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Women's History

Women's History Month

Books, Movies and Music

Books for Adults:

The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time: A Ranking Past and Present
The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time: A Ranking Past and Present

by Deborah G. Felder

America's Women
America's Women

by Gail Collins

The Mecury 13
The Mecury 13

by Martha Ackmann

1001 Things Everyone Should Know about Women's History
1001 Things Everyone Should Know about Women's History

by Constance Jones

Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives: Women in American History
Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Lives: Women in American History

Kriste Lindenmeyer, editor

Passionate Minds: Women Rewriting the World
Passionate Minds: Women Rewriting the World

by Claudia Roth Pierpont

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

by Geoffrey C. Ward

Liberty for Women: Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century
Liberty for Women: Freedom and Feminism in the Twenty-First Century

Wendy McElroy, editor

The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation
The Feminist Memoir Project: Voices from Women's Liberation

Rachel Blau DuPlessis and Ann Snitow, editors

No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women
No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women

by Estelle B. Freedman

Pitch Like a Girl: How a Woman can be Herself and Still Succeed
Pitch Like a Girl: How a Woman can be Herself and Still Succeed

by Ronna Lichtenberg

A to Z of American Women in Sports
A to Z of American Women in Sports

by Paula Edelson

Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference
Women Designers in the USA, 1900-2000: Diversity and Difference

Pat Kirkham, editor

Amelia Earhart's Daughters: The Wild and Glorious Story of American Women Aviators from World War II to the Dawn of the Space Age
Amelia Earhart's Daughters: The Wild and Glorious Story of American Women Aviators from World War II to the Dawn of the Space Age

by Leslie Haynsworth and David Toomey

Hidden from History: The Lives of Eight American Women Scientists
Hidden from History: The Lives of Eight American Women Scientists

by Kim K. Zach

Bachelor Girl: The Secret History of the Single Woman in the Twentieth Century
Bachelor Girl: The Secret History of the Single Woman in the Twentieth Century

by Betsy Israel

Respect: Women and Popular Music
Respect: Women and Popular Music

by Dorothy Marcic

A Room of One's Own
A Room of One's Own

by Virginia Woolfe

The Collected Poems
The Collected Poems

Sylvia Plath

Phenomenal Woman
Phenomenal Woman

by Maya Angelou

Movies:

Not for Ourselves Alone
Not for Ourselves Alone

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Let the Women Vote!

Stage Beauty
Stage Beauty

Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce

Lucía Lucía
Lucía Lucía

Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair

Nine to Five
Nine to Five

The Women of Brewster Place
The Women of Brewster Place

Joy Luck Club
Joy Luck Club

Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale

Run Lola Run
Run Lola Run

Wit
Wit

Notorious C.H.O.
Notorious C.H.O.

Books for Kids:

33 Things Every Girl Should Know about Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the ERA
33 Things Every Girl Should Know about Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the ERA

Tonya Bolden, editor

Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States
Scholastic Encyclopedia of Women in the United States

by Sheila Keenan

Failure is Impossible! The History of American Women's Rights
Failure is Impossible! The History of American Women's Rights

by Martha E. Kendall

Cool Women
Cool Women

by Dawn Chipman, Mari Florence, Naomi Wax

Women in Politics: In the Running
Women in Politics: In the Running

by Karen Zeinert

Cool Women, Hot Jobs ... and How You Can Go For It, Too!
Cool Women, Hot Jobs ... and How You Can Go For It, Too!

by Tina Schwager & Michele Schuerger

Gutsy Girls: Young Women Who Dare
Gutsy Girls: Young Women Who Dare

by Tina Schwager and Michele Schuerger

Great Women of the Old West
Great Women of the Old West
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by Judy Alter

Petticoat Spies: Six Women Spies of the Civil War
Petticoat Spies: Six Women Spies of the Civil War

by Peggy Caravantes

The Nineteenth Amendment: Women's Right to Vote
The Nineteenth Amendment: Women's Right to Vote

by Judy Monroe

Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II
Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II

by Penny Colman

Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II
Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II

by Penny Colman

A to Z of Women in Science and Math
A to Z of Women in Science and Math

by Lisa Yount

Girls Got Game: Sports Stories and Poems
Girls Got Game: Sports Stories and Poems

Sue Macy, editor

Shout, Sister, Shout!: Ten Girl Singers who Shaped a Century
Shout, Sister, Shout!: Ten Girl Singers who Shaped a Century

by Roxane Orgill

Women Warriors: Adventures from History's Greatest Female Fighters
Women Warriors: Adventures from History's Greatest Female Fighters

by Teena Apeles

More Perfect than the Moon
More Perfect than the Moon

by Patricia MacLachlan

Rose's Story
Rose's Story

by Erika Tamar

Night Gate
Night Gate

by Isobelle Carmody

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Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith
Complete Recordings of Bessie Smith

30 Greatest Hits
30 Greatest Hits

Aretha Franklin

The Ultimate Collection
The Ultimate Collection

Patsy Cline

Pearl
Pearl

Janis Joplin

Best of Blondie
Best of Blondie

This Island
This Island

Le Tigre

Viva! La Woman
Viva! La Woman

Cibo Matto

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits

Shania Twain

American Life
American Life

Madonna

Goodies
Goodies

Ciara

Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea
Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea

PJ Harvey

Blender
Blender

The Murmurs

No More Drama
No More Drama

Mary J. Blige

Other Resources:

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Journal Articles

Below you will find journal articles on the subject of Women's History.

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The Power of Social Change: The Women's Movement and Breast Cancer

Daughters of Ambition

The Payoff from Women's Rights

Tales of the Grandmothers

The Radical Potential of Women in Sports

Experimenting with Change: Women in Math and Science

 

 

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Links

National Women's History Project

Women of the West Museum

History Channel Profiles

National Women's History Museum

Colorado Women's Hall of Fame

Ideas for Teachers

Rosie the Riveter

Women's History Month for Kids

More Women's History for Kids

Women in the Armed Forces

"Votes for Women" Exhibit

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History

National Women’s History Month grew out of an effort to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women in American History. In 1978, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on the Status of Women initiated a “Women’s History Week.” Later in 1987, at the request of museums, libraries, and educators across the country, the National Women’s History Project petitioned Congress to expand the celebration to the entire month of March. A National Women’s History Month Congressional Resolution was quickly passed with strong support in both the House and the Senate.

Read more about Women's History Month.

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