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Aclu: Women's Rights
This resource contains a summary of the role of the ACLU in gaining women's rights in a variety of areas. Informative timeline is available.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Women in the 1950s
Looks at what life was like for women in 1950s America. Examines the tension between the expectations of conformity and domesticity and an emerging discontent as many women chose to continue working after World War II. Meanwhile, African...
Duke University
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture: Civil War Women
An absolute find in your search for information on women's roles during the Civil War. Resources too numerous to list-- find diaries, letters, documents, and photographs. Of particular note, see the Carrie Berry Diary: "passages from the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Teachers: Women's Suffrage: Their Rights and Nothing Less
Primary sources reveal the true resistance suffragists faced as they fought for women's right to vote. Through this collection of lessons, students will "understand the societal role of women from 1840 to 1920" and explore the history of...
Have Fun With History
Have Fun With History: Women in American History
Learning module on women in American history explores the changing roles for women in the 20th Century teaching us about Annie Oakley, Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, and Clara Barton, among others. Multi-media resources, including...
Youngzine
Youngzine: Women March Around the World
Read about the historical Women's March on Washington. Find out about what they were protesting, and how social media played a role.
PBS
Pbs: Roles of Women in Islam
The roles of women in Islam are the focus of this article from PBS. Their rights, responsibilities, and the violations to them as well as marriage, modesty, family and public life are each addressed.
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Women and Economic Participation
This is a keynote address at a conference primarily on women and economic development in New Zealand. However, the same issues and themes are relevant in a broader exploration of current trends and changing roles of women in society.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: New Roles for White Women
A look at the changes in the role of white, middle-class women as a result of the Second Great Awakening, among other social forces.
Able Media
Women in the Oikos: The Stranger Within
An analysis which examines the role of women in the Greek family as seen in many of the Greek plays produced during the classical period of Greek history. The author argues that Greek men had little reason to trust their wives since...
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New Brunswick Museum: Women at Work
This photographic exhibit explores the work that New Brunswick women have done since 1885 by looking at women who stepped out of traditional roles to do 'men's' work, take up a profession or start their own businesses.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Women in Islamist Movements [Pdf]
A report on the role of Muslim women who are becoming more involved in political activities. This could lead to a Islamic movement for women's rights. Requires Adobe Reader. [PDF]
PBS
Pbs: Women in the Corporate Workforce
Results of a study that looked at women in corporate leadership roles. Gives statistics on women in the workforce, on boards of companies, executives and more.
US House of Representatives
History, Art, and Archives: Women Pioneers on Capitol Hill
Four years before women won the right to vote, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress. Several other women followed, but women were still a distinct minority in Congress and lacked leadership roles. This short summary...
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucy Stone
This short biography focuses on Lucy Stone's leadership in the suffrage movement and her role in attracting Susan B. Anthony to the movement.
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Concordia: Sex, Gender and Social Roles
College lecture notes. Discusses gender and social roles. Sections include: Gender Role Acquisition, Theories of Gender Role Acquisition, Do Women and Men Differ?, Making Sense of it all.
University of Maryland
University of Maryland: Taking a Leading Role: Women in Broadcasting History
Learn about significant women in the early days of radio and television. This library exhibition features performers, writers, and executives who pioneered in the broadcasting industry. Included in the exhibit are photographs, news...
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Jwa: Jewish Women and the Feminist Revolution (Jewish Women's Archive)
This site offers an interactive look at the roles Jewish women have played in the furthering of feminism and the American women's movement in the last half of the 20th century. You can access the information through a timeline, themes of...
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Resource Center Men and Women in the Holocaust
Yad Vashem has the largest collection of Holocaust resources than anywhere else in the world. Their main objective is preserving all the stories of this time period so it is not forgotten or repeated. They have broken down the Holocaust...
National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine: Changing the Face of Medicine: Women Physicians
Online exhibition that features the accomplishments of women doctors, many who have changed the face of medicine and served as role models for women today. Includes learning activities, games, and lesson plans showing how the human body...
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Women's Army Corps
This essay explores the role of the Women's Army Corps during World War II. Comprehensive and well-documented, it is an excellent resource.
Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center
Yad Vashem: Spots of Light Women in the Holocaust
Jewish women were said to have brought strength to a place that had no strength during the Holocaust. They were leaders in their families, in the resistance, and in their faith. Read the stories these woman have to tell on this site.
University of Virginia
Hearts at Home: Southern Women in the Civil War
Uses primary sources to document the role of Southern women in the Civil War.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: Significant Women in Flight of the 20th Century Photos
A number of women played significant roles in the history of aviation and flight during the 20th century. Meet them in this photo gallery and learn about their achievements.
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