Celebrating National Women's History Month
March
Since 1910, March 8 has been observed as International Women's Day by people around the world. Thus, March was chosen for National Women's History Month in the United States.
In celebrating Women's History, the goal is not to rewrite history, but rather to add very different perspectives about what is historically significant. Before the 1980s, history focused primarily on political, military, and economic leaders and events. That approach has virtually excluded women, both leaders and ordinary citizens, from history books.
The National Education Association has compiled a list of resources to help you integrate the celebration of Women's History Month into your curriculum. Visit www.nea.org/webresources/womenshistory.html for Web sites, lesson plans, and activity ideas.
Web sites
American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org
Black Facts Online
http://www.blackfacts.com
Collection of Women’s Resources
http://sunsite.unc.edu/cheryb/women/resource/collections.html
Exploring Your Future in Math and Science: Encouraging Women in the Sciences
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~karavan/afl/home.html
Explores the reasons why women are less likely to enter professions in math
and science.
Gender Equity in Sports
http://bailiwick.lib.uiowa.edu/ge/
Girls Incorporated
http://www.girlsinc.org
Michigan Gender Equity Team
http://www.mi-gender-equity.com
Michigan Women’s Foundation
http://www.miwf.org
Michigan Women’s Studies Association/Women’s Historical Center & Hall
of Fame
http://www.michiganwomenshalloffame.org
Ms. Foundation for Women
http://www.ms.foundation.org
National Women’s Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org
National Women’s History Project
http://www.nwhp.org
U.S. Department of Education Gender Equity in Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/ODS/g-equity.html
The White House Project
http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org
Learn more about the nationwide effort regarding a woman president in the next
millennium.
Gender Equity in the Classroom
http://www.wgby.org/edu/gender
Living the Legacy
http://www.Legacy98.org
History of the Women’s Rights Movement in the United States
Gifts of Speech
http://gos.sbc.edu
Speeches made by influential contemporary women.
University of Rochester Susan B. Anthony Center
http://www.rochester.edu/SBA/
First Ladies Library
http://www.firstladies.org
Women in Congress
http://bioguide.congress.gov/congresswomen/alpha.asp
19th Century Women Writers
http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/vwwp-links.html
Women Artists of American West
http://www.sla.purdue.edu/waaw/
Hildegard Publishing Company
http://www.hildegard.com
Musician’s biographies
Educating Jane.Com
http://www.educatingjane.com
Lesson plans for gender equity, updates on Title IX, important dates in history,
etc.
The Ninety-Nines
http://www.ninety-nines.org/bios.html
Women in aviation history
4000 Years of Women in Science (and Mathematics)
http://crux.astr.ua.edu//4000ws/4000ws.html
U.S. Naval Astronomers affiliated with the U.S. Navy
http://maia.usno.navy.mil/women_history/history.html
American Women in Uniform
http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/
Women Come to the Front
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/
Journalists, photographers and broadcasters during World War II
Women in World History Curriculum
http://home.earthlink.net/~womenwhist/index.html
National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education
http://www.ncwge.org
Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering
and Technology
http://www.nsf.gov/od/cawmset/start.htm
Exploring Gender and Technology in Learning Environments
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~wit/exploring/index.htm
Web-based instructional resource