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Visit KyTales, aimed at Kentucky students and teachers. Kentucky
Konnections provides information about many Famous Kentuckians. National
Register of Historic Places sites related to women (Mass & NY). Visit the Library of Congress on-line. Library of Congress’ women’s history manuscripts collection. National
Women’s History Project Homepage Visit
the National Museum of Women’s History. The Women of Achievement and Herstory Web site offers photographs, speeches, cartoons, a library, and much more! The site is searchable and easy to use. Women's
Intellectual Contributions to the Study of Mind and Society.
Visit
New Jersey’s Women’s History Site.
Notable
Women Ancestors has biographical information on many women in U.S.
history. Learn
about distinguished women, past and present, from all over the
world.” Extensive resources about women in
Tennessee
history.
Women
in World History.com offers resources and activities related to women’s
history.
Visit
the site of the President’s Commission on the Celebration of Women in
American History. Read
the texts of speeches made by women all over the world. “What
Did You Do in the War, Grandma?” is an oral history project of Rhode
Island women and their stories of WWII Visit
the University of Virginia’s Web site on Women in the Civil
War.
Visit
the History Channel's Web
Site. Visit the Chicago Women's Liberation Union site. On their Web site, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSME) has posted an annotated directory of Websites devoted to women's labor history. Women's Rights National Historic Park. Not enough links for you? View more links related to women’s history and women’s issues.
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Educational Television has information about their film Kentucky’s
Underground Railroad: The African American Mosaic, A Library of Congress Resource Guide. The African American Journey, a PBS site. Without Sanctuary: Photographs and Postcards of Lynching in America. This Web site is based on the publication and exhibition of the same name. PLEASE NOTE that the site includes the following CAUTION: "Please be aware before entering the site that much of the material is very disturbing."
To view Kentucky Governor Edwin P. Morrow signing the 19th amendment into law to the Library of Congress' American Memory page and do a search with the keyword "Kentucky." Visit
Carrie Chatman Catt’s home. Read
the text of the 19th
Amendment.
One
Woman One Vote includes a woman suffrage movement timeline, discussion questions,
and information about the film produced by PBS.
Susan
B Anthony’s House includes a somewhat extensive biography as well as a
timeline. Library of Congress’ National American Women’s Suffrage Association Collection. Visit
the National Women’s History Project’s site devoted to 150 of the
Women’s Rights Movement. Learn
more about the U.S. Suffrage movement at Women’s Rights National
Historical Park in Seneca Falls, New York, the site of the first U.S. Women’s Rights Convention in
1848. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Archival
collections
in
Kentucky
University
of Kentucky Division of Special Collections and Archives. Western
Kentucky University, Department of Library Special Collections.
The
University of Louisville University Archives and Records Center has
information on-line about their The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. RETURN
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Collections Nationwide Visit
Duke University’s on-line collections: the Women’s Liberation
Movement, African American women, Documenting
the American South is a project of The University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill and includes
on-line bibliographies and electronic texts related to the history and
culture of the American South. Visit
American Slave Narratives: An
Online Anthology.
The
National Archives and Records Administration’s on-line collection of
Suffrage history includes Visit
the Library of Congress on-line.
Smith College has an extensive collection of women’s manuscripts in the Sophia Smith Collection. Women, Enterprise and Society, A Guide to Resources in the Business Manuscripts Collection at Baker Library, Harvard Business School. The International Institute for Social History, Women's History. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Visit the Kentucky Folklife Program. Visit
the Kentucky Folk Art Center located in
Morehead.
Visit
the Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation’s Web
site.
Visit
the Kentucky Arts Council’s Web site. Appalshop,
Inc. is a media arts organization in Whitesburg.
Their projects include films, a radio station, Visit the Museum of the American Quilter's Society on-line. Learn
about the Kentucky Heritage Quilt
Society.
An
Internet WebQuest on 19th Century Women Artists and
Writers.
The Guerrilla Girls are an organization that promotes the critique of racism and sexism in American society through their artwork. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE The
Women’s Enterprise Institute at Midway College serves women
entrepreneurs in Kentucky.
Learn
about Women
Coal Miners of Eastern KY Visit
the U.S. Department of Labor’s Women’s Bureau Web
site.
Learn more about Sustainable Farming. To
"promote entrepreneurship and economic self-sufficiency among teenage
girls," Independent Means, Inc.
offers programs and products to educate young women about money. Visit the Small Business Administration's on-line Women’s Business Center. Learn
about efforts to encourage U.S. businesses and industries address issues
of diversity.
