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Looking back to my childhood years, I remember very little mention of women's contributions to the world. Having been born in the early 1960s, I was so often told, "Girls can do anything." Realistically, though, I "knew" that the really important stuff was done by men. As a mother of a female middle school student, I still grapple with this issue, but I have one advantage my mom didn't have: the Internet. Thanks to this terrific resource, I can show my daughter the power that women today can yield. At the same time, I can find information to show her that success is not a given, that there are indeed some fairly significant hurdles she'll have to jump along the way.
WASP WWII has a wealth of information about the 1,800+ female military pilots of the last World War. Includes a quiz, plenty of photos, even an audio demonstration of morse code. Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement is another great site. Among my favorite sections: a timeline of female firsts. There is also curriculum information for teachers, and a student essay contest. Also see the National Women Sufferage Association web site. African American Women: On-Line Archival Collection from Duke University is a fantastic site. Included are not only translations of journals of former slaves, but copies of the original writings describing not only slavery but day to day life for these courageous women. 96 Years of Women in the Olympics shares the story of female athletes and their coaches through word and picture. Womens Studies Database is an excellent resource of academic information about gender issues: results of US Department of Labor reports on the "glass ceiling," information on international conferences and calls for papers, etc. Definitely not light reading. American Women's History: A Research Guide organizes historical resources by state. The site contains valuable information about where to locate books, videos and more. 100 Celebrated Chinese Women includes brief biographies, complete with portraits of such women as Hua Mulan (think Disney and you'll know who she was). And what discussion of daring successful women is complete without some mention of Amelia Earhart. This site contains a brief bio as well as photos. Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World surely shows us how far women have come. Check out the essay on "The Apparel of Women". The author's views make Jerry Falwell look like a liberal - then again, the piece was written 2,000 years ago. Go To Page: 1 2 |
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