Web sites celebrate women's accomplishments

By JEANNE ROGERS
© St. Petersburg Times
published March 3, 2003

Women Pioneering the Future is the theme for Women's History Month, which celebrates women's accomplishments in medicine, sports, the arts and more.

Here are some Web sites where you can read about Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Marie Curie and other women who helped make a difference and honor those who tried:

National Women's History Project

www.nwhp.org/

The project's mission is educational, and it has a wealth of resources, including a biography center, a list of women's museums and organizations and information for students, parents and teachers.

National Women's Hall of Fame

www.greatwomen.org

Learn about some great women in U.S. history, their lives, their contributions to science, art and literature and the reasons they are in the Hall of Fame.

Women in History

www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/figures.htm

This site highlights influential women who made a difference through their beliefs, convictions and dreams.

Women in Math

www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm

Part of an ongoing project at Agnes Scott College, this site has a good listing of women mathematicians.

We Honor Women

www.distinguishedwomen.com/

Women educators, scientists, authors and politicians are part of this vast site full of biographical information.

Women in Congress

bioguide.congress.gov/congresswomen/alpha.asp

This site offers biographical and party information on women representatives, past and present.

First Ladies

www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html

Biographical informationand photos are included in this America's First Ladies site.

Women's International Center

www.wic.org/bio/idex_bio.htm

Information presented here is meant to honor women and their contributions to society.

Herstories

www.undelete.org

This Women's Internet Information Network site has a vast collection of biographical data, speeches and time lines.

Women Inventors

www.inventorsmuseum.com/women.htm

Windshield wipers, eyeglasses and paper bags are just a few of the inventions credited to women.

About Famous Women

womenshistory.about.com/

A Women's History Encyclopedia, quotations, pictures and more are available through this site.

Information Please

www.infoplease.com/spot/womenshistory1.html

History, time lines, quizzes and crossword puzzles are available at this site designed for Women's History Month.

History's Women

www.historyswomen.com

Women of the Arts, Early Americans and Amazing Moms are just some of the categories waiting for your perusal.

-- Jeanne Rogers is the technology specialist at Deer Park Elementary School in New Port Richey.

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