womenshist

Women's History Resources at Jervis Public Library

Also look at the Strong Girls bibliography, a resource prepared by the YA Librarian at Jervis Public Library.

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4000 Years of Women in Science profiles over 100 women in science. Biographies may be accessed by time line, field of study, or alphabetically by name. Because many entries are very short, this is a wonderful starting point. Pick a little known woman in science and begin a research paper! Check out the reference list to find other sources in book/article/organization form.
The ADA Project's Tapping Internet Resources for Women in Computer Science has an impressive list of online resources as well as scholarly bibliographies for further study.
American Experience: A Midwife's Tale from PBS tells the story of 18th Century America through a woman's eyes.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians is provided by Agnes Scott College in Georgia. Not only are there biographies, but also a long list of other resources available on the Internet and in books.
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics is an historical archive maintained at the University of California--Los Angeles. Check out the Annotated Photo Gallery. Truly amazing and well documented.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present is an impressive compilation of biographies of women created as a labor of love by one woman in Florida.
National Women's History Museum provides an array of resources dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women.
Women in World History's WEB Links to Other Resources is a long list of women's world history resources available on the Internet.

Updated 08/06 by NCI

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