Women's History Month

artiecat — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:07:55 -0500

In 1981, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Rep. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) co-sponsored a joint Congressional resolution proclaiming a national Women's History Week. In 1987, Congress expanded the celebration to a month, and March was declared Women's History Month.

At the National Women's History Project website, you can read more about the history of National Women's History month and test your knowledge of women's history.

Find profiles of many of the greatest women in history at the following websites.

The National Women's Hall of Fame

Enclyclopedia Britannica 300 Women Who Changed the World

infoplease (Biographies of Notable Women)

Biography.Com Includes bios, video clips, quizzes and more

Discovery Education Women of the Century (Especially for teachers)

Resources from The Library of Congress

Women's History Month
Women of Protest: The National Woman's Party
Votes for Women (from the Prints and Photographs Division)
Pictorial Americana Women's Rights
Pages from Her Story
The Learning Page (Resources especially for teachers and students)

Women's History in North Carolina

Documenting the American South
North Carolina Museum of History
Learn NC (from the UNC-CH School of Education)

Women's Labor History

U.S. Census Facts for Women's History Month

know.triangle.com - Women's History Month - Comments

Women's History Month