Women's History Month

Women's History Month, observed during March in the United States and the United Kingdom, has its origins in International Women's Day, first celebrated in 1911. The months offers educators, libraries, organizations and others an opportunity to promote, teach and learn about the accomplishments of women within our society historically and today.

Below are some links to information on women... both at the state level and national level:

KANSAS

Kansas Historical Society
http://www.kshs.org/search/index/query:women
(Web pages at the Kansas Historical Society's website regarding women. Be sure to click on the tabs on the page for links to information at Kansapedia, Kansas Memory, State Archives and shopping)

Kansas Women in Literature, by Nettie Garmer Barker
http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BarKans.html
(Transcription of a 1915 book)

Women's Suffrage in Kansas
http://www.kancoll.org/voices/1997/0997sufr.htm
(A timeline presented by the Kansas Collection)

Status of Women in Kansas
http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/the-status-of-women-in-kansas-1
(2002 report published by the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Click on FREE DOWNLOAD button)
2004 update
http://www.iwpr.org/publications/pubs/the-status-of-women-in-kansas-2004-highlights
2009 State Profile
http://www.iwpr.org/initiatives/womens-economic-status-in-the-states/sws-2009/kansas-2009-1


NATIONAL

Women's History Month (US Library of Congress website)
http://womenshistorymonth.gov/
("The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have proved invaluable to society."

Women's History Month (Law Library of the US Library of Congress)
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/commemorative-observations/women_history.php
("Women’s History Month honors and celebrates the struggles and achievements of American women throughout the history of the United States.")

Women's History Month, March 2012 (U.S. Census Bureau)
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb12-ff05.html
(Part of the Bureau's Profile for America: Facts for Features)

Women's History Month (U.S. Department of Defense)
http://www.defense.gov/specials/womenshistory/
(Women in the military)

Women's History Month (National Register of Historic Places)
http://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/wom/
("The National Register of Historic Places lists many properties significant for women's history. We take the opportunity of Women's History Month to highlight just some of the properties that exemplify the contributions of women to American history. ")

National Archives Online Gallery: Women
http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/women/

National Women's History Month
http://www.nwhp.org/whm/index.php
(Website of the National Women's History Project)

Women's History Month (History.com)
http://www.history.com/topics/womens-history-month

Ten Things Invented By Women
http://www.womenshistorymonth.co.uk/
(From the U.K. Women's History Month website)

Some State Library ATLAS Catalog Subjects:
Women--Kansas
Women air pilots--United States--Biography
Women composers -- United States -- Biography
Women educators--United States--Biography
Women--History
Women journalists--United States--Biography
Women judges--United States--Biography
Women labor leaders--United States--Biography
Women legislators--Kansas--Biography
Women legislators--United States--Biography
Women painters--United States--Biography
Women photographers--United States--Biography
Women physicians--United States--Biography
Women pioneers--Kansas
Women psychologists--United States--Biography
Women scientists--United States--Biography
Women singers--United States--Biography
Women social reformers--United States--Biography
Women--Suffrage--Kansas

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March is Women's History Month

We bring you a cornucopia of links today celebrating the contributions of women to our state, our nation and the world. March is National Women's History Month. Check out the links below and learn that the hand that rocked the cradle has also swung the judge's gavel, held the surgeon's scalpel, thrown the winning basket and cast the deciding vote.

Kansas Women of Note

Notable Kansas Women = http://www.kshs.org/people/women.htm
Contributions of Everyday Kansas Women = http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/jan09/kswomen12109.html
Kansas Women in Literature = http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/BarKans.html
Women's Suffrage in Kansas = http://www.kancoll.org/voices/1997/0997sufr.htm
Status of Women in Kansas (2002) = http://www.iwpr.org/states2002/fullreports/KS.pdf
Links from Kansas Council for History Education = http://www.ksche.org/women
Women (Kansas Memory Project category) = http://www.kansasmemory.org/category/1247

Some State Library ATLAS Catalog Subjects:
Women--Kansas
Women air pilots--United States--Biography
Women composers -- United States -- Biography
Women educators--United States--Biography
Women--History
Women journalists--United States--Biography
Women judges--United States--Biography
Women labor leaders--United States--Biography
Women legislators--Kansas--Biography
Women legislators--United States--Biography
Women painters--United States--Biography
Women photographers--United States--Biography
Women physicians--United States--Biography
Women pioneers--Kansas
Women psychologists--United States--Biography
Women scientists--United States--Biography
Women singers--United States--Biography
Women social reformers--United States--Biography
Women--Suffrage--Kansas


General Resources on Women's History Month

National Women's History Project = http://www.nwhp.org/
Women's History Month = http://www.hutchcc.edu/dept/4/insight/whist/whist.htm
About Women's History Month = http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory/about/
Celebrate Women's History Month = http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/library/hcc/whm-shelf.asp
Women's History Month (Info Please) = http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html
Women's History (history.com) = http://www.history.com/minisites/womenhist/
Research Guide = http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women.html

US Museums and Parks

National Women's Hall of Fame (US) = http://www.greatwomen.org/home.php
National Women's History Museum (US) = http://www.nwhm.org/
Women's Rights U.S. Park = http://www.nps.gov/wori/

A few U.S. resources on women's history

Women in the U.S. Civil War = http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/collections/digitized/civil-war-women/
Women's Liberation documents = http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/
Women's Rights Movement = http://www.legacy98.org/
American Women in Uniform = http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/
African American Women = http://womenshistory.about.com/od/africanamerican/African_American_Womens_History.htm
Hispanic American Women = http://www.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-hispanic.html

Online Library Collections

Duke University = http://library.duke.edu/exhibits/modelnormuse/index.html
Virtual Oral History = http://salticid.nmc.csulb.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/OralAural.woa/
The Liz Library Collection = http://www.thelizlibrary.org/collections/
Archives and Manuscripts collections = http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-manu.html
National Archives = http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/topics/women/
ViVa Women's History = http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/vivahome.php

Biography

Notable Women (biography.com) = http://www.biography.com/womens-history/
Distinguised Women = http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Greatest Female Athletes = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/1/
Women's International Center = http://www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm
Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B Anthony = http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/

Resources outside the U.S.

Emancipation of women (UK) = http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/resource.htm
Genesis (UK) = http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/genesis/
Women’s Studies (Intute) = http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialsciences/womensstudies/
Canadian Women's History = http://www.pc.gc.ca/progs/lhn-nhs/femmes-women/index_E.asp
Australian Women's History = http://www.womenshistory.com.au/
Frauen-BibliographieForschung = http://www.fembio.org/biographie.php