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Monday, 1st March 2010

Collection of Web Resources: Women's History Month Begins Today

Here are a few resources that might be value to you for Women's History Month that begins today in the U.S. We hope to add more to this compilation.

1. Fast Facts: A Collection of Stats about Women in the United States
Compiled by the U.S. Census.

Here are a few examples of What You'll Find:

+ 155.8 million,
The number of females in the United States as of Oct. 1, 2009. The number of males was 151.8 million.
+ 29.4
Number of women 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more education in 2008, higher than the corresponding number for men (28.4 million). Women had a larger share of high school diplomas, as well as associate, bachelor’s and master’s degrees. More men than women had a professional or doctoral degree.
+ 197,900
Total number of active duty women in the military, as of Sept. 30, 2008. Of that total, 34,300 women were officers, and 163,600 were enlisted.
+ 178,084
Number of women who participated in a National Collegiate Athletic Association sport in 2007-08.

2. Women's History Month Compilation (via Library of Congress)
Online Exhibits Include:

+ Amelia Earhart

+ Women of Our Time: Twentieth Century Photographs from the National Portrait Gallery

+ The Women of Four Wars

+ Women Breaking Musical Barriers (Listen Online)

++ Many More Exhibits and Collections Here

++ Audio: Lectures, Book Talks, etc.

See Also: Resources for Educators
Content from:

+ LC
+ NARA
+ NEH
+ National Gallery of Art
+ National Park Service
+ Resources for Kids

Much More on the Women's History Month Home Page (via LC)

Other Sites and Resources:

+ National Women's History Project

+ Women's History Month Resources (via InfoPlease Almanac)

Reference Resources Include:

+ Timeline: U.S. Women's Rights Movement

+ Famous Firsts by American Women

+ Timeline: Women in Sports

+ Women's Suffrage Granted, by Country

+ Biographies of Notable Women

+ Women Nobel Prize Winners

Much More on the InfoPlease Web Site


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