Young people can learn more about smart investing and finances. Visit
the National Committee on Pay
Equity. Learn about the Kentucky Agriculture Women's Leadership Network. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE EDUCATION
Visit the New Opportunity School for Women. Visit
the Crane House Web site. Visit
the New Moon publishers’ Web site for
girls. Third
Wave is a national organization created by and for young women between the
ages of 15 and 30.
The
Women’s Studies Program at the Lexington Community College provides a
list of Women’s Studies programs in Kentucky and links to programs around the
U.S. Gurl.com
is devoted to dealing with issues that affect teen girls.
Visit
the Girls Scouts on-line and learn about current projects or find a Girl
Scout Council near you.
The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies provides on-line sources related to the multicultural heritage of the U.S. This Web site, made by students, celebrates the diversity of the many groups of immigrants that have come to the U.S. The Women's College Coalition offers resources for showing girls their full potential. Teachers
can learn how to best teach girls to their full potential at GirlTECH. The
Girls Coalition of Greater Boston publishes their newsletter on the Web.
It includes resources for girls and anyone who wants to have a positive impact in the life of girls, including
the latest research, curriculum guides, and movies. Visit
Girl Power, a national campaign to encourage girls aged 9-14 to make the
most of their lives.
Visit
the site of the National Center on Women
Aging.
The
Library Media Project provides information about media resources to public
libraries and others. Visit
the American Girl home page. Find Federal Statistics on major issues and problems affecting the US. Visit Girls Press, an ALL GIRL publishing company dedicated to making STRONG books for STRONG GIRLS. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE HEALTH/MEDICINE
Visit the Kentucky Office of Women's Physical and Mental Health. Visit
the Kentucky Domestic Violence Association, which includes information
about Domestic Violence Also
visit the site of a national organization, the Family Violence Prevention
Fund. Visit
the site of the Boston Women’s Health
Collective. Learn more about issues that affect kids' health. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE JOURNALISM
Jane Grey Swisshelm was an abolitionist and journalist who spent time in Visit
the National Press Club on-line. Visit National Public Radio on-line. A
famous African American woman journalist, Ida B.
Wells-Barnett, was an
anti-lynching Visit
the National Federation of Press Women.
Visit
the American Advertising Museum on-line, including information about their
traveling exhibit, Learn
about Youth Radio and hear their recent programs
on-line. Visit
the Center for Media Literacy
on-line.
Visit the Web site of FAIR, Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting, a nationwide media watchdog group. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE LAW
Visit the Legislative Research Commission on-line and learn about YOUR state Representatives and Senators, and what bills may be awaiting passage. Visit
the Kentucky Legislature’s Web page for
kids.
Learn
how a bill becomes a law. Visit Access to Justice, a poverty law resource center dedicated to providing the opportunity for quality civil legal assistance to low-income Kentuckians. The
Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit organization that combats hate
and violence. Visit the National Sheriff’s Association Web site. Visit the National Center for Women & Policing (NCWP), a division of the Feminist Majority Foundation, which promotes increasing the numbers of women at all ranks of law enforcement as a strategy to improve police response to violence against women, reduce police brutality and excessive force, and strengthen community policing reforms. LITERATURE
Eastern
Kentucky University has a Web site devoted to Kentucky
Writers.
Kentucky
Educational Television offers their Signature series, which includes
interviews with Kentucky Look
for your favorite Kentucky woman
writer. Visit the Children’s Literature Web guide for sources related to children's books. Visit Girls Press, an ALL GIRL publishing company dedicated to making STRONG books for STRONG GIRLS. A Celebration of Women Writers features biographies, bibliographies, and even complete published works by women from all over the world and every possible genre of writing. Visit Litwomen.org an umbrella site for not-for-profit organizations serving the literature and literacy needs of women. MILITARY
Learn
about the Women in Military Service for America
Memorial.
Read
about the WAC/WAAC. Learn
about women in the American military from the Revolutionary War to the
present—even view Learn
more about women pilots through PBS’ special presentation, Fly Girls.
