National Women’s History Month ensures that the history of American women will be recognized and celebrated in schools, workplaces, and communities. Listed below are some online resources to help those educators interested in learning more about the contributions women have made throughout history.
Women’s History
http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=26&res_feature_request=0
National Women’s History Project
http://www.nwhp.org/
Smithsonian Education: Women’s History Teaching Resources
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/women_resources.html
Women’s History
http://womenshistory.about.com/
Women’s History Mini Unit (Grades 4 – 5)
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/womnweek.html
Historical Female Figures
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-celebrations/womnweek.html
Women of NASA
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
4000 Years of Women in Science
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/
A Sampling of Women Inventors
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/women.shtml
Female Inventors
http://inventors.about.com/library/blwomeninventors.htm
Women Who Changed History
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/women/index.htm
Timeline of Famous Women
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/timeline.htm
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Women Who Left Their Stamps on History
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768442.html
Women in Congress
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0801429.html
Women Nobel Prize Winners
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0801697.html
Notable Female Athletes
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/whmbios7.html
Women’s History Month
http://www.history.com/minisites/womenhist/