Women in History

 

Equity Online: Women of Achievement
    Includes dates, a brief biography, and links to other sites with information on women.
    This site contains good information even though it is no longer updated.

FactMonster: Women of Influence
    Biographies are categorized into sections.

infoplease:biography
    Contains over 30,000 biographies.

National Women's Hall of Fame
    Contains brief biographies.

Distinguished Women Past and Present
    Search by name or subject for international biographies.

National Women's History Project: Biography Center
    Contains biographical information on those honored for their contributions to women's history.

Women's History in America presented by the Women's International Center
    Provides biographies on American women.

New Jersey Women's History
   
Contains notable facts, images, and documents about New Jersey women.

Women in American History
    Contains selective biographies on American women sponsored by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Women of NASA
    Sponsored by NASA.

Women of the Century
    Provides brief biographies on extraordinary American women.

Women's History Month--Biographies
    This site is maintained by Gale.

Britannica's Guide to Women's History
    Provides information on 300 women who have "distinguished themselves over the course of centuries.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
   
Contains the full text of Encyclopędia Britannica, Compton's by Britannica, and Britannica Elementary.

 

 

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ć2002-2008
Created by: Michelle J. Marhefka
Created: April 2, 2002
Updated: May 23, 2008