Website Wednesday--Women’s History
Women Who Changed History
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/women/
Online activities to help students discover women who have made a difference. (Grades 1-8)
Time For Kids:  Women’s History Month
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/articles/0,6709,101044,00.html
Tells the history behind the month and introduces a few of the women who have changed American life. (Grades 1-8)
Not for Ourselves Alone
http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/
This site explores the work of Susan B.Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Also tracks key events in the suffrage movement, delves into historic documents and essays, and takes a look at where women are today. (Grades 4-12)
Votes for Women’s Suffrage: Pictures 1850-1920
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
Click “browse” to see the photograph collection of portraits of individuals, suffrage parades, picketing suffragists, and an anti-suffrage display.  From the Library of Congress CollectionInfoPlease Celebrates Women’s History
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html
Includes timelines, special features, quizzes, famous quotations and more.
Celebrating Women’s History
http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=10
Feature site on Marco Polo.  From the National Council of Humanities
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
These are women who were writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Search for biographies of distinguished women by name or by field.
National Women’s Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php
A tribute to the contributions of over 200 great women.
Women Who Left Their “Stamps” on History
www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0768442.html
Women – or works of art created by them – who have been featured on U.S. postage stamps.
Women’s History Virtual Library
http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/vivalink.html
A comprehensive site that covers many areas of women’s contributions
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm
Illustrates the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics.
Women Artists in History
http://www.wendy.com/women/artists.html
This site showcases the work of women artists through the centuries.
Women of NASA
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
Meet inspirational women of NASA.  Includes lesson ideas.
Women in Sports
http://www.makeithappen.com/wis/
Read about women role models in sports.
Heroines of Peace
http://www.nobel.se/peace/articles/heroines/index.html#anchor37685
Learn about the nine Nobel Peace Prize winning women.
4000 Years of Women in Science
http://www.astr.ua.edu/4000ws/4000WS.html
Links to information on 125 women who have made scientific contributions.
Women Writers
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/
A celebration of women writers.
Women in World History
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/lesson.html
Secondary lesson plans.
Welcome to the Club
http://www.pbs.org/itvs/welcometotheclub/
Information about the many women who impacted the music world.

Media/Technology Staff Development
MSD Perry Township