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iVillage
A woman's portal for information on babies, health, relationships, work, parenting and more. Also includes message boards, chat, magazine sites, quizzes, diets.
WWWomen
A directory for women online. Topics include Women in Business, Education, Feminism, Health & Safety, Women's Sports, Parenting, Women Throughout History, Diversity Among Women and more. Also included are a women´s community, open talk cafe. message boards...
Notable Women / Women in Business
Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery
Also listen to biographical moments and a documentary about the evolution of photographic portraiture.
Changing the Face of Medicine
Discover the many ways that women have influenced and enhanced the practice of medicine. The individuals featured here provide an intriguing glimpse of the broader community of women doctors who are making a difference. The National Library of Medicine is pleased to present this exhibition honoring the lives and accomplishments of these women in the hope of inspiring a new generation of medical pioneers.
Celebration of Women Writers
A portal of materials by and about women authors to promote awareness of the variety of women writes and the depth of their writings.
National Women's Hall of Fame Search by last name or browse by alphabetical letter.
Enterprising Women: 250 Years of American Business This site brings to life the stories of some 40 intriguing women who helped shape the landscape of American business. It contains artifacts and costumes, diaries and letters, business and legal documents, photographs and paper ephemera, audio recordings, and interactive technology.
History
History of Women's Suffrage The movement to abolish slavery paved the way for the women's rights movement in America. concerned with the ideals of moral, social and political rights for all human beings, women began to organize for the first time and speak out against the injustics of their day. Includes introduction, firsts, timeline and history.
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
A companion to the PBS program by Ken Burns, experience the work of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony-at home or in the classroom. Track key events in the suffrage movement, delve into historic documents and essays, and take a look at where women are today.
Woman of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party The National Woman’s Party, representing the militant wing of the suffrage movement, utilized open public demonstrations to gain popular attention for the right of women to vote in the United States. From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress.
A Woman's Work is Never Done From the American Antiquarian Society, an online exhibit featuring Domestic Work, Women as Merchants, Women and War, Teaching and Education, Factory Workers, Performers and Artists, and other miscellaneous occupations. Text and illustrations.
African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century From the New York Public Library Digital Collection. Browse by title or author or choose fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography and essays.
Ardent Spirits This exhibition traces the temperance movement’s development from moral persuasion to legal coercion, from Dr. Benjamin Rush’s moral thermometer in the late 18th century to the formation of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union in the late 19th.
Women's History from the WWW Virtual Library
National Partnership for Women & Families
Non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women and families and focuses on issues relating to work and family, health care, and workplace fairness. It provides advice, topical essays, fact sheets and contacts.
National Organization for Women NOW is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women.
Legal Momentum, Advancing Women's Rights This organization advances the rights of women and girls by using the power of the law and creating innovative public policy. Great "issues" section.
Dress for Success An international not-for-profit organization offering services designed to help our clients find a job and remain employed. Each Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview and can return for a second suit or separates when she finds work.
Center For Reproductive Rights A legal advocacy organization dedicated to promoting and defending women's reproductive rights worldwide.
Chronology of the Equal Rights Amendment, 1923-1996 From the National Organization for Women (NOW) web site.
Legal Momentum, Advancing Women's Rights Advances the rights of women and girls by using the power of the law and creating innovative public policy.
Office of Child Support Enforcement Includes a fact sheet about the office, Federal and State resources, state links, publications, resources in Spanish, and more.
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848-1998 Offers the history of the movement, detailed timeline, organizations and museums.
ACLU: Women's Rights ProjectSince 1972, the ACLU Women's Rights Project has worked to empower women and advance equality empowering poor women, women of color and immigrant women who have been victimized by gender bias and face pervasive barriers to equality.
Women's Rights From Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia)
Women in the Middle East A variety of links provided by Columbia University's Middle East and Jewish Studies.
Yahoo! Women's Magazines (Magazines include Business/Career, Feminism, Grrrls, Mothering, Sports, Teens, Women's Health)
Working Mother A few articles for free, subscribe $$.
Teen Voices Online Subscribe, Get Published, Make Some Noise! Join their mailing list, become active on this web site.
Jewish Woman -- an online community. A well-rounded magazine for Jewish women with sections on Spirituality and Traditions, Successful Women, Food & Recipes, Book Group, Family & Lifestyle and more.
Margaret Sanger, Social Reformer Information on Sanger from various resources. From Answers.com.
The First Measured Century: Betty Friedan and "The Feminine Mystique" Interviews with and about Betty Friedan, founder of the National Organization for Women, the National Women's Caucus, and the National Abortion Rights Action League. From PBS "The First Measured Century."
Feminists for Life Includes their mission, news, various topics related to the subject, feminist history, college outreach, pregnancy resources, free e-list.
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
The materials in this on-line archival collection document various aspects of the Women"s Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group
Feminist.com This is an activist community and portal of resources and information that supports women's equality, justice, wellness and safety. The web site was founded to initiate and facilitate grassroots mobilization, networking and communication around important political, health and educational issues related to women.
Feminist Press (at City University of New York) Their mission is to publish and promote the most potent voices of women from all eras
and all regions of the globe. The Press has
brought more than 250 critically acclaimed works by and about women
into print, enriching the literary canon, expanding the historical
record, and influencing public discourse about issues fundamental to
women.