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women's contributionsUntil recently, women's contributions in most
fields went unrecognized and unstudied. But in March 1980, President Jimmy Carter
asked Americans to celebrate women's historic accomplishments the week of March
8, in conjunction with International Women's Day and local Women's History Week
celebrations. By the end of that year, the first Joint Congressional Resolution
declared the week of March 8, 1981, as National Women's History Week. In addition,
the National Women's History Project (NWHP) was founded in Santa Rosa, Calif.,
to provide a national clearinghouse for information on women's history. In
1987, at the request of organizations the NWHP had been working with, it petitioned
Congress to expand national celebrations to the entire month of March. The National
Women's History Month Resolution was approved quickly, and it is now a major national
and international celebration. The following resources will help you learn
about women's historical contributions and provide career information for women. [
Top of page ] Women's history sourcesStart
with the National Women's History Project for links and promotional material.
GO! Check out Women's
History Month from the Library of Congress. GO! Visit
the National Museum of Women's History. GO! And
the National Women's Hall of Fame. GO! Learn
about the work of African-American Women. GO! Read
about African American Women Writers of the 19th Century. GO!
See American Women in Uniform GO!
And
Famous Women of the American Civil War. GO! Explore
4000 Years of Women in Science. GO! History
of Women through Art shows how women have been depicted in art through the years.
GO! Mayflower
Women provides informative data on these women and their customs. GO!
Military and War: Women’s Roles. GO!
Learn
about Medieval Women. GO! Pioneering
Women in American Memory features photographs of women. GO! View
Votes for Women's Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920. GO! Study
Women Mathematicians, GO! Women
of Accomplishment, GO! And
Women Soldiers in the Civil War. GO!
Women
Writers from 3000 B.C. through the modern era highlights women authors from many
countries. GO! [
Top of page ] Career information
for womenAmerican National Cattlewomen
Box 3881
Englewood,
CO 80155
Visit Web site California
Women in Agriculture
19648 Butts Canyon Road
Middletown, CA 95461
My Farm Book is an interesting fourth grade lesson. Write for additional resources.
Visit Web site Female
Frontiers and Women of NASA presents profiles and weekly chats with women of NASA.
GO! Goddard
Space Flight Center offers a five-day Summer Institute for middle school girls
to explore nontraditional careers with women engineers, mathematicians, scientists
and researchers at the center. GO! Women's
Bureau
U.S. Department of Labor
Work and Family Clearinghouse
200
Constitution Ave NW, Room 3317
Washington D.C. 20210-0002
1-800-827-5335
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