Visit the University of Virginia’s Web site on Women in the Civil War. Visit
American
Women and the World War II Experience. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE MUSIC
Learn
about women protest song
writers, including Sarah Ogan Gunning, Jean
Ritchie, Visit
Folk Legacy records, the folks who recorded Sarah Ogan Gunning and other
musicians like her. Look for your favorite Kentucky woman musician. Visit
the History of Women in
Mariachi Web site to learn about women Mariachi musicians in
both Mexico and the US. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Visit Kentuckian Lily Tomlin’s official site. Look
for your favorite Kentucky woman performing
artist. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Visit
the “Cowgal’s Home on the Web"
and the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of
Fame. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE PUBLIC
SERVICE
Learn more about the Kentucky Commission on Women. Visit
the Legislative Research Commission
on-line and learn
about YOUR state Representatives and Senators, and what bills may be
awaiting passage. Learn
how a bill becomes a law. Visit
the Kentucky YMCA Youth Association Web site, which includes information
about Visit
the Republican Party of Kentucky’s Web
site.
Visit
the Kentucky Democratic Party Web
site.
Visit
the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.
While you are there, Visit the League of Women Voters’ Web national site, the site of the Kentucky chapter, and chapters in Madison County, Lexington, Louisville, and Hardin County. The
National Women’s Political Caucus is a multi-partisan organization that
works to assist women The Institute
for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a public policy research
organization dedicated E-the
People provides information about Kentucky campaigns, candidates, and
issues.
Learn
more about what goes on in the White
House, and visit the Visit
the National Conference of State Legislators and learn about programs such
as America’s Explore
the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University.
While you are there, check out their links.
Visit
the Center for Civic Education and learn about programs such as We the
People and Project RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE REFORM
Learn more about the Kentucky Commission on Women. The
Governor’s Office of Child Abuse and Domestic Violence Services offers a
range of information Visit
the site of U of L's PEACC
program, promoting Prevention, Education, and Advocacy, on Campus and in
the Community.
Visit
the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development
(MACED)’s
Web site to learn The
Rural Womyn Zone is a site created by rural women for rural women.
It contains bibliographies, Visit
the Democracy Resource Center.
Read
about a Kentucky woman working to end gun violence in our state with a
non-profit organization, Learn about research on Women and Social Movements at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Find out about the organization Girls Incorporated. Learn
about the United
Nation's efforts to improve women's status worldwide. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Civil RightsVisit the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights Website to learn about your rights in Kentucky and to learn about the Kentucky Civil Rights Hall of Fame. Visit the Kentucky Fairness Alliance on-line. The
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a research center and museum
dedicated to educating Visit the National Civil Rights Museum on-line. Find
out about historic places of the Civil Rights
Movement. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Visit the Kentucky Commission on Women online as well as the site of the National Association of Commissions for Women. The American Association of University Women promotes Education and Equity for all women and girls. The
National Organization for Women is one of the nation’s largest and most
well-known women’s organizations The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization that works to improve the lives of women and children. The National Council of Negro Women is a non-profit organization begun by Mary McLeod Bethune “to unite women to secure justice.” Visit Women Leaders On-line, Women Organizing for Change. Visit the General Federation of Women’s Clubs Web site. Visit Jewish Women International. Visit MANA, a National Latina Organization. Visit the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Visit
the National YWCA.
RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE American Indians Kentucky Native American Heritage Commission. Visit
the Web site of The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian
Affairs.
Learn
about the Oneida Nation, one of the original members of the Iroquois
Confederacy. Click
here for
an extensive list of Web sources related to Native Americans on the
Net. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Visit Greenpeace’s Web site. Visit Earth Share, an environmental organization. Visit the World Wildlife Fund. Visit Project Earth. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE SCIENCE Explore
Science and Technology through American history.
This site includes special information for African Americans in the Sciences. Visit
the Association of American Geographers
and the AAG’s Southeast
Division. Visit
the Association for Women in Science. Visit
the Society of Women Engineers.
Visit
the Women’s Air and Space Museum
on-line.
RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Visit
the Web site of the American Women’s Baseball
League.
Visit the site of the Paralympics Committee. Learn
about the Little League, and locate the Little League near
you.
Visit the Women’s National Basketball Association site. Read
the Feminist Majority Foundation’s report on women and girls and
sports.
Visit the site of Wheelchair Sports, USA. The official Olympic Web site. Visit
the official site of the US Olympic
Committee. Visit Game Face: What does a Female Athlete Look Like, an exhibit of photographs of female athletes. RETURN to the TOP OF the PAGE Please Contact the Kentucky Commission on Women to report any bad links you discover on this site.
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