Women's History

“Each March the country celebrates Women’s History Month. The idea for this national event came from the  National Women’s History Research Project, which was founded in California in 1980 to encourage  the study of women’s history in all school grades from kindergarten up.  The resolution passed by Congress for Women’s History Month  underlines women’s contribution to U.S.history by stating,   ‘American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways.'

Quote from: The New York Public Library Amazing Women in American History; A Book of Answers for Kids  
Sue Heinemann (New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.)

Resources     

• Women's Studies: Core Books (ACRL/WSS)  © This compilation (including design, introductory text, organization, and descriptive material) is copyrighted by University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.

• 4000 Years of Women in Science Copyright © 2007 University of Alabama
  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Godey's Lady Book Online, (1850) complied by the University of Rochester, includes poetry and pictures
• Inform Women's Studies Reading Room  © University of Maryland
• National and State Organizations ©1997–2005 National Women’s History Project,
• National Women's Hall of Fame from Seneca Falls New York
• Past Notable Women of Computing & Mathematics
• The Triangle Fire of 1911 killed 146 shirt factory workers ©1998-2005, Cornell University 
• Living legacy: The Women's Rights Movement 1848-1998 © 1997 - 2002 National Women's History Project
• UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement & Empowerment of Women © 1997-2008 United Nations
• Uncrowned Queens African -American © 2004 Uncrowned Queens Institute for Research and Education on Women, Inc
• Women's Studies Section © 2010 2008 ACRL Association of College and Research Libraries 
• Association of College and Research Libraries
• Women's History©1997–2005 National Women’s History Project, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
• Women Working, 1870-1930 ©2008 The President and Fellows of Harvard College

Eleanor Roosevelt once said: “A woman is like a tea bag- You never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water."

Some Firsts by Women from: http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womensfirsts1.html 

Medical: 
  1849 Elizabeth Blackwell receives her M.D. degree from the Medical Institution of Geneva, N.Y., becoming the first woman in the U.S. with a medical degree. 
  1873 Ellen Swallow Richards, the first woman to be admitted to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earns her B.S. degree. She becomes the first female professional chemist in the U.S.

Political: 
  1964 Margaret Chase Smith, of Maine , becomes the first woman nominated for president of the United States by a major political party, at the Republican National Convention in San Francisco 
  1969 Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) becomes the first black woman U.S. Representative 

Sports: 
1967 Althea Gibson is the first African-American tennis player to win a singles title at Wimbledon

Religious: 
1975 Elizabeth Ann Seton is canonized, making her the first American-born saint.