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Women and Women's History

Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame.
Honors publicly the achievements of Connecticut women, preserves their stories, educates the public, and inspires the continued achievement of women and girls.
www.cwhf.org

History's Women Enewsletter.
A magazine highlighting the extraordinary achievements of women throughout history and recognizing the obstacles they have had to overcome in order to reach their goals.
www.historyswomen.com

Jeanette Rankin Foundation.
Honors the name and legacy of an American woman of incredible spirit and determination by providing much needed aid to women with the same attributes.
http://www.rankinfoundation.org

Jewish Women's Archive.
Since its founding in 1995, the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) has been developing innovative formats and collaborative partnerships to transmit the rich history of American Jewish women and their accomplishments to a broad public.
www.jwa.org

National First Ladies' Library.
Devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other notable women in history.
www.firstladies.org

National Women's Hall of Fame.
Honors American women whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been the greatest value for the development of their country.
www.greatwomen.org

The Ninety-Nines.
An international organization of women pilots founded in 1929.
www.ninety-nines.org

Sunshine for Women.
Provides original articles, bibliographies, book summaries, and links on subjects for and about women.
www.pinn.net/~sunshine

Women Come to the Front: Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters During World War II.
Library of Congress.
The women featured in this exhibit were chosen because of the strength and variety of their collections in the Library of Congress. Like their colleagues, the women followed various paths to their wartime assignments.
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/wcf/

Women in History.
Lakewood (Ohio) Public Library.
A non-profit corporation dedicated to the education of all people through the dramatic re-creation of lives of notable women in U.S. history.
www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio

Women's International Center.
To acknowledge, honor and encourage women. To celebrate women and their positive, enduring contributions to humanity through the Living Legacy Awards. Since 1984, WIC has brought the world together to praise and honor women at the annual gala event held in San Diego, California. To inform and educate through WIC's force on the pervasive outreach of the Internet.
www.wic.org

American Experience: One Woman, One Vote.
How could America call itself the world's greatest democracy, but continue to deny the right to vote to more than half of its citizens? This program documents the struggle which culminated in the passing of the 19th Amendment in the U.S. Senate by one vote. Witness the 70-year struggle for women's suffrage. Discover why the crusaders faced entrenched opposition from men and women who feared the women's vote would ignite a social revolution.
www.shoppbs.org

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