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Powersource: Wilma Mankiller
This biographical sketch describes how Indian activist, Wilma Mankiller, developed her commitment to public service.
Other
Afl Cio: Time for Working Women to Earn Equal Pay
This article discusses the impact of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in achieving equal pay for women. Links to related articles.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Considering a Feminist Perspective
This lesson plan explores issues surrounding understanding perspective and the power of opinion. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
C-SPAN
C Span American Writers: A Diary From Dixie
A summary and full text of A Diary from Dixie, an account of life as a woman in the South during the Civil War, by Mary Chesnut.
C-SPAN
American Writers: Mary Chesnut
An informational site on Mary Chesnut. Includes general information about her life, works, and writings, including A Diary from Dixie. Also includes links to other sites.
The Guardian
Guardian: Mary Daly Obituary
An obituary of Mary Daly, an American radical feminist philosopher, and a feminist theologian, who died January 3, 2010.
Other
Aclu: Women's Rights
This resource contains a summary of the role of the ACLU in gaining women's rights in a variety of areas. Informative timeline is available.
National Women's Hall of Fame
National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucy Stone
This short biography focuses on Lucy Stone's leadership in the suffrage movement and her role in attracting Susan B. Anthony to the movement.
Other
Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities: Lucy Stone
This well-written biography describes Lucy Stones life as a reformer, leader and orator in both the abolitionist and suffrage movements.
Library of Congress
Loc: Women Suffragettes Visit t.r.
From the Library of Congress archives, open this site to view an early film of women suffragettes of New York visiting Roosevelt at Sagamore in 1917.
US Department of Labor
U.s. Department of Labor: Women's Bureau
This site from the U.S. Department of Labor is devoted to helping working women get the most out of their careers. It includes statistics, news programs, and a directory of resources.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: 10 Suffragists Arrested, Picketing
Wives, mothers, and grandmothers were arrested outside the White House! Learn the circumstances behind this story in this 3 page article as they protested for the right to vote. Photographs and actual programs can be seen here.
Other
The American Civil Liberties Union: Crystal Eastman
This article describes the role and responsibility of Crystal Eastman in the Woman's Rights Movement in general and the suffragist movement in particular.
Other
No More Miss America (1968 1969)
Well-written article relates the story of the Miss America Beauty Pageant protest in 1968 by the New York Radical Women.
Washington State University
Washington State University: Feminism
This site tackles the "F-word," -- and questions how feminism, especially feminist literary theory, got turned into a dirty word. A basic explanation of the critical approach of feminism to literature.
Emory University
Postcolonial Studies at Emory: Isabel Allende
A brief biography of Allende along with a brief discussion of Allende as a feminist. Also includes an analysis of "The House of the Spirits."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1945 1980: Second Wave Feminism
During the 1960s, influenced and inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, women of all ages began to fight to secure a stronger role in American society.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Britannica Kids: Women Who Changed the World: Eleanor Roosevelt
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, the First Lady who was also a noted writer, diplomat, and humanitarian. Additional content includes a video clip of Roosevelt promoting the National Youth Administration...
Digital History
Digital History: University of Houston: Women's Liberation
The women's movement was launched with the publication of the book "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan in 1963. After years of interviewing women, Friedan concluded that many were unhappy in their lives and unhappy with their...
Seymour Brody
Jewish Heroes in America: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
This site has biographical information about the second woman to serve as a Justice of The U.S. Supreme Court.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Biographical sketch of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935 CE), who was an early feminist writer who advocated economic independence for women in 1898. Site briefly discusses her ideas and suggests other sources.
Curated OER
Library of Congress: American Memory: Mrs. Belle Sherwin
Mrs. Belle Sherwin, president of the National League of Women Voters, casts her ballot, 1928.
Curated OER
"The Sky Is Now Her Limit" Suffrage Illustration
"The Sky is Now Her Limit" suffrage illustration.