Women United States North America By Region

Women United States North America By Region

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- The accounts of 18 foreign travelers describe the conditions of women's lives in the United States, accessed chronologically or topically for comparisons.
- The Women's Archives is an integral part of Duke's Special Collections Library, which houses a broad range of rare and unique primary source material. Some print materials are digitized and can be accessed via the web.
- Sources recommended by a professor who specializes in the study of Nineteenth Century American women.
- Exploring Jewish women's roles in transporting their culture from the Old World to the Upper Midwest; learning to adjust to new geography and new neighbors, establishing Jewish homes.
- 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.
- Dedicated to honoring women who have contributed significantly to the development of the country. Includes an extensive collection of biographical profiles.
- The New York Public Library's digital collection of African-American literary and cultural history.
- 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.
- the museum's first "virtual exhibit" examines the development of the culture and imagery the evolved to promote women's voting rights in the U.S.: extensive collection of banners, buttons, documents.
- Annotated links to diverse information on the history of women in the labor movement
- During the Civil War, women supporting the Union effort organized to aid the cause significantly. Their work in Missouri typified the effort elsewhere.
- Nine hundred documents relating to the role of women in movements throughout American history.
- Biography of the slave daughter of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings and, allegedly, John Wayles, Thomas Jefferson's father-in-law, from the Jefferson Memorial Foundation.
- An on-line collection of letters and memoirs of 19th century slave women, from Duke University.
- 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.
- Details of the events which defined the life of a member of the early Puritan settlement in America.
- Visit the Women's history and resource center to learn more about the history of women volunteers.
- 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.
- Biographies listed by state, alphabetically and chronologically. Main list includes the state, political party affiliation and dates served.
- 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; Prod
- The last Beloved Woman of the Cherokee, and leader of the powerful Women's Council, by D. Ray Smith.
- 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.
- Biographical and other historical information; calendar of events.
- Detailed biographies of notable women in Oklahoma history including Angie Debo, Jessie Thatcher Bost, Hannah Atkins and the WAVES.
- Provides texts of key laws, speeches, links to organizations and international conferences, and a bibliography. Women in politics, women in the workplace, domestic violence, the history of the women's movement and government initiatives are among the topi
- 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; historica
- 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.
- This organization promotes preservation and recognition of women's contributions to their families and communities in northwest lower Michigan.
- Edith Abbott's historical analysis of women's work and wages from the colonial era through the early 1900s, with case studies of the cotton, shoemaking, cigarmaking, clothing, and printing industries.
- The history of the women's movement. Located in Seneca Falls, N.Y., sites include Declaration Park and the house of early feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
- 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.
- Written by Marion Ahlstrom Hanson about her Grandmother, and published by Hale's Monthly Messenger, May 1929.
- Jane Addams examines how women's memories shape the past to remove its harshness and changes in women's roles as they addressed industrialization and war.
- Web site for the Iowa childhood home of U.S. suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt, including a biography, extensive bibliography, multi-media gallery, and links to other sites related to woman suffrage and women's history.
- Introduces the diverse women who helped shape today's Alaska.
- A schoolteacher from Massachusetts, an American pioneer, a remarkable woman who founded the worldwide model of higher education for women--Mount Holyoke College.
- Dr. Cole (1846-1922) practiced in N.Y., Columbia, S.C. and then Philadelphia where she started a Center to provide medical and legal services to destitute women and children.
- Provides a timeline of women and the U.S. armed forces, covering their participation in supply, nursing, as auxiliaries, and in combat.
- 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
- History of American afternoon tea rooms of the 20th century and description of the book Tea at the Blue Lantern Inn by Jan Whitaker.
- An on-line research-guide to state and regional women's history resources.
- Provides biographies of the state's inductees.
- N.Y. Times magazine review of women's accomplishments and unresolved problems for the past 100 years. Published May, 1999
- Aims to teach about the roles and contributions of Nevada women in history.
- Mission statement and recent inductees. Located at the Hartford College for Women in Hartford.
- Women's roles and the stories ofparticular women involved in the War of 1812. Essay by Hellen Ferguson.
- 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-climb
- Articles, Media Gallery, Women's History on the Web, Recommended Readings and Study Guides.

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