In 1981, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing National Women's History Week.
In 1987, Congress expanded the week to a month. Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women's History Month, and the U.S. president has issued a proclamation.
"Since its founding in 1980, the National Women's History Project has recognized and celebrated the rich and varied contributions of women to the history and culture of the United States.
The 2006 Women's History Month theme, "Women: Builders of Communities and Dreams," honors the spirit of possibility and hope set in motion by generations of women in their creation of communities and their encouragement of dreams.
The theme honors women for bringing communities together and restoring hope in the face of impossible odds. Community comes in many forms, and dreams change, expand, and are sometimes fulfilled.
The 2006 Honorees represent women creating community and sustaining dreams in countless ways and in myriad venues.
Organizations
National Collaborative for Women's History Sites
Operating from the Alice Paul Institute, the National Collaborative for Women's History sites "supports and promotes the preservation and interpretation of sites and locales that bear witness to women's participation in American life." Information on over thirty historical sites as well as news and calendars of events is available on this site.
National First Ladies' Library
Based in Canton, Ohio, this facility contains archives devoted to educating everyone from children to serious scholars on the contributions of the First Ladies and other important women in history. In addition to its physical holdings, the library provides an electronic virtual collection available to people in the United States and abroad.
The National Women's Hall of Fame
In 1969, a group of women and men of Seneca Falls created the National Women's Hall of Fame, believing that the contribution of American women deserved a permanent home in the small village where it all began. The Hall is home to exhibits, artifacts of historical interest, a research library and office.
National Women's History Museum
Founded in 1996, the National Women's History Museum is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to revealing, presenting, and celebrating the rich and diverse history of women's contributions that have shaped American culture and society.
The National Women's History Project:
In 1980, the National Women’s History Project (NWHP) was founded in Santa Rosa, California, to broadcast women’s historical achievements. The NWHP started by leading a coalition that successfully lobbied Congress to designate March as National Women’s History Month, now celebrated across the country. Today, the NWHP is known nationally as the only clearinghouse providing information and training in multicultural women’s history for educators, community organizations, and parents -- for anyone wanting to expand their understanding of women contributions to U. S. history. There are separate sections offering information on Events; Honorees; Program Ideas; and Themes.
Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Part of Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, Special Collections Library, women's manuscripts represent a substantial portion of the library's collections. The material at the Sallie Bingham Center "ranges from plantation diaries to women's suffrage documents, from a Phyllis Wheatley letter to Anne Tyler manuscripts, from the records of local Women's Temperance Union to the papers of contemporary feminist activities."
Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
The Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America collects manuscripts, books, and other materials essential for understanding women's lives and activities in the United States. A non-circulating library open to the public free of charge, it draws researchers and students from around the world. Its unique holdings include thousands of records of organizations and individuals, in addition to photographs, books, periodicals, ephemera, oral histories, and audiovisual materials. It is also home to one of the world's most significant culinary books collections, and it maintains the archives of Radcliffe College.
Government Agencies
Women's History Month: A New Era for Working Women: Multimedia
Census Bureau, March 2004
Women's History Month Resources
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
American Women: A Gateway for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
Library of Congress
Women's History Month Feature, Places Where Women Made History
National Park Service
Women's History Month Schedule of Events
Smithsonian Institution
Universities
Women's History Month Resources
Evergreen State College
H-Net: Discussing Women's History
Michigan State University
American Women's History: A Research Guide
Middle Tennessee State University
Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775-2000
SUNY at Binghamton
Women's History Resources
University of Wisconsin Library
Additional Resources
Women's History
About.com
Women of the Century
Discovery Education
Internet Women's History Sourcebook
Department of History, Fordham University.
Women's History Month Resources
Gale Group Databases
Women's History Month
History Channel Exhibits
The History of Women's History Month
InfoPlease.com
Women's History
Internet Public Library
Timeline Special
New York Times
Women's History Month
Poynter.org
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