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Berkshire Conference on the History of Women

http://www.umass.edu/history/berks/
Formed in response to women academics' sense of professional isolation in the early decades of the 20th century. Invites all women professionally engaged in history, pursuing graduate study, or dedicated to historical inquiry to participate.
dMarie Time Capsule

http://www.dmarie.com/asp/history.asp
A women's time capsule.
Emma Goldman Papers

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/goldman/
An early advocate of free speech, women's equality and independence, birth control, and union organization.
Female Explorers

http://www.femexplorers.com/
Articles, book reviews and research guides about Female Explorers - adventurous women who've dared to explore their world.
H-Women Discussion Network

http://www.h-net.org/~women/
A lively discussion list for scholars and anyone interested in women's history. You can do a keyword search of the archives, and get subscription information at their web site.
Herstory of Women's Health Movement and Self-Help

http://www.fwhc.org/selfhelp.htm
Self cervical exam revolutionized activists working for legal abortion in the 1960's and early 1970's.
History's Women

http://www.historyswomen.com/
A magazine highlighting the extraordinary achievements of women throughout history and recognizing the obstacles they have had to overcome in order to reach their goals.
International Federation for Research in Women's History

http://www.ifrwh.com/
Umbrella organisation for national committees of women's history. Information on publications and conferences in women's history throughout the world.
Internet Women's History Sourcebook

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html
Presents online documents and secondary discussions which reflect the various ways of looking at the history of women within broadly defined historical periods and areas. Includes ancient, medieval and modern.
LadiesMemoryCircle

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LadiesMemoryCircle/
A mailing list for women who enjoy the study of history and who would like to share their findings and resources with one another.
Multimedia Exhibits in Women's History

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wom-mm.html
Multicultural links to Women's History.
Notable Women Ancestors

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nwa/
A growing database containing biographies and genealogy data of famous and not-so-famous women submitted by actual living descendants.
Sophia Smith Collection of Smith College

http://www.smith.edu/libraries/ssc/home.html
Large collection of manuscript, print, and audio-visual material that documents the historical experience of women, primarily in the United States. Includes collection lists, lesson plans, and subject guides on individual women and special topics.
Swarthmore College Peace Collection

http://www.swarthmore.edu/Library/peace/
A research archives devoted to collecting, preserving, and making accessible, materials on non-governmental women,s efforts towards peace.
The Dutch Association for Women's History

http://www.vrouwengeschiedenis.nl/
The study of the history of women and gender. The VVG contains information, activities, links, articles and events.
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project Online

http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/
Describes the project's work and the documentary editing process. Contains biographies, bibliographies, and a timeline of ECS and SBA's life and work, as well as quotations and poetry about them.
The Women's Legal History Project

http://www.stanford.edu/group/WLHP/
Detailed biographies of over 100 early women lawyers and judges.
What Did You Do In The War, Grandma?

http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/WWII_Women/
27 oral histories of Rhode Island women during World War II, written by high school honors students.
Women In World History Curriculum

http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/
Interactive site full of information and resources about women's experiences in world history. For teachers, teenagers, parents, and history buffs.
Women Nobel Laureates

http://www.almaz.com/nobel/women.html
In 1903, only two years after the Nobel Foundation was established, the first Nobel Prize was awarded to a woman, Marie Curie. Women have been winning Nobel Prizes ever since. Bertha von Suttner was influential in convincing Alfred Nobel to set aside a Prize for peace.
Women's History from About.com

http://womenshistory.about.com/
Articles on women's history, plus annotated links to some of the best resources on the Net on the subject, in more than 30 categories.
Women's History Network

http://www.womenshistorynetwork.org/
Promotes research of historical women and provides networking for individuals and organizations. Also publishes the "Women's History" magazine.
Women's International Center

http://www.wic.org/
Biographies of great women. Histories of women through art. Women in America. Living Legacy Awards.
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Women's History

http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlwomenshistory/
Listing women's history institutions and organizations, locating archival and library collections, and providing links to Internet resources for women's history is the main purpose of this Virtual Library.
Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership

http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/
This site is dedicated to the women who have ruled since the beginning of times, or as long as the sources date back.
WWWomen: Women Throughout History

http://www.wwwomen.com/category/histor1.html
WWWomen aspires to be the most inclusive, up-to-date search site for women's topics.

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