides, examples of collections of oral histories and private papers, location of records of national offices of Jewish women's organizations; historical scholarship from 1970 to the present from journals, anthologies, and monographs.
  Archives for Research on Women and Gender Project http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/WomenGender/
From the Special Collections and Archives Department of the University of Texas at San Antonio Library. Collection features primary source materials written by or about women.
  Women in America, 1820-1842 http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/detoc/fem/home.htm
The accounts of 18 foreign travelers describe the conditions of women's lives in the United States, accessed chronologically or topically for comparisons.
  Sally Hemings http://www.monticello.org/plantation/lives/sallyhemings.html
Biography of the slave daughter of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings and, allegedly, John Wayles, Thomas Jefferson's father-in-law, from the Jefferson Memorial Foundation.
  Women's History in America http://www.wic.org/misc/history.htm
Informative essay on the status of women from colonial America through the 19th and 20th centuries. Topic include religious views, legal rights, women at work, feminism, and reform movements.
  Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame http://www.cwhf.org/
Mission statement and recent inductees. Located at the Hartford College for Women in Hartford.
  Women of Courage Profiles http://www.northnet.org/stlawrenceaauw/profiles.htm
Featured the stories of New York women who had made an impact on the North Country and were pioneers in their fields, which included education, medicine, art, politics and music.
  The Women's Archives at Oklahoma State University http://www.library.okstate.edu/scua/collect/women.htm
Detailed biographies of notable women in Oklahoma history including Angie Debo, Jessie Thatcher Bost, Hannah Atkins and the WAVES.
  Anne Hutchinson http://www.annehutchinson.com/
Details of the events which defined the life of a member of the early Puritan settlement in America.
  Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/zakrzews.html
DistinguishedWomen.com biography of an instructor at the New England Female Medical College who convinced the Board of Lady Managers to open a new teaching hospital.
  Women in Alaska's History http://library.thinkquest.org/11313/
Introduces the diverse women who helped shape today's Alaska.
  The Ladies: A Journal of the Court, Fashion and Society http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ladies/
Online version of a 19th century weekly London newspaper that sought out the burgeoning female readership, explicitly catering to upper-class society women who could pay the sixpenny rate, but implicitly offering middle-class women a guide to social-climbing success.
  Native American Women http://www.bluecloud.org/women.html
Although customs affecting early Native American women varied greatly from tribe to tribe, they often had a great deal of power and authority over their lives.
  Women in the Twentieth Century http://www.nytimes.com/library/magazine/millennium/m2/index.html
N.Y. Times magazine review of women's accomplishments and unresolved problems for the past 100 years. Published May, 1999
  Infography about Nineteenth-Century American Women http://www.infography.com/content/979175340374.html
Sources recommended by a professor who specializes in the study of Nineteenth Century American women.
  Nancy Ward http://members.tripod.com/~SmithDRay/nancyward-index-5.html
The last Beloved Woman of the Cherokee, and leader of the powerful Women's Council, by D. Ray Smith.
  Women's History Project of Northwest Michigan http://www.whpnm.org
This organization promotes preservation and recognition of women's contributions to their families and communities in northwest lower Michigan.
  Women and Tea Rooms http://users.rcn.com/janw.javanet/page1.html
History of American afternoon tea rooms of the 20th century and description of the book Tea at the Blue Lantern Inn by Jan Whitaker.
  Women in the War of 1812 http://umbrigade.tripod.com/women.html
Women's roles and the stories ofparticular women involved in the War of 1812. Essay by Hellen Ferguson.
  Mary Lyon http://www.mtholyoke.edu/marylyon/
A schoolteacher from Massachusetts, an American pioneer, a remarkable woman who founded the worldwide model of higher education for women--Mount Holyoke College.
  Ladies' Union Aid Society http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/luas/
During the Civil War, women supporting the Union effort organized to aid the cause significantly. Their work in Missouri typified the effort elsewhere.
  Robin Flies Again http://www.goucher.edu/library/robin
Letters written by women of Goucher College, Class of 1903, from 1919-1938, that document topics about suffrage, war, the depression and family life. Also photographs, yearbook, songbook and links.

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