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National Women's History Project | Our History is Our Strength Internet History Sourcebooks Project Women's History Sourcebook "Yes, I am fond of history." "I wish I were too. I read it a little as a duty, but it tells me nothing that does not either vex or weary me. How are historians to remedy the silence about women in many traditional accounts of history? The first solution was to locate the great women of the past, following the lead of much popular historiography that focuses on "great men". The next solution was to examine and expose the history of oppression of women. In recent years, while not denying the history of oppression, historians have begun to focus on the agency of women. These various approaches to the history of women are not exclusive. This page is a subset of texts derived from the three major online Sourcebooks listed below. For help in research, homework, and so forth see Contents The Historical Study of Women Ancient Egypt General Great Women Queens, Noblewomen, Warriors Birth of Hatshepsut 18th Dynasty [At Internet Archive, from Creighton] Women's Oppression Goddesses

Home - National Women’s Hall of Fame Ten Women and American Masters: Women’s History Month | American Masters In honor of Women’s History Month, American Masters revisits women in its documentary archive and looks ahead to women whose achievements are featured in the upcoming 2014 American Masters season. These women rose to the top in entertainment, the business of television and the fine arts. The landmark television sitcom I Love Lucy was named for its star comedian, Lucille Ball. But Ball was not only the talent, she was the producer. Career Timeline of Lucille Ball (1911 – 1989) In 1987, Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Franklin has won 18 Grammy Awards and at over 75 million records sold, is one of the best-selling female artists of all time. Even the early charcoal drawings of celebrated artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887 –1986) — best known for her rich palettes for flowers and desert scenes — had an allure and were the occasion of her first exhibition in New York City in 1916. John Lennon and Yoko Ono.

MAKERS: Women Who Make America In the last half-century, women have fought their way into nearly every sphere of American life, from the battlefield to the comedy club, the soundstage to the Senate. Expanding on the critically acclaimed PBS documentary MAKERS: Women Who Make America, which told the story of the modern American women’s movement, each documentary in this six-part series examines the impact of the women’s movement on six fields once largely closed to women: business, space, Hollywood, comedy, war and politics. In each field, women have pried open, and profoundly reshaped, the central institutions of American life and culture. Through intimate interviews with trailblazing women known and unknown, viewers are given a rare glimpse-- sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always candid—of what it was like to be pioneers in their fields. Watch special clips and more previews on the Makers video channel.

History of American Women USDA Defines Food Deserts Food deserts are defined as parts of the country vapid of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthful whole foods, usually found in impoverished areas. This is largely due to a lack of grocery stores, farmers’ markets, and healthy food providers. This has become a big problem because while food deserts are often short on whole food providers, especially fresh fruits and vegetables, instead, they are heavy on local quickie marts that provide a wealth of processed, sugar, and fat laden foods that are known contributors to our nation’s obesity epidemic. The food desert problem has in fact become such an issue that the USDA has outlined a map of our nation’s food deserts, which I saw on Mother Nature Network. The Food Desert Locator is a part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move initiative to end childhood obesity. According to the USDA: Part of the First Lady's Let's Move! Mari Gallagher, noted author and expert of Food Deserts will be speaking at an ANA presentation in Spring 2011.

National Collaborative for Women's History Sites Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College: Doing Research: Women's History Resources If you have a more general question about women's history (questions such as, "how did the advent of birth control affect women's lives?" or "Where can I find biographical information about Gloria Steinem?"), then you should begin with a reference librarian, either at your school or public library. She or he will direct you to books and articles where you may find the information you seek. Even primary source material is often available in published form through your local library. There are also many Web sites that treat general and specific topics in women's history. Discovering American Women's History Online A database to digital collections of primary sources that document the history of women in the United States (Middle Tennessee State University Library). DoHistory This Web site teaches the process of doing research in primary sources. Encyclopedia Britannica's Women in American History The Feminist Chronicles Jewish Women's Archive Library of Congress: American Women Back to top