Womens biography sites
Women&#;s History Resources
Black Women and the Struggle for Equality
National Park Service parks and programs about Black women who served on the front line in the fight for equality.
Discovering American Women&#;s History Online
This database provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States.
First Families
The White House presents biographies of U.S. first ladies.
Her Hat Was in the Ring!
This web site identifies women candidates for elective office in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, giving biographical information for each woman, information about her campaign, party affiliation, photographs and lists of selected resources.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has thousands of items on the women&#;s suffrage movement, National American Women Suffrage Association (here and here), women in the Civil Rights Movement, women&#;s rights, women&#;s history, and more.
National Nineteenth Amendment Society
The National Nineteenth Amendment Society maintains the Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home and Museum, located near Charles City, Iowa. Their website contains information and resources about Catt and the woman suffrage movement.
National Women&#;s History Alliance
The National Women&#;s History Alliance, formerly the National Women’s History Project, is a leader in promoting women’s history and is committed to the goals of education, empowerment, equality and inclusion.
National Women&#;s History Museum
The National Women’s History Museum researches, collects and exhibits the contributions of women to the social, cultural, economic and political life of our nation.
Visual Collections at Bryn Mawr College Library
A website of six albums of photographs from the estate of Carrie Chapman Catt in a searchable digital database.
Women in Congress
This site contains biographical profiles of former women Member
About Us
Founded in , the National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) is an innovative museum dedicated to uncovering, interpreting, and celebrating women’s diverse contributions to society. A renowned leader in women’s history education, the Museum brings to life the countless untold stories of women throughout history, and serves as a space for all to inspire, experience, collaborate, and amplify women’s impact—past, present, and future. We strive to fundamentally change the way women and girls see their potential and power. NWHM fills in major omissions of women in history books and K education, providing scholarly content and educational programming for teachers, students, and parents. We reach more than five million visitors each year through our online content and education programming and, in March , mounted our first physical exhibit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in downtown Washington, DC, "We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC."
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Each time a girl opens a book and reads a womanless history, she learns she is worth less.
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a prominent journalist, activist, and researcher, in the late 19 and early 20 centuries. In her lifetime, she battled sexism, racism, and violence. As a skilled writer, Wells-Barnett also used her skills as a journalist to shed light on the conditions of African Americans throughout the South and dispelled the myth that lynching, which she famously referred to as "that last relic of barbarism and slavery," was a method of retribution for Black men's so-called "violence" against white women, but is in fact a hate crime.
More Inspiring Stories
If we want our girls to benefit from the courage and wisdom of the women before them, we have to share the stories.
Shireen Dodson
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Explore powerful stories of women who shaped history. Online "The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon." -Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings Biography Abrams is now one of the most prominent African American female politicians in the United States. Biography A progressive social reformer and activist, Jane Addams was on the frontline of the settlement house movement and was the first American woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize. Biography Toshiko Akiyoshi changed the face of jazz music over her year career. As one of few women and Asian musicians in the jazz world, Akiyoshi infused Japanese culture, sounds, and instruments into her music. Biography Famed author Louisa May Alcott created colorful relatable characters in 19th century novels. Biography At the age of 16, Sonita Alizadeh found out she was to be sold into marriage. Propelled to do something by this experience and the experiences of other women around her, the young Afghani woman turned to rap music. Biography June Almeida serves as a role model for determination and innovation. As the person to identify the first human coronavirus, scientists, and people all over the world, are indebted to her work. Biography Journalist and poet Asieh Amini is a leading voice in the campaign to end stoning and juvenile executions in Iran. Biography Poet, dancer, singer, activist, and scholar, Maya Angelou is a world-famous author. She is best known for her unique and pionee Joan of Arc as Victorian heroine: as if praying before battle with cross-like sword, crinoline and corset beneath armor. Queen Elizabeth I tends to get better or worse press in comparison to her Catholic sister Mary or her captive, Mary Queen of Scots; Victorians begin to praise a great monarch who inspired a golden age. Lady Jane Grey, queen regnant of England for less than two weeks, too little time to become a blameworthy ruling woman. Pocahontas alone represents Native Americans in these books but she joins others as a leader's daughter, a Christian convert, and a rescuer of a man. Lady Rachel Russell, now admired for letters and memoirs, served as clerk in her husband's trial for treason against Charles II; Victorians admired her wifely heroism. Hannah More, bluestocking and eminent conservative educator, by any lights was a model for nineteenth-century women writers. Caroline Herschel, astronomer, in some ways shares features with Mary Somerville. Madame Roland in hopeful times; a heroine of the French Revolution admired in England for her sufferings in prison and the respect she earned from learned men. Madame de Staël, preeminent woman writer, heroine of the French Revolution. Frances Trollope, prolific novelist and travel writer, was the venturesome provider for her husband and sons, including Anthony, also a novelist. Mary Somerville, mathematician, astronomer, and renowned science writer, one of the first women elected to the Royal Astronomical Society. Elizabeth Fry, Quaker minister and prison reformer, defined the role of female philanthropist in the early nineteenth century. Ann Hasseltine Judson, the most famous of the first American women missionaries to the "East," an eloquent writer and martyr. Grace Darling, lighthouse keeper's daughter, became a celebrity for rescuing survivors of a shipwreck. Charlotte Brontë, the famous novelist, became a Victorian ideal of self-sacrificing yet triumphant Biographies
Women have always played an active role in history. Explore some of the historical women and contemporary newsmakers that continue to impact the world. New biographies are added regularly, so check back to discover inspiring new stories!
Stacey Abrams
Jane Addams
Toshiko Akiyoshi
Louisa May Alcott
Sonita Alizadeh
June Almeida
Asieh Amini
Maya Angelou