PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Naacp, Constance Baker Motley
In this transcript of an interview for Eyes on the Prize, Justice Constance Baker Motley recalls her role as an NAACP attorney in landmark school desegregation cases.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Maria Gaetana Agnesi Biography
This biography of Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718-1799 CE) describes the challenges overcome by Maria to become a well educated woman and famous mathematician. Be sure to follow the link containing information and a picture of the "Witch of...
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Sweet Briar College: Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?"
This site provides a very well laid out and easy to read text of Sojourner Truth's famous "Ain't I A Women" speech delivered to the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851.
Mayflower History
Mayflower history.com: Girls on the Mayflower
Discusses the girls who came over on the Mayflower and what happened to them. Despite expectations, the girls had a much better survival rate than the men, women, or boys, but many of them lost parents and guardians. The last paragraph...
Curated OER
Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s 'Annie Oakley' Film
A screen shot from Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s "Annie Oakley."
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Archiving Early America: Abigail Smith Adams
This resource provides a brief biography of Abigail Adams (1744-1818 CE).
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott: Commendation of Taussky Todd
This speech was given at the ceremony where Olga Taussky-Todd (1906-1995 CE) received her honorary doctorate from University of Southern California.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Mary Cassatt
A site by the National Gallery of Art of twelve selected Cassatt color prints. There is also a biography of the artist.
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: First Lady of the Yukon
Martha Black was an adventurous woman who left a comfortable life in Chicago to live in the Yukon during the Gold Rush. She became the second female Member of Parliament in Canada. This site describes the making of a television...
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Mary Cassatt
A concise biographical sketch that examines the life and contributions of nineteenth century impressionist and Pennsylvania native, Mary Cassatt.
PBS
Pbs: Kate Chopin Chronology
This chronology provides key events in the life of the New Orleans author Kate Chopin (1850-1904).
Library of Congress
Loc: Librarian of Congress Appoints New Poet Laureate
Learn about poet Louise Gluck, appointed in 2003 as the United States Poet Laureate by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington, and her books of poetry. Also discover the duties of this annually bestowed title and learn about how the...
Other
Woman Spirit: Tocmetone (Sarah Winnemucca) Paiute
Biography of Winnemucca, peacemaker, crusader, and champion of the Native American cause.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Are You the Girl From "The Wonder Years"?
After a childhood spent acting a pretty iconic role, Danica McKellar learned that she was capable of being more than just Winnie Cooper. [3:30]
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Museum of San Francisco: Isadora Duncan 1878 1927
This site from the Museum of San Francisco provides a biography and family background of Isadora Duncan, with stories of the family's history and involvement in the arts, as well as Duncan's upbringing.
The History Place
The History Place: Great Speeches Collection
This site from The History Place provides a good selection of historical and relatively modern speeches from many English-speaking countries. Each speech is set up in its historic context. Many are available with audio links.
American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise
Jewish Virtual Library: Emma Goldman (1869 1940)
Interesting article describing the life of well-known Jewish anarchist, Emma Goldman, who was deported to Russia during the Red Scare.
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Geraldine Ferraro: Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance
This is the text, audio, and video [5:11] of Geraldine Ferraro's acceptance speech as the nominee for Vice President delivered on July 19, 1984, at the Democratic National Convention, in San Francisco, California.
Other
The Stoa Consortium: The City Eleusinion
The City Eleusinion was one of the most important sanctuaries in the religious life of the ancient Athenians. As the urban "branch" of the sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis, the City Eleusinion played a key role in the initial...
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: Pocahontas
A collection of folklore and facts of one of the most famous Native American women in history. Get to know who Pocahontas was and why she is remembered in social studies lessons.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Hills Like White Elephants
This short story from the collection Men Without Women by Ernest Hemingway is one of his most famous short stories. Find out more about this story in this excellent site.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Scientists and Inventors
This site contains links to biographies of famous scientists and inventors such as Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Galileo, and Marie Curie. Learn how these men and women made discoveries that changed the world forever.
Massachusetts Historical Society
Massachusetts Historical Society: The Battle of Bunker Hill: Biographies Mercy Otis Warren
These biographies includes a very short bio on Warren (1748-1814 CE), a spirited female author who published a three-volume history of the American Revolution.
Other
B&r Samizdat Express: Mercy Otis Warren
This site from the B&R Samizdat Express provides text of Warren's works: The Adulateur, The Defeat, The Group, The Blockheads, The Motley Assembly, and more.
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