Selected Womens History Websites

• National Women's History Museum: includes biographies, online exhibits, timelines, and other women's history resources
• Women in Kentucky:  a four part project done in conjunction with the Kentucky Commission on Women, Kentucky Department of Education, and KET
• Women Come to the Front: women journalists, photographers, and broadcasters during WWII
• Webcast: Rosie the Riveter: listen while Sheridan Harvey explores the evolution of "Rosie the Riveter"and describes the lives of real women workers in World War II. Approx. 14 min. (Webcast Requires RealPlayer; transcript also available at site)
• Webcast: The History of Household Technology: listen while Connie Carter, Head of the Science Reference Division at the Library of Congress, describes the evolution in the technology of washing machines, irons, and stoves and its effect on the work of women in the home. Approx. 17 min. (Wencast requires RealPlayer; transcript also available at site)
• Resources for Women’s History: including books, websites and biographies.
• InfoPlease: resources for Women's History Month
• American Women: a gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the U.S.
• American Women’s History: a research guide
• Internet Women’s Sourcebook
• Quotations from Famous Women
• Biographies on Famous Women
• WWW Virtual Library, Women's History: links to women's history archival and library collections, organizations, and museums
• Gale Group for Women’s History Month: free resources  
• Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites
• Women’s International Center: includes a birthdate calendar index
• Gifts of Speech: Women’s speeches from around the world, Sweet Briar College
• A Timeline of the Women’s Rights Movement 1848-1998: National Women’s History Museum.
• Votes for Women Suffrage Pictures: Library of Congress
• Quilts and Quiltmaking: American Folklife Center: If you liked our special NWH month exhibit of quilts a few years back, you may want to visit this site for more information about the history of quilting.