Check out this link about U.S. women from the Library of Congress' American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/index.html.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Birthdays!
Today is the birthdate of Antonia Brico, the "first women to conduct a world-class symphony orchestra," and athlete Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias .
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The Women's History Project
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Birthdays
Today is birthday of both politician Benazir Bhutto and author Mary McCarthy.
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The Women's History Project
Friday, June 20, 2008
Today in women's history
Today is dramatist Lillian Hellman's birthday. Also on today's date in 1921 "Alice Robertson ((R-Oklahoma) becomes the first woman to chair the House of Representatives," says NWHP.
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The Women's History Project
Thursday, June 19, 2008
NCWHS
Check out the National Collaborative for Women's History Sites, http://ncwhs.oah.org/! Their mission is to support and promote "the preservation and interpretation of sites and locales that bear witness to women's participation in American life. The Collaborative makes women's contributions to history visible so that all women's experiences and potential are fully valued."
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The Women's History Project
What happened in women's history on June 18th?
On June 18th, Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 dollars in her attempt to vote in the 1872 presidential election; Sally Ride became the first American woman in space; and aviator Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
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The Women's History Project
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
An ammendment and links!
Our apologies: we neglected to mention that Barbara McClintock's birthday was the 16th, not today's date, the 17th! (The two other birthdays mentioned are correct.)
Also, check out these links: http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/, a site that has biographies of women around the world, and http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/whm/0,8805,101044,00.html, the Time For Kids Magazine site's women's history month features.
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Also, check out these links: http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/, a site that has biographies of women around the world, and http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/specials/whm/0,8805,101044,00.html, the Time For Kids Magazine site's women's history month features.
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Birthdays
Happy birthday to biologist Barbara McClintock (1902-1992), first female Native American doctor Susan La Flesche Picotte (1865-1915), and tennis player Venus Williams !
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The Women's History Project
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Update
We apologize on the lack of posts lately! Summer activities have got us quite busy, and we've also been busy working on our website. The website now has 8 downloadable units of women's history curriculum; an event reports page, where we'll post summaries and reviews of women's history-related events that WHP members attend; information on the Equal Right's Ammendment, plus a form letter you can send to your officials; more biographies; and a page about holidays and celebrations like Women's History Month and Equal Pay Day! Check out the additions at www.freewebs.com/uswhp.
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The Women's History Project
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Connie Chung
On today's date in 1993, "Connie Chung becomes the second woman to co-anchor evening news, 7 years after Barbara Walters became the first in 1976," says NWHP. Today is also Marilyn Monroe's birthday.
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The Women's History Project
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