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Links to archives and oral history collections featuring lesbian history.
http://www-lib.usc.edu/~retter/main.html

Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
http://www.stanford.edu/group/WLHP/

An early advocate of free speech, women's equality and independence, birth control, and union organization.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/

Women in the American West: biographies, examples of primary texts (diaries, literary works), secondary texts (critical essays, historical studies), resources (biographies, bibliographies, teaching materials), images, and teaching and study materials.
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/westweb/pages/women.html

Celebrating women of achievement, you'll find photos, stories, and much more to document women's contributions to U.S. history. The driving force behind this page is Irene Stuber, author, activist, mother, grandmother, and career investigative reporter.
http://www.undelete.org/

Biographies of the world's great women and the events that changed history. Bimonthly column.
http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/758

Seven major figures in twentieth-century suffragist history are represented here with full-length oral histories.
http://library.berkeley.edu/BANC/ROHO/ohonline/suffragists.html

Describes the project's work and the documentary editing process. Contains biographies, bibliographies, and a timeline of ECS and SBA's life and work, as well as quotations and poetry about them.
http://ecssba.rutgers.edu

Biographies of great women. Histories of women through art. Women in America. Living Legacy Awards.
http://www.wic.org/

Maintained by the Women's Studies Department at Northern Arizona University. Annotated resources for women's history, classified by subcategories: African, Asian, Australian-New Zealand, Comparative/Cross Cultural,European, General, Historiography/Historical Theory/Women's History, Latin American-Caribbean, Middle Eastern, North American
http://www.nau.edu/~wst/access/hotlist/historyhot.html

An examination of "the history of women's history" by Linda Gordon.
http://xroads.virginia.edu/g/DRBR/gordon.html

Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs.
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/

Presents online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas. Includes ancient, medieval and modern.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html

WWWomen aspires to be the most inclusive, up-to-date search site for women's topics.
http://www.wwwomen.com/category/histor1.html

The study of the history of women and gender. The VVG contains information, activities, links, articles and events.
http://www.vrouwengeschiedenis.nl

Articles, book reviews and research guides about Female Explorers - adventurous women who've dared to explore their world.
http://www.femexplorers.com

Documents the liberal religious connections of many famous (mostly US and a few Canadian and British) women
http://www.geocities.com/~bread_n_roses/

Articles on women's history, plus annotated links to some of the best resources on the Net on the subject, in more than 30 categories. From About.com.
http://womenshistory.about.com/

Fascinating facts, little-known anecdotes, and provocative quotations about the week's famous and infamous women, all in a quick-read format with links to additional resources. New features every week!
http://writetools.com/women/

Formed in response to women academics' sense of professional isolation in the early decades of the 20th century. The Berkshire group invites all women professionally engaged in history, pursuing graduate study in history, or dedicated to historical inquiry to participate in their activities.
http://www-berks.aas.duke.edu/

Tells the story of women who worked as agents for the Special Operations Executive (S.O.E.) during World War Two.
http://64-baker-street.org/

Links to sites lauding the lives and accomplishments of notable women in the fields of music, literature, television, activism, painting, and the performance arts.
http://www.geocities.com/womynlynks/

A women's time capsule.
http://www.dmarie.com/asp/history.asp

Bibliographies, journals, and other holdings and resources of the U.S. National Archives.
http://www.archives.gov/research...m/alic/bibliographies/women.html

A growing database containing biographies and genealogy data of famous and not-so-famous women submitted by actual living descendants.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/

Documents the history of women in these fields, individually and collectively, with excellent links to related sites.
http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/wise/wise.html

Women at the Olympics.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cl1...ts/Leslie_DesMarteau/olympia.htm

Information and photographs of historically important women from Humboldt County, California.
http://www.northcoast.com/~bbn/aauw/Main_Wo_Hist.html

Website featuring women who have made an impact on society.
http://www.geocities.com/eschiva

Posters from the grassroots public art project promoting women's history & visibility. We are a group of women & girls who wish to see a more visible & public presence of women's diverse history and accomplishments.
http://members.tripod.com/w-g-h-p/

Large collection of manuscript, print, and audio-visual material that documents the historical experience of women, primarily in the United States. Includes collection lists, lesson plans, and subject guides on individual women and special topics.
http://www.smith.edu/libraries/ssc/home.html

Multicultural links to Women's History.
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wom-mm.html

In 1903, only two years after the Nobel Foundation was established, the first Nobel Prize was awarded to a woman, Marie Curie. Women have been winning Nobel Prizes ever since. Bertha von Suttner was influential in convincing Alfred Nobel to set aside a Prize for peace.
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/women.html

A research archives devoted to collecting, preserving, and making accessible, materials on non-governmental women,s efforts towards peace.
http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/

Lessons from activity books and reviews of materials to bring women's history into the classroom; for use during Women's History Month, from Social Studies School Service.
http://www.socialstudies.com/c/@...YnBPMgN4gA/Pages/womenindex.html

Self cervical exam revolutionized activists working for legal abortion in the 1960's and early 1970's.
http://www.fwhc.org/selfhelp.htm

Listing women's history institutions and organizations, locating archival and library collections, and providing links to Internet resources for women's history is the main purpose of this Virtual Library.
http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/vivalink.html

A mailing list for women who enjoy the study of history and who would like to share their findings and resources with one another.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LadiesMemoryCircle

Godey's Lady's Book was one of the most popular lady's books of the 19th century. Each issue contained poetry, beautiful engraving and articles by some of the most well known authors in America.
http://www.history.rochester.edu/godeys/

A magazine highlighting the extraordinary achievements of women throughout history and recognizing the obstacles they have had to overcome in order to reach their goals.
http://www.historyswomen.com/

A bibliography of women's history in historical and women's studies journals
http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/

Information about women in government including state government, politics, political races, the military and women throughout military history.
http://www.gendergap.com

Quarterly journal exploring aspects of women in history.
http://www.triangle.co.uk/whr/

Promotes research of historical women and provides networking for individuals and organizations. Also publishes the "Women's History" magazine.
http://www.womenshistorynetwork.org/

Large collection of articles and features of historical women featured in Time Magazine.
http://www.time.com/time/newsfiles/women/

Umbrella organisation for national committees of women's history. Information on publications and conferences in women's history throughout the world.
http://www.historians.ie/women

A lively discussion list for scholars and anyone interested in women's history. You can do a keyword search of the archives, and get subscription information at their web site.
http://www.h-net.org/~women/

This website is a composite of articles, speeches, biographies and links relating to women's rights, with the primary focus on American women's rights. It originated in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Seneca Falls conference in 1847, that set the stage to gain women the right to vote, and thus acquire other freedoms.
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/women/rights/index.htm