WOMEN'S HISTORY 
PATHFINDER

REFERENCE BOOKS:
Women's Firsts (2 vols.) REF 305.4 WOM        Women's Voices  ( 2 vols.) REF 305.4 WOM
Women's Almanac (3 vol.s) REF 305.4 WOM    Prominent Women of the 2Oth Century REF 920.72 PRO                                                    Illustrated History of Women REF 305.4 ILL

WEBSITES:
American Women's History: A Research Guide 
    This site is organized by: General Reference & Biographical Sources, Subject Index to Research Sources, State and Regional History Sources, Finding Books and Journal Articles, and Finding Primary Sources.

National Women's Hall of Fame
    Portraits and profiles of two hundred notable women of the United States (living and deceased) inducted into the Hall of Fame since its founding in 1969 are included here. 

Scholastic: Research Tools for Women's History
    An archived list of history articles and profiles of notable women are found here.

Women's History in America
     The Women's International Center presents this history of women in America and provides biographical information about famous American women.

Women's Suffrage and the Nineteenth Amendment
    The  National Archives and Records Administration provides images and information about the women's suffrage movement and the 19th Amendment allowing women to vote. 

Biographies of Women Mathematicians
    These pages are part of an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College, in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.

History of Women in Sports Timeline
    The American Association of University Women(AAUW) provides this chronology of the history of female athletes around the world, from 776 BC  to the present.

New Jersey Women's History
Rutgers University compiled the history of New Jersey women. The site includes notable facts, images, documents, materials for educators, a bibliography, and related links.

Celebration of Women Writers
    The Celebration of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women writers throughout history. 

Women in American History
    Encyclopedia Britannica  provides articles on hundreds of American women from 1600 to modern times. Also included are timelines, primary documents, classic Britannica articles, audio and video clips, links to other sites about women's history, and a study guide.

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