Women’s History Websites

Dominion and Domination of the Gentle Sex: The Lives of Medieval Women, online (1997), available:
http://hyperion.advanced.org/12834/
This site contains biographical information on Medieval women in various professions, including religion, trade, politics, the military, science, etc. There are also links to other Medieval history sites.

H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine, H-Women, online (1998), available:
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~women/
This site contains links to a discussion group which enables historians to discuss research interests, teaching methods, and historiography. It features dialogues, syllabi, outlines, handouts, archives, etc. It also contains links to bibliographies and websites on various topics within subjects like gender issues, ethnicity and class, feminism, and general history.

Handilinks, World War II-Women, online (1995-1998), available:
http://ahandyguide.com/cat1/w/16122.htm
This site contains links to sites concerning women’s involvement in the Second World War, including women who worked as nurses, women in the army, Soviet women pilots, etc.

Historical Text Archive, Women’s History, online (1998), available:
http://www.msstate.edu/Archives/History/women.html
This site contains links to references (both primary and secondary) and pictures on women’s history (primarily American), as well as links to other interesting sites.

Hope Greenberg, Godey’s Lady’s Book, online, available:
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/godey/godeytitle.html
This site contains links to illustrations, pictures, and articles from Godey’s Lady’s Book, all of which provide clues as to how women appeared in the 1850s.

Library of Congress, By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920, online (1997), available:
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/vfwhtml/vfwhome.html
This site includes photographs and cartoons of the American suffrage movement.

Medieval Feminist Index, online (1998), available:
http://www.haverford.edu/library/reference/mschaus/mfi/mfi.html
This is a search site which allows the user to search for resources on Medieval women. It provides a list of broad topics and subjects which provide the appropriate searching terminology. It also provides a list of journals and a bibliography of recently published essays.

National Library of Canada, Celebrating Women’s Achievements, online (1997), available: http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/digiproj/women/ewomen.htm
This site includes biographical information on prominent Canadian women (both past and present) in various professions, within the government, in literature, in music, and more. It also contains reference information relating to these women and their roles in society.

National Library of Canada, Then and Now: Women in Canadian Legislature, online (1998), available:
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/digiproj/women/women97/ewomen97.htm
This site contains pictures and brief biographical information on women, both historical and contemporary, in Canadian politics, as well as a link to additional references.

National Women’s History Project, online (1998), available:
http://www.nwhp.org/
This site includes links to historical American women in various professions and organizations, like politics, athletics, the arts, etc. It also includes a link to a site on the women’s rights movement.

Native American Technology and Art, Essays on Native American Life and Relations with Non-Natives, 1600-1850, online (1996), available:
http://www.nativeweb.org/NativeTech/essays/
This site contains a number of essays on Native American life and Native relations with non-Natives from 1600-1850. Among these are essays on Native women, including: "The Alliances Between White Traders, Trappers, and Indian Women", about domestic relations between both sexes, "The Fur Traders and the Slave Trade", about the selling and trading of Native women, "The Wittico-weeon, the Ickoue ne Kiouffa and the Fur Trade", about prostitution during the Fur Trade, and "Thoughts of Women¹s Attire at Rocky Mountain Rendezvous during the Fur Trade Era", about recommendations concerning proper attire for women at the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade.

People With a History: An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered People, online (1997), available:
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/pwh/
This site contains links to various sites on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered history throughout the world, from the ancient times to the postwar period, and in a variety of cultures.

Status of Women in Canada, Other Resources, online (1998), available:
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/offsite/alte.html
This site includes links to sites on women in history such as "Herstory: an Exhibition", which includes brief descriptions and pictures of women in all facets of society, like sports, agriculture, medicine, education, etc. "Women in Canadian History", which includes short biographical sketches and other references on prominent women in Canadian history, like Nellie McClung, Dr. Emily Stowe, Lucy Maud Montgomery, and many more. "Women in World History Curriculum", which includes links to other resources, some questions and answers, and brief biographies on heroic women who made a difference in history.

Sue Barnes: Women on the Web, Canadian Women in Government: A Chronology, online, available: http://info.london.on.ca/~barnes/women/canwomen.htm
This site includes pictures and a brief chronology of Canadian women’s involvement in the government.

The Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives, online (1998), available:
http://www.web.net/archives/
This site contains a number of links to pictures, film clips, books and periodicals, and archival sources concerning lesbian and gay history.

The Mining Company, History –The 19^th Century, online (1998), available:
http://history1800s.miningco.com/msubwomen.htm
This site contains links to sites concerning women’s history (primarily American) in the 19^th century, including sites on the suffrage movement, an essay on Margaret Sanger, women and religion, etc.

The Ontario Women’s History Network, Women’s History Resources, online, available: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/cwse/webhand.html
This site contains links to sites on various women’s issues, including Canadian women’s history, American women’s history, and references and pictures on women in the ancient world.

Time Links, Time Links Reference: Index Page, online (1997), available: http://timelinks.merlin.mb.ca/referenc/subject.htm
This site contains a number of links to various sites on Canadian history, including notable women (like Nellie McClung and Dr. Amelia Yeomans) and various women’s organizations (like the temperance movement, the suffrage movement, agricultural groups, and feminist groups.)

U.S. Women’s History Links-Some Starting Points, online (1997), available:
http://www.library.csi.cuny.edu/dept/history/lavender/286links.html
This site contains pictures, historical information, and questions on prominent American women, women’s involvement in various organizations and causes, such as the the suffrage movement, prohibition, the feminist movement, and their efforts in various wars (the Civil War, the World Wars).

ViVa: A Bibliography of Women’s History in Historical and Women’s Studies Journals, online (1998), available:
http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/index.html
This site contains a bibliography of articles on women’s and gender history from various journals as well as links to other interesting websites.

Women Writers of the Middle Ages, online (1997), available:
http://www.millersv.edu/~resound/women.html
This site contain information on some Medieval women writers, like Christine de Pizan, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, etc. as well as samples of some of their works. Also mentioned are some prominent Medieval documents, like the Magna Carta, and their impact on women.

Women in Canadian History: Selected Resources, online, available:
http://www.educ.sfu.ca/gentech/students/posa/page4.html
This site contains a bibliography on Canadian Women’s History.

Women’s Studies Section Links, Women’s History Sites, online (1998), available:
http://www.utep.edu/library/acrlwss/history.html
This site contains links to numerous sites on women’s history, both Canadian and American, as well as from the ancient and Medieval worlds.

Women and History, online (1995-1998), available:
http://www.city-net.com/~lmann/women/history/
This site contains links to various online resources concerning various aspects of women’s history, including the Women’s Rights Movement, women in the ancient world, women writers and artists, etc.