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The caretakers of this site claim that it is a research, information, and action site. They have fulfilled their claim many times over! They offer news, events, information regarding such topics as affirmative action and breast cancer, and even a listing of "911" resources for women! Lots of current, pertinent, useful information, very well organized.

The biographies presented here offer you glimpses into the lives of these women. The information is supplemented with pictures of the First Ladies and links to biographies of their husbands.

This is an incredible resource with a vast amount of information about women, politics and public affairs.

Looking for a way to contact a group of like-minded souls? Joan Korenman of the Women's Studies Program, University of Maryland Baltimore County, has put together and frequently updates this list of more than 300 gender-related e-mail lists in a dozen categories such as Arts & Humanities, Education, Health, Spirituality, and Social Sciences.

This organization works to get women "home alive." Its main focus is affordable self-defense courses and education. Site includes statistics and a list of hotline numbers.

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Focusing on informing citizens, this web site provides educational information as well as a call for active participation in government and the shaping of public policy. Lots of information as well as links to local chapters' web sites.

The Clearinghouse offers information about marital and date rape. Tap into their speaking program, become a part of their network database, and learn about available internships.

This online home of the National Museum of Women in the Arts offers lots of information for the potential visitor. There is an online tour with the musuem's founder, Wilhelmina Cole Holladay, and great examples of the permanent collections. Another wonderful feature is the artist profiles which offer an example of work, a biography, and a selected bibliography.

Here you will find information about local and national feminist activities and many related issues. Using the tools of education and litigation, NOW is devoted to furthering women's rights.

The National Women's History Project promotes multicultural women's history awareness. The web site offers information regarding National Women's History Month (March) as well as great quotes by and about women's history, a women's history test (bet you can't get them all right) and links to other women's history web sites.

This site offers a biography, photographs, and other information about Susan B. Anthony. As her niece said, "Because of Aunt Susan's love for women and perseverance in her cause, I have today the enjoyment of a great many more rights and privileges than my mother had twenty-five years ago."

This is the home for information about women writers of color in the United States. You'll find biographical and bibliographical information, with images and audio files. Information is organized alphabetically by author, by birth state, and by year of birth. Includes links to relevant sites.

There were 1074 Women Airforce Service Pilots in WWII, and this is the story of one of them, Marie Odean (Deanie) Bishop Parrish, and of all of them. Pictures from her scrapbook, a brief history, and inspiring quotes from Yeager, Doolittle, Reno and others tell the story of these women who paid their own way to become the first American women ever to fly military aircraft.

This is mostly a links page to papers and studies, but the author does include some of her own writings. These are great research sources for such a new topic. She also has a site for women and minorities in science and engineering.

This very interesting and well written ThinkQuest site details the lives of women important in the history of Alaska. It also contains great information on Alaska’s early history (including several groups of native peoples and the earliest Russian settlers), the gold rush, the Iditarod, and Alaska today. Well done.

This is the online version of a news journal for women in college. It has a job board and articles on topics like women's involvement in sports, finance and leadership paths. Many of the current news articles are specifically college oriented, such as: hazing, tenure, and equality on campus.

A great source for women interested in mathematics or computer science, but also includes areas such as physics, engineering, and women's issues.